1st May 2026
Navigable waterways to the West of Lodes End Lock. Lodes End Lock will be closed – Closure 3: 7th May – 15th May 2026
Emergency works are required at Bevill’s Leam Pumping Station this Spring and Summer. Water levels will need to be lowered in our Bevill’s pond to i) remove two of the pumps from the station and ii) to reinstall them.
Middle Level Commissioners anticipate there will be three emergency closures. Closure 1 to remove a pump. Closure 2 to reinstall that pump and remove a second. Closure 3 to reinstall the second pump. The timings of closures 2 & 3 are very much dependent upon the condition of the pump and the scale of refurbishment works needed.
Levels will be too low to safely navigate during this period and therefore boaters will need to ensure their vessels have sufficient slack in their ropes if moored West of Lodes End Lock. Lodes End Lock will be closed during the operation. They encourage all boaters to avoid making trips heading west through Lodes End Lock for the full duration of works.
Navigable waterways affected are:
Yaxley Lode
New Dyke
Monks Lode
Great Raveley Drain
Bevill’s Leam (West of the pumping station)
Old Nene (West from Lodes End Lock to the confluence with Bevill’s Leam)
The Nene to Great Ouse navigation Link Route through the Middle Level is unaffected by these works.
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