Went down to Walsall Town Arm today (by bus - the canal was iced over up at Longwood Junction this morning) At the entrance to the arm there is a pontoon with a sign saying:
British Waterways operational mooring -> mooring symbol 24H If vacant after 6 pm Please interpret unambiguously! There was a yellow sign at the town end of the pontoon: "Warning: Boom in operation" - if you go up as far as the entrance to the town basin you can see there is indeed a yellow boom across the entrance to the basin, which has more pontoon moorings, sadly inaccessible - but why? No explanation! Images will on our blog tomorrow. Virtual awards will be presented ;-) -- WBW John www.nbepiphany.co.uk
