The Broads Authority have advised that the invasive floating pennnywort plant appears to have spread downstream along the River Ant.
River users and anglers are asked to be on the look-out for the plant between Wayford Bridge and the confluence with Stalham Dyke.
Where boaters spot water plants in this area, please try to manoeuvre around them, with the engine off. Boat propellers chop up the plant allowing small fragments to spread through the navigation.
Avoiding motoring through patches of river plants, alongside checking, cleaning and drying your vessel after use helps to control the spread.
Please see below for Summary Minutes of the Norfolk and Suffolk Boating Association General Purposes Committee Meeting held online on Monday 7 December 2020.
Post 41 on Breydon is missing from station. A channel buoy will be installed over the next couple of days until a new post can be installed. Boaters are asked to navigate with extra care in this area in the meantime.
The Broads Authority have advised that contractors working on their behalf will be starting work on their Hardley Cross moorings commencing approx. Monday 7 December. They will be replacing the waling and capping on 87 metres of the mooring as well as replacing several damaged fenders.
This work is expected to take approximately 3 weeks to complete. During this period the mooring will remain closed to boats however it will be able to fully open once works are complete.
Please follow any signage present if navigating in the area. Further updates will be issued in due course. Thank you for your co-operation.
The Broads Authority have been informed that Breydon Bridge is currently unable to open to boating traffic. The bridge is scheduled to be operational again on the 5th December 2020 after repairs and testing have taken place.
For further information contact Peel Ports (Great Yarmouth) on 01493 335522.
