St George’s Fayre
Are you thinking of navigating to St George’s Fayre in March on Sunday 23rd April? If so, our mooring will be available to use with just a 25 min stroll into town https://fenland.gov.uk/stgeorgesfayre
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Ashline Lock Downstream Mooring Refurbishment – Completed
The extensive refurbishment of the downstream lock entrance moorings is now complete and open to the public. Normal operating procedures apply.
Queen Elizabeth II
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, after 70 years of dedicated service to the country. Our thoughts are with the Queen’s family at this time of sorrow and loss. The image is of the Queen opening a new IDB pumping station serving a neighbouring Board two years […]
Water Level Information
A second month with almost no rainfall is putting our system under extreme pressure. We keep levels up at this time of year, and in these conditions, by taking water from the River Nene. However, as flows in the Nene fall the Environment Agency also are forced to reduce what we are allowed to take […]
March Town Centre Pump Out Facilities
The Middle Level Commissioners are very pleased to be able to report that they have been working closely with Fenland District Council (FDC) to identify opportunities to maintain and enhance the navigation experience through March. As part of these ongoing discussions FDC have reaffirmed their commitment to maintain the pump out facilities in the centre […]
Marmont Priory Lock Side Moorings – Refurbishment
The MLC will be carrying out extensive refurbishment of the downstream lock entrance moorings. Work will commence on 23rd May 2022 and is likely to take around a week to complete. As there will be no place to moor up a boat at this end of the lock during this time a temporary lock keeper […]
Designated Rural Moorings – March 2023 Update
The Middle level Commissioners, as part of their plans to improve navigation facilities within the Middle Level system, have been informally collecting views of navigators on what they would most like to see us deliver in the next few years. This has been achieved by gathering information from many conversations the Navigation Officer has had […]
New Ramsey High Lode Moorings
The new Ramsey moorings received an enthusiastic thumbs up from the crews of eight Middle Level Watermens Club narrowboats who moored there overnight during their 2022 Easter weekend cruise. One encouraging fact emerged in that it was just about possible to swing a sixty foot boat in the winding hole! However this required some effort, […]