Join us on an evening cruise on the Basingstoke Canal and let us transport you to Italy ( gastronomically speaking!) Think of Italian food and mozzarella, prosciutto, passata, prosecco and limoncello come to mind. BUT, this is just the thin end of the Parmigiano Reggiano! This evening you can enjoy the carefully selected, delicious flavours […]
At the Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2022, the membership voted on and passed with a significant majority two special resolutions. These were: THAT the registered (that is, the formal, official) name of the Company be changed to The Basingstoke Canal Society THAT with effect from the conclusion of the meeting the [new] Articles of Association …. […]
It’s time to find your camera and take some stunning pictures of the Basingstoke Canal! Entries for our 2023 calendar competition are open till the end of July 2022. We’d like our winning shots to be specific to the Basingstoke Canal, colour and landscape format (about 1.4 times wider than high). Photographs that are unusual […]
There’s nothing quite like the experience of watching the sunset or sunrise; the colours, the silhouettes and the gentle breeze. They’re probably one of the most photographed scenes on calendars and in our holiday snaps. John Pinkerton Canal Cruises is offering you this special, not-to-be-missed experience on the Basingstoke canal at dawn on midsummer’s day. […]
On Sunday 8th May, 203 paddlers, along with 175 of their boats, met at the Mytchett Canal Centre to participate in the Hasler racing series hosted by Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club. The Hasler series is a nationwide interclub competition split across multiple regions. The Basingstoke Canal is situated in the Southern Region, which is made […]
Lots of work going on! It’s wonderful that there is lots underway with various work groups of volunteers. Not only is there the Weekend Work Group and the Tuesday Working Parties, but we have Lengthsmen and others on the Patrol Boat and other workboats. All these help with a variety of tasks with for example […]
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 2022 A4 sized calendar raised over £2000 for the canal society Images must be […]
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – Event Dates The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated on Thursday 2nd June with a BCS stand at the Mayor’s Family Fun Day at Frimley Lodge Park, Sturt Road GU16 6HY from 12 noon to 5 pm. The Society is organizing a Boat Rally at The Fox and Hounds, Crookham […]