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Founded |
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March 1989 |
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Founder(s)
Current Committee |
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Chairman - Chris De Wet Steve Dallen - Chairman
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Current Membership |
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53 Members |
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Newsletter |
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Yes, produced approximately quarterly |
For more information please contact Jan Byrnes
Email address basingstoke.boating@googlemail.com
Events
The Club arranges a number of events:
Social
Quarterly ‘Noggin and Natter’ session at a pub somewhere along the length of the canal.
Boating
Support of the annual Surrey and Hants Canal Society’s Woking Canal Festival at Bridge Barn in Woking at Easter. Organisation of the annual Fox & Hounds Rally in Fleet every September (this event has been held from before the founding of the club). A Spring moving Rally is also held most years.
Club History/Development
The Club was formed in 1989 with the following main objectives:
- To encourage boating on the Basingstoke Canal.
- To represent the interests of boat users to Local and National decision making bodies.
- To improve facilities for boaters on the Canal.
The club is open to;
- Boat Users
- Boat Owners
- Canal Enthusiasts
In fact anyone who just enjoys ‘messing about in boats’ whether or not they own one.
From its formation the club has undertaken a number of tasks and activities including:
- The building of several water points on the canal
- The waterspace management for the re-opening of the canal in 1991
- The running of boaters competitions at a number of events including the national Waterways Festival at Henley in 1997 and the National Trailboat Rally at Wootton Bassett in 1998.
- Fundraising at its events in support of a number of causes including, Boating for the Handicapped and the back-pumping scheme for the Woodham locks on the canal
- Participating, since their beginning in 1995, in twinning activities with the Canal D’Orleans, with approximately an annual visit in alternate directions
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