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The Basingstoke Canal Society is a registered charity and your valued donations will help us fund vital works to maintain this beautiful and valued space for us all to continue to enjoy.
Your membership will make a difference. Become a member for as little as £15 per year. Your annual donation helps us continue our work and projects to maintain the Canal.
Enjoy the Canal from a different angle. Find out more and book your tickets online to experience the Basingstoke Canal at a peaceful pace from Woking or Odiham.
DONATE
The Basingstoke Canal Society is a registered charity and your valued donations will help us fund vital works to maintain this beautiful and valued space for us all to continue to enjoy.
BECOME A MEMBER
Your membership will make a difference. Become a member for as little as £15 per year. Your annual donation helps us continue our work and projects to maintain the Canal.
BOOK A BOAT TRIP
Enjoy the Canal from a different angle. Find out more and book your tickets online to experience the Basingstoke Canal at a peaceful pace from Woking or Odiham.
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Volunteer with us
Join over 300 other volunteers, meet new people, make friends and support this beautiful green space.
Whether you'd like to be out in the fresh air or help more behind the scenes, check out our latest openings or get in touch to find out how you could help.
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If you're looking for a gift for a loved one or even yourself, take a look in our online shop for useful publications, books, tea towels, jigsaws and more!
Even better, all sales provide vital funds for us to continue our work.
Latest news
EDITED FOR TIME CHANGE TO 8pm
The first Chobham Talk of 2026 will be January 21st 8pm at the Chobham Parish Pavilion
(As per the attached map).
Put the date in you diary now!
This is a very important year and is the start of the celebrations of our 60th anniversary.
“Celebration and Reflection of 60 years”
Join us for this first Chobham Talk of 2026 to begin the celebrations marking 60 years of the Basingstoke Canal Society
We will be sharing our plans to commemorate this 60th year and invite a discussion to reflect on the Canal Society since 1966. A great opportunity to share your memories and contribute to our anniversary plans .
Please bring along an item of memorabilia ( such as some photos) that tell your own stories of fond times spent at the canal with colleagues, friends & family.
Some BCS trustees will also be in attendance and will be sharing the plans to-date and welcome input as we work through the events programme and celebrations for this great milestone.
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The Basingstoke Canal lives up to its reputation even in the snow it’s looking fantastic.
Lovely video of the Barley Mow/Dogsmerfield Wharf on the Western stretch of the canal in Hampshire.
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WEATHER WARNING FROM BCA ❄️ 🧊 💨 🌧️
After the storm please report any damage/concerns directly to the Canal Authority (BCA) so they can prioritise Ranger attention, contact details on their Facebook page 👇
Basingstoke Canal
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Parents please talk to your children about the obvious dangers of walking on ice!
Over recent years we’ve seen some very tragic accidents on rivers & other bodies of water.
Worrying signs that some children have tried walking on the ice at Deepcut as well as throwing logs, sticks and even bricks & large stones onto the ice.
Please see the photos taken in last couple of hours by one of the Lengthsmen.
When the ice eventually melts these items can become dangerous and obstacles to those trying to navigate the canal.
Dangers of ice on water include unpredictable breaking, leading to falls into freezing water, causing cold water shock, panic, hypothermia, and drowning, even for strong swimmers. Ice can look solid but be very thin and weak, hiding dangers like unstable banks, hidden currents, and cracks, making it unsafe for walking, skating, or rescuing pets.
Stay off ice and away from edges.
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Please note ongoing pollution incident at Lock 7, Langland Lane, St. John’s Woking particularly the last two paragraphs of this update from the BCA ⬇️⬇️
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What an incredible achievement for Sarah Horton from Fleet, and an amazing challenge!
On behalf of the BCS thank you for the money you’ve raised.
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A New Year's message from the Basingstoke Canal Society!
We wish all our Volunteers, Trustees, Supporters and Followers a fantastic 2026, full of happiness and fulfilled wishes for the new year ahead.
Only a few days before 2026 starts so ideal time to purchase that new calendar 📅
basingstoke-canal.org.uk/product/2026-basingstoke-canal-calendar/
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The final Tuesday volunteers day for 2025 was 16th December.
A few hours pretty hard work on the Greywell end of the canal.
Before any comments no Volunteers were harmed or made go into the canal 🤣 it’s just the bank is very steep at that location.
They retired a little earlier than usual to the Fox & Goose pub for a small get together to celebrate the festive season and the end of a fantastic year of Volunteering.
Fox and Goose at Greywell
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Seasons greetings from all the Volunteers and Trustees at the Basingstoke Canal Society 🎅🎄🎁 🧑🎄
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