sentences:  To the north of Halesowen, the canal is in good repair and is used by boats accessing Hawne Basin.The canal north of Halesowen includes the Gosty Hill Tunnel which at is much shorter than the Lapal was, but it was built at the same time as the Lapal and has similar dimensions.The Lapal Canal Trust is concerned with restoring the lost canal to make it navigable up to the tunnel from both the Halesowen and Selly Oak ends, and originally had a longer term aim of restoring the tunnel.