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 […]
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 […]
Following on from the announcement of the Annual General Meeting to be held on 29th April at 5pm at the Canal Centre, Mytchett, herewith the Agenda plus attachments. These comprise a copy of the Minutes of previous AGM held on 22nd May 2022; the Report & Accounts for 2022 and a blank form of proxy […]
Dredging has been underway on the Canal in Hampshire for the last few weeks and is due to continue almost until the end of March. But what is dredging and why does the Canal need it? “dredge verb – to remove mud, stones, etc. from the bottom of a river, canal, etc.” [Oxford English Dictionary] […]
Works were undertaken to replace the upper gates at Lock 3 in Woodham. This was a combination of our supplier Greenoak measuring and manufacturing the gates earlier this winter and then a different company lifting them into position with a crane barge, and then finally our skilled ranger team doing the final fitting of the […]
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. Kitty is getting old and we plan to replace her with an all-electric non-polluting boat. Thanks to […]