This notice announcing the forthcoming opening of the Basingstoke Canal listed the ten wharves where goods could be loaded and unloaded. One might […]
Jun 152020
Jun 122020
If you leave the canal towpath and walk over the old road bridge at Fleet’s Pondtail you will come across a large plaque mounted on […]
Jun 122020
The Basingstoke Canal Society has made fantastic progress since it was set up in 1966. It kicked off the restoration of the canal with a […]
Jun 122020
Here is an update from Fiona Shipp, Canal Manager, at the BCA: While some places might have gone quiet during lock down this certainly hasn’t […]
Jun 052020
Go to AGM Documentation Dear Member As you are aware, regrettably the Society’s Annual General Meeting scheduled for 16th May 2020 had to be cancelled […]
Jun 012020
To support Volunteers’ Week we wanted to say thanks to all our 250 volunteers for the fantastic work they are doing to help ‘Keep our […]
Apr 272020
Samuel Cowdery was born in 1867 in Iowa. In his youth he worked as a cowboy and in 1888 he started touring with the Wild […]
Apr 272020
It is very sad to have to report the passing of Denise Smith. Until quite recently she handled the Society’s mail order sales and with […]
Apr 222020
Here is an update from the Canal Management team: Under present conditions we are encouraging people to limit their use of the towpath. The Basingstoke […]
Apr 222020
Given the current restrictions resulting from the pandemic, I wanted to write to you, as one of our volunteers, to let you know what is […]