Unless you’ve been hiding away, you can’t have missed our efforts to replace our community trip boat Kitty with a new electric powered boat. Kitty is now rated Woking’s number 1 attraction on Trip Advisor so is definitely an asset we don’t want to lose. The good news is that we’ve just about hit the […]
Many thanks for those of you who purchased artwork and helped us raise over £2,000 for replacing our community trip boat Kitty with a new electric boat. The good news is that we’re re-opening the online auction again from today with the artworks that didn’t receive bids, with the starting prices reduced by 50%. The […]
A special exhibition showcasing the best works by national and local artists inspired by the Basingstoke Canal is currently running at The Lightbox gallery in Chobham Road, Woking between Tuesday 22nd February and Sunday 6th March. The exhibition forms part of the Basingstoke Canal Society’s fundraising campaign to replace its ageing canal community trip boat […]
COP26 Climate Conference exhibiting artist Mark Weighton, painter and printer Ian Mowforth and respected plein air artist Alan Streets are just three of the artists showing works in a special exhibition at The Lightbox in Woking next week. Replacing Kitty: An Exhibition of Canal Artwork runs from Tuesday, 22nd February, to Sunday, 6th March, featuring […]
A special exhibition showcasing the best works by national and local artists inspired by the Basingstoke Canal is coming to The Lightbox gallery in Chobham Road, Woking between Tuesday 22nd February and Sunday 6th March. The exhibition will run for two weeks and feature pieces from Brenda Ord, Charles Duncan Twigg and Christopher Wright to […]
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 […]
The first stage of our fundraising project to replace our trip boat Kitty has finished and was a resounding success! A canal boat can only go on for so long before repairs become almost impossible to sustain. Kitty is nearing the end of her life and we plan to replace her with an all-electric boat. […]
Many thanks for your donations to date – we’re over £12,000 towards our £20,000 target with only days to go. Please donate via our crowdfunding site About the Crowdfunding SiteCrowdfunder is free to use for charities, however they do have a field on the donation page that asks for a tip. That tip goes to them, […]