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Title: Trent and Mersey Canal - a new topic Post by: Chris from Nailsea on June 28, 2026, 18:00:24 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx26d8m8mr4o):
Quote Canal blocked after tree falls on to boat (https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/800/cpsprodpb/ab60/live/a4f6f630-72c8-11f1-8d28-af7129502366.jpg.webp) A tree fell across the canal, hitting a boat, on Saturday afternoon - © River Canal Rescue Part of a canal in Staffordshire is blocked after a tree fell across the waterway and on to a boat. It happened on Saturday at bridge 70, Wolseley Bridge, on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Rugeley. The Canal and River Trust's website says the closure is in place from Weir 10, Bishton, to bridge 70. Also in attendance were River Canal Rescue, who said the towpath was cleared but navigation remained blocked. The company told the BBC nobody was hurt. (BBC article continues) Title: Re: Trent and Mersey Canal - a new topic Post by: ChrisB on June 28, 2026, 19:17:40 So not only Network Rail failing to cut back its vegetation on a timely basis then? ::)
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