Boat Rally at the Surrey Heath Show – Saturday 14th May For the first time in the Surrey Heath Show’s history, the event will incorporate a boating spectacle along the adjacent Basingstoke Canal, as part of the delayed celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Canal’s re-opening in 1991. The Boat Rally of 20-30 canal […]
The Basingstoke Canal Society AGM will also be held on the Saturday 14th May at the Canal Centre, Mytchett, at 5pm followed at 6pm, by a social evening for all members, volunteers and invited visiting boaters. A barbeque will be available at a subsidised cost of £5 per head. To help plan for the barbeque […]
Here are some other summer events for your diary. Do come along to join in or help on the stand with the Events Team. We cannot run these without volunteers. Egg & Spoon Hunt – 16-17th April, Woking Town Wharf. We are assisting “Kiwi & Scot” – café boat with an children’s Easter Spoon Hunt […]
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee with national holidays at the beginning of June. Many of the local councils adjoining the canal are preparing events to celebrate the occasion. As everyone likes to see boats of all shapes and sizes on the canal we have been asked rally local boaters to pay a tribute […]
From Fiona Shipp, Canal Manager at the Basingstoke Canal Authority. I would like to introduce some new members of staff to the BCA: Please introduce yourselves to the new staff if you see them out and about and give them a warm welcome. Works Update Embankment repairs have now been undertaken at 3 locations in […]
Many thanks for those of you who purchased artwork and helped us raise over £2,000 for replacing our community trip boat Kitty with a new electric boat. The good news is that we’re re-opening the online auction again from today with the artworks that didn’t receive bids, with the starting prices reduced by 50%. The […]
2022 Season Update We are very pleased to be able to offer a full programme of boat trips for the coming season with John Pinkerton Cruises on the Basingstoke Canal from Odiham, Hampshire. We hope you will take a look at the wide selection of themed trips offered and organise a trip with friends or family. […]
For the first time in its history, the 2022 Surrey Heath Show will incorporate a boating spectacle along the adjacent Basingstoke Canal. This will be coordinated by the Basingstoke Canal Society as part of the delayed celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Canal’s re-opening in 1991. A Boat Rally including 20-30 narrow boats and […]