Your chance to wander along drained Worksop canal lock

DELVE into the drained depths of a historic Worksop canal lock later this month and walk along the canal bottom.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Nov 2012, 14:46 BST

Stret Lock, on the Chesterfield Canal will be drained and open to the public on Sunday 25th November.

It is part of a maintenance project by the Canal & River Trust which will see the lock widened.

This unique invite will give visitors the chance to see the hidden history beneath the 250-year-old canal, and ask questions of the experts involved in the lock widening scheme.

This winter the Canal & River Trust will spend £50 million conserving and maintaining 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales, including the replacement of 104 lock gates.

• For more on this story and to find out how to get involved see this week’s Worksop Guardian - out Friday 9th November.