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APPLYING FOR AN EVENT

Useful Information:

  • Make your application as soon as possible, a minimum of 28 days prior to the event.

  • Make sure that you understand whether your event will cause an impact to the navigation. This could include: the use of pontoons, a large number of craft blocking the river, health and safety requirements requiring holding the through-flow of other boats, objects placed in the river and more.

  • Ensure you have a full Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS) for your event, regardless of size.

  • Ensure that you have considered the Event Footprint: This includes an assessment of:  impact to land, utilities, footpaths, parking, area of river, numbers of people.

  • Ensure you have an Event Plan in place.

  • Ensure that you have approached the local Safety Advisory Group and any other authority which may need to provide you with consent for aspects of the event, including the County Council Highways if the event may impact members of the public using the towpath. Cambridge City: SAG@Cambridge.gov.uk; South Cambs District Council: SAG@cambs.gov.uk; 

  • Ensure you have appropriate insurance for the event in place.

  • Ensure that you are familiar with the event terms and conditions, policy and Byelaws available via the button below

The application will not be assessed if it is not fully completed, including the required information above.​

NOTE: Unpaid submsions will not be reviewed. Should you require invoice, please email finance@camconservators.org.uk

Click here for the Event application form 

21/05/2024 LOCK CLOSURE INFORMATION

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Due to safety concerns regarding the structural integrity of the lock islands at Baits Bite and Jesus Green, the decision has been taken to temporarily close the locks until further notice. More detailed structural investigations will be undertaken and a plan for remedial works developed urgently. The Conservators are engaging with the Environment Agency and Local Authorities to seek a coordinated approach.

 

Further information: The Conservators of the River Cam are responsible for the navigation (the river) from Mill Pool in Cambridge to Bottisham Lock (Waterbeach) and the locks in between, namely Jesus Green Lock (JGL) in Cambridge and Bait’s Bite Lock (BBL). ​Each lock has an island between the lock chamber and the sluice and weir structures, which it supports. At both Jesus Lock and Baits Bite Lock, the Conservators own the lock and lock island, while the Environment Agency (EA) own and operate the sluice and weir. In addition, the lock islands support footbridges and public right of way in these locations, which are managed by the relevant Local Authorities.​

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Following observations of cracks in both lock islands, early in 2024 the Conservators of the River Cam commissioned structural surveys.​ The consequent reports identify significant structural fragility in the lock islands and a need for reinforcement work in the short to medium term.​ The Conservators have collectively reviewed the reports and are urgently drawing up a detailed risk assessment, commissioning more detailed surveys, and developing a project plan for remedial works.

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