Cruises on John Pinkerton are currently taking about 3.5 hours due to low canal water level;all are going eastwards to Barley Mow, Winchfield. We look forward to welcoming our visitors on board our boats and reassure passengers that safety is paramount, and we continue to maintain our high level of biosecurity and cleaning. If you […]
Fiona Shipp Canal Manager Basingstoke Canal Authority “Dear All, Based on current water levels I am giving you 24hrs notice that we will be closing Ash Lock as of 5pm tomorrow (Fri 24th June). It will then be locked and caulked to preserve water levels in the Hampshire Pound. Please ensure that you have moved […]
The Annual General Meeting of the Basingstoke Canal Society took place on Saturday 14th May 2022 amid the 30th Anniversary celebrations, the Surrey Heath Show and the Member’s Evening BBQ. Chaired by Presidents Tim and Liz Doyle, there were 61 members in attendance as well as visiting boaters from other societies and clubs. To see […]
We would like to welcome you onboard the John Pinkerton II for Easter themed public trips! Our Easter Themed Trips are now fully booked but you can still take a trip on Kitty from Woking or John Pinkerton II from Odiham over the Easter weekend. Just click here to book! Following the news that the […]
Our 12 Man Kitty Boat at Woking: winter maintenance Covid prevented Kitty’s normal return to service around the Easter holiday and she stayed looking rather forlorn under a black tarpaulin until late spring, but passenger trips were able to resume in July and she rapidly became very busy again. Kitty was operational on four days […]
Fencing off the Society land at Odiham The work party has been finishing off the fence along the boundary of the land the society purchased that extends from the Galleon Marine yard downstream to the embankment of the Odiham bypass bridge. We did most of the main run from the Galleon end towards the bypass in […]
First, a massive thank you to the 208 people who made pledges adding up to £14,627 in our crowd funding campaign run for 6 weeks before Christmas. The overall campaign has just about hit halfway, with the amount raised getting close to £100,000 comprising the crowd funding, a grant from the Swire Foundation, grants from local Waitrose branches, a bequest […]
A busy winter season of works is now underway with water levels being reduced ready for the bed re-lining at Crookham Deeps between Chequers bridge and Poulters bridge in Hampshire. You may well see that water levels along the whole of the Hampshire section of the Canal will be reduced for the next few months, […]