The work: Continuing on from the successful camps in 2023 and 2024, WRG will be returning to Ticklepenny Lock to continue the restoration of the brickwork. This will involve lots of brick laying, brickwork repairs, pointing and the casting of manufactured coping stones – a classic lock restoration camp!

The reason: Ticklepenny Lock is an unusual structure with scalloped walls. It had deteriorated to be close to the point of collapse, so in conjunction with the Louth Navigation Trust, WRG volunteers have worked to stabilise and repair this lock in recent years and will be continuing this year.

The restoration: The Louth Navigation followed the River Lud downstream from Louth town before heading north as an artificial canal to Tetney Haven at the mouth of the Humber.  It survived as a drainage channel, but the locks fell into dereliction. Since 1986, the Louth Navigation Trust has been dedicated to preserving the waterway and encouraging regeneration of the canal corridor – including renovating the historic warehouse at Canal Head, holding events and publishing walking leaflets. The ultimate aim is to restore the locks and reopen the waterway to navigation.