Tag: infrastructure

Kieran & Lottie Photography who began documenting the Whitchurch canal breach a few days ago and have come up with a new video daily, published their latest one from this morning (7th January 2026) and the scenes show workers digging at the ground about N/B Sefton also there’s no doubt they took a look inside…

One thing that is currently being done is the installation of a additional cofferdam on the canal. I suggested this several days ago as the current one is too near the site of the breach for anyone’s liking. The reason that was positioned where it was is because there was one narrowboat that needed re-floating.…

Things seem quiet at the moment. Apart from basic staff (who are on site to keep a constant watch on the pumping and also monitor the embankment’s stability) it seems things may not start moving once again until after the holiday period – probably next Monday 29th December onward. There’s not a lot to do…

Xmas Day might be a day where most are usually at home celebrating the festivities. For the boaters its a time of getting reorganised, moving back onto their boats, moving away from the site and nearer to Grindley Brook locks where possible and the rest of it. Moving out of the area completely is dependent…

At this time of writing the canal pumps are working and a number of pipes have been laid to convey drinking water (well filthy canal water rather – but it WILL be treated accordingly and purified in order to become drinking water) to Hurleston. No doubt it’ll be thirst quenching tap water for the numerous…

The Llangollen canal had a massive breach at Whitchurch this morning. The incident site is just to the west of the town near its large Aldi store, and this is where the Sandstone Trail crosses the canal by way of a lift bridge. A huge sinkhole appeared and canal boats were seen sitting perhaps twenty…