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 […]
NOTICE is hereby given that the 46th Annual General Meeting of The Basingstoke Canal Society will be held on Saturday 29th April 2023 at the Mytchett Canal Centre, starting at 5.00pm. The formal Agenda for the meeting is as follows:- 1. To hear apologies for absence.2. To confirm the minutes of the 45th AGM held […]
Fund Raising Progress You’ll be pleased to know that we’re getting closer to our target to replace our community trip boat Kitty with a fully electric boat but there’s still a good way to go. Thanks to your generosity and a lot of hard work from volunteers, we’ve raised over £50,000 from: Crowdfunding last December […]
We’ve just spent a week on the Basingstoke canal and are so thrilled we decided to go there – it’s amazing! From the moment you get on to it (from the River Wey) up to the top by the relic of Odiham Castle, it is beautiful. Tree lined, a super towpath and clear water. We […]
The Basingstoke Canal is owned by Surrey and Hampshire County Councils and managed on their behalf by the Basingstoke Canal Authority. As Canal Manager, I recently met the Ash Vale Flood Forum who felt some information about how and why we manage the Canal would be helpful to parishioners in the area. A Canal is […]