The high winds (gales obviously) caused much damage around the country's canal system. The Mon & Brec (or Brecknock and Abergavenny or whatever) suffered high numbers of tree falls as well as a major breach. The Llangollen and Monty suffered tree falls also and so did many other canals, causing people to express the concern that they'd never known so many emergency stoppages in such a short time. And all this in the midst of the campaign against the DEFRA cuts.
London's canals had relatively few problems, the worst affected appears to be Little Venice where a tree fell down and blocked part of the channel as well as damaging the front of a boat. Rubbish was also another thing, canal keeper found a large sheet of metal covering on the towpath by Maida Hill tunnel. It was taken to Little Venice and disposed of on BWL's boat 'Spellbrook.'
Anyone wonder why Spellbrook? Its the name of one of the furthest away locks on the London Canal network. There's Spellbrook, then Twyford, and South Mill locks before Bishops Stortford. BWL has a new boat called 'Pride of Newark' - now thats interesting why did they not rename it when it was transferred from the Trent Navigation?
