The Basingstoke Canal is a safe place to visit and enjoy, however the actions of a minority mean that some extra steps need to be taken to safeguard the environment for everyone to enjoy. On 12th April Surrey Police launched Canal Watch, a community initiative to tackle anti-social behaviour and following a number of indecent […]
The support of all our followers, members and volunteers is so important to the Basingstoke Canal Society. You help make the society what it is today! To inform our plans for the future, we would love for you to fill in our online survey – to tell us about your visits to the canal, what […]
I’m Barry Jones, and I recently took over as Coordinator of the Basingstoke Society’s Lengthsmen Scheme. The essential upkeep of the canal, towpath, locks and other features is carried out by many people including the Basingstoke Canal Authority, Rangers, Basingstoke Canal Society (BCS) and Volunteer’s alike. Many of the tasks they carry out are as […]
Please see see the revised guidance for canal users by clicking the buttons below. If you’re visiting the Canal during the national COVID-19 restrictions please visit responsibly. Find the latest national guidance on the Government website:
The Government have announced that we will enter a second “lockdown” period on Thursday 5 November 2020 for at least 4 weeks to combat the growing numbers of Covid 19 infections. Whilst not quite the same as the first lockdown in March/April this will still restrict normal activities on the Canal, as people are largely […]
The Basingstoke Canal Society has around 250 volunteers that support the Basingstoke Canal. They come from all sorts of backgrounds. Terri is a volunteer and has recently self-published a book about her early years that includes service in the Wrens and ten years of long distance sailing. Since her return to the UK in 1977 […]