Dowley Open Day postponed

THE Open Day planned at Dowley Gap Aqueduct on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal for this coming Sunday (27th) has been postponed following the excess snow fall in the area.

Originally planned for Sunday 27 January, the event has been rescheduled to be held on Sunday 17 February instead.

Drained section

The Open Day will allow members of the public to walk along a 50 metre drained section of Dowley Gap Aqueduct, as well as the neighbouring two-rise lock flight.

Iain Weston, Acting Waterway Manager for the North West region, explains:

"Our winter maintenance is complex work but unfortunately external factors like this are out of our control. The teams have been working extremely hard to get the site prepared for the weekend but the snow and freezing temperatures have caused delays. We're pleased however that we can reschedule for a later date to give people this rare opportunity to take a behind the scenes look at our waterway maintenance."

Parking provided

The Dowley Gap Open Day will run from 10am to 4pm on Sunday 17th February (last entry 3:15pm). Event parking has been kindly provided by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA (off Bradford Road near to the Fisherman's Pub).

Due to the nature of the works, visitors are asked to wear sturdy footwear or wellingtons.