IN APRIL the National River Basin management (NRBM) chained the lock gates at Elvington. There are 20 boats moored on the River Derwent at Elvington which meant that they were locked in.

The boaters were given two days’ notice that the lock would be closed.

A planning meeting was supposed to be held in June but this has not happened. The NRBM told the boaters that they would pay for a one-way lift if anyone needed to move their boats.

Two boats were sold in July and the NRBM paid for the lifts. I sold my boat this month and was told by the NRBM that they could not justify spending any more money and that it was a health and safety hazard. The future of the lock is up for debate and I was told that another meeting has been planned for October 14. This meeting will decide if the lock is to be kept open. What impact will this have on the village?

Trina Warriner, Kilburn Road, Fulford, York.