A BOATER WAS NOT impressed by the state of the Foxton Flight on the Leicester Section, writing:
The entire staircase is now surrounded by the tall metal fencing.
A couple of paddles are going to be repaired and this is apparently on Health and Safety grounds.
The way across between the top and bottom five locks has been blocked off and at the Museum we have a drastic drop in visitor numbers.
The locks look awful!!
Set it all up on Thursday and Friday and won’t be doing any work 'till Tuesday at the earliest. With an empty lock how long does it take to replace a paddle? Half a day?