BCA Update – Summer 2021 While still trying to keep up with the summer programme of work we are already well into planning stages for this coming winters work programme. Works coming up include early winter works to repair Reading Rd Weir in Fleet. This is work that has been identified as a result of […]
Great news that our trip boats John Pinkerton and Kitty are now running with the normal number of passengers, up to 50 for John Pinkerton and 12 for Kitty. However, as we are unable to maintain social distancing, passengers and crew will be advised to wear masks when boarding or moving about the boat. The […]
Closing date 30th September! Grab your cameras, seize the day and snap a perfect picture along the canal for our Calendar Photo Competition We are looking for the best 13 shots of our wonderful waterway from which to create our 2022 calendar. Sales of the 2021 A5-sized calendar raised over £1,500 for the canal society […]
Where will the Basingstoke Canal take you? In August 1979 two members, Dick Abbot and David Millet of the Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society contacted two local people, Charles Hicks and Ian Davey as they had an interest in canoeing. On Thursday 22nd November 1979 the first meeting of the Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club took […]
Firstly we had the successful completion and opening of the Holland Moorings at Farnborough Road. This project provides 200m of mooring facilities with the £60,000 cost being paid for by the BCS with monies coming from a legacy from the Holland family. Not only does it provide much needed moorings for visiting boats but the […]
On 12th August the John Pinkerton II was taken over by Pirates who raised the Jolly Roger for the pirate cruise and treasure hunt! The shipmates boarded at Colt Hill wharf and soon realised that something was going on. Pirate Pete told us a tale about some buried treasure and said that he had found […]
After an absence of a year, the Society is supporting another Raft Race to be held at Colt Hill, Odiham on 5th September. The Race is being sponsored by Galleon Marine, Odiham Parish Council and 6 local businesses. Eight teams have already entered for the Race. The event will also include canoe demonstrations to be […]
You are welcome to join us at the 2021 Annual General Meeting at The Peninsular Suite, Lakeside Country Club, Wharf Road, Frimley Green – Thursday 2nd September 2021; 6.30pm for 7pm start. In the May edition of the Basingstoke Canal News, you will have seen our announcement for the AGM. With the reduction in Covid […]