We have received the following from the Canal Manager Fiona Shipp: “Due to ongoing leak issues at Crookham Deeps Embankment (between Chequers bridge Crookham Wharf and Poulters Bridge in Hampshire) We will be reducing the water levels over the next few days to -150mm on the Hampshire Pound between Greywell and Ash Lock. This is […]
Both John Pinkerton & Kitty are in winter maintenance. Through to March 2022 maintenance crews will be active preparing for the 2022 boating season. The booking schedule will show pre-booked charter trips. If your chosen date for a charter is not shown, then please complete an enquiry form here. The 2022 season for Kitty will […]
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, […]
Please donate via our crowdfunding site Entirely run by volunteers The Basingstoke Canal Society has over 1,000 members and is run entirely by volunteers. Kitty, our community trip boat is no exception with a whole band of people giving up their free time to keep her running. Trips on Kitty get a 5* rating on […]
You may have noticed the piece in the recent Bulletin about our 2022 calendar. In fact all the winners have received their free calendars and they are now on sale along with some Christmas cards via our online shop by clicking here. To find out more about the competition, please view our press release by […]
In 2019 the Society embarked on a project to renew our website so that we could show visitors just how beautiful the canal is, a bit about the history and what is happening day to day. A great deal of hard work followed and in August last year the website was launched! Since then volunteers […]
Kitty is our trip boat that runs from Woking. She is 45 years old and near the end of her life. We want to replace her with an all-electric boat. Entirely run by volunteers The Basingstoke Canal Society has over 1,000 members and as you know is run entirely by volunteers. Kitty, our trip boat […]