Dredging has been underway on the Canal in Hampshire for the last few weeks and is due to continue almost until the end of March. But what is dredging and why does the Canal need it? “dredge verb – to remove mud, stones, etc. from the bottom of a river, canal, etc.” [Oxford English Dictionary] […]
Works were undertaken to replace the upper gates at Lock 3 in Woodham. This was a combination of our supplier Greenoak measuring and manufacturing the gates earlier this winter and then a different company lifting them into position with a crane barge, and then finally our skilled ranger team doing the final fitting of the […]
The Basingstoke Canal Society has over 1,000 members and is run entirely by volunteers. Kitty, our community trip boat is no exception with a whole band of people giving up their free time to keep her running. Kitty is getting old and we plan to replace her with an all-electric non-polluting boat. Thanks to […]
NOTICE is hereby given that the 46th Annual General Meeting of The Basingstoke Canal Society will be held on Saturday 29th April 2023 at the Mytchett Canal Centre, starting at 5.00pm. The formal Agenda for the meeting is as follows:- 1. To hear apologies for absence.2. To confirm the minutes of the 45th AGM held […]