This is the lock at  Alrewas where you leave  the river behind ,  just after going under the M1 

Moored near the Anchor Inn just past Atherstone getting the boat tidied up ready for  her visit 

to Springwood marina .

 We came up the Atherstone locks last weekend with the help of Two CRT volunteers very nice people doing a grand job , it really does speed things up the only trouble is you get to where you where going sooner than planned and have to go to the  pub earlier or do something useful like cleaning the boat or taking pictures oh well .