Retired Not Out, Paul Chappell's Journal

Remember Covid

8th September 2025

Sign on canal at Sparth

A week or so ago, a sign appeared on the canal towpath here in Marsden, asking us to limit our use of the towpath. It said the towpath was strictly for locals.

I thought, that’s odd, the waterways website has loads of pages giving details of walks along the canal. A little bit of inconsistency here me thinks.

The sign had appeared on a fence surrounding works at lock 33E of the canal. Reading the sign properly, it’s obvious that the sign is from the covid years. It just hasn’t been removed from the fence section yet.

Still, it’s a reminder of covid, and how we all suffered.

First Published: 8th September 2025

Author: Paul Chappell

Tags: Huddersfield-Narrow-CanalMarsden