Happy Reopening Birthday to our beautiful Basingstoke Canal! The restored canal opened again on this day in 1991, following a 17-year programme of activity to rescue it from dereliction. It’s original birthday though was on 5 September 1794, meaning it will be 230 years old in September! Did you realise the restoration was largely undertaken […]
The 47th Annual General Meeting of The Basingstoke Canal Society will be held on Saturday 1st June 2024 at the Mytchett Canal Centre, starting at 5.00pm. The Agenda, Minutes of the 2023 Annual General Meeting and Reports and Accounts for 2023 available below for download. All members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP by email […]
Being a member of the Basingstoke Canal Society is great but even better when the booking is open for the free member’s boat trips that take place over the summer evenings. There are 5 trips to choose from starting in May and going throughout the summer months: The trips depart from Odiham, Hampshire on the […]
A very Merry Christmas from all the volunteers at the Basingstoke Canal Society. Thank you for all your support over the past 12 months and we look forward to sharing lots more news and updates with you during 2024. We hope you find time for that Christmas walk, cycle, run or even some time on […]
The Basingstoke Canal Society have signed up with Easyfundraising so you can donate when you shop without it costing you a penny! Over 2.4 million people already use Easyfundraising with over 8,000 retailers every day. More than £44 million has already been raised for charities and good causes. What Do You Need to Do? Usually […]
After 2 years of fundraising within the local community and with much effort from manyBasingstoke Canal Society volunteers, we’re excited to announce that we have all the fundsrequired to proceed with the ordering and production of the Basingstoke Canal Society’s newelectric trip boat. The last £75,000 investment required came from a successful Your Fund Surrey […]
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 2025 calendar. The calendar will go on sale and all the proceeds going towards helping the Basingstoke Canal Society’s […]
Some local councils have cut their budgets that support the Basingstoke Canal. The Canal is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) protected site and is jointly owned by Surrey and Hampshire County Councils and the local riparian councils. The canal is a beautiful space for us all to enjoy but funding is needed to […]