Category: News

Morning all and welcome to the Easter Ships Blog. This year Easter is very early and despite this the new season launch program is well underway. The weather is a mixed bag with Storm Nelson tracking through today. Otherwise its sunshine and showers. Colin and the crew have been out checking all the boats and making sure they are they are  tied up properly and have enough fenders.

A reminder, can we have the registration numbers of the cars that you will be using when you visit the marina. Also if you have not got your security codes for the marina’s facilities, please stop by at the Control Tower and we will give you a copy.

Safety ladders – can you please ensure that these are kept in safe an useable condition. On a number of occasions we have found fendering and lines attached to our escape ladders. These render them useless and could endanger someone’s life if they fell in and subsequently could not climb out.

On duty over the weekend is Andy Howard duty lockmaster day shift and Colin ‘Biff’ Byford on the night watch. Have a good Easter!

Afternoon folks, just a quick up date re lock closure. Due to some appalling weather conditions we have taken the decision to delay lock opening until Monday morning for safety reasons. Normal service will then be resumed.

Have a good weekend.

Afternoon all and welcome to the first 2024 Ships Blog. Happy New Year to you all. Quick update, we have switched off the water to the pontoons as a temporary measure in view of the up coming cold weather. This is to prevent burst pipes and wasted water. We will review this on a daily basis and if the forecast changes significantly we will act accordingly. Water will still be available on the inside waiting pontoon and at the bridgeheads. Lock closure is still scheduled to commence Monday 29th January and finish on 9th February 2024. Finally our dredging campaign will commence as soon as we have our license through from the Marine Management Organisation. We will keep you updated via this blog and email. Have a good weekend.

Afternoon folks and welcome to the October Ships Blog. Its been a very wet in the run up to the weekend  with Scotland getting a particular battering – red danger to life warnings being issued by Met. Early part of October and all through September it has been very warm. Temperatures now have returned to more seasonal norms. As winter approaches can you please let us know what your intentions are with regard to the winter layup. Fill in the form on the website and ping it to us as soon as possible. This year space ashore is at a premium so we are only offering it our berth holders here at the marina. At the moment it is being time limited to a maximum of three months. Andy and the team will work hard to make sure all your requirements are met when ashore. Next years prices will be published shortly followed by the renewal forms for 2024. Have a good week!