19 Jan 2023

Half term family fun day

“From winter to spring” – craft activities for the children On 15th February, our Community Team will be waiting to welcome you and your children (age up to 11 suggested) at our Heritage Centre. Please drop in ...

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14 Jan 2023

Thank you to our volunteers

Volunteers celebrate Epiphany On a very wet and windy January day, a large number of volunteers gathered at the Canal Centre for a celebration of Epiphany… continental style. The Trust organised this small party as a thank ...

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11 Jan 2023

Santa boat trip video

Canal Christmas film is live on youtube This year… yet again… our now famous Santa boat trips sold out in days. Thank you to our hundreds of wonderful customers who managed to bag a ticket. We have ...

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09 Jan 2023

3 boats up in the air

Flying high! It’s that time of year when one of the canal trip boats is removed from the water for inspection. Because the trip boats Kingfisher and Richmond carry passengers they must each have an inspection every 2 ...

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21 Dec 2022

Christmas closure

Cafe opening times Firstly, may we wish all of our cafe customers, canal walkers, cyclists, paddleboarders, kayakers and anglers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Thank you so much for your terrific support throughout ...

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03 Dec 2022

Please be alert!

Resale of Father Christmas boat trip tickets We’ve become aware of Father Christmas trip tickets being offered for sale via social media. (These trips are sold out). Our review suggests that these may be part of a ...

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22 Nov 2022

Christmas lights switch on

Entertainment plus…. Please come and join us at the Canal Basin on Sunday 27 November, from c 4pm, for our annual “switch on” event. You can enjoy a model boat display, a short firework display, a choir, ...

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22 Nov 2022

Christmas cabaret comes to town

Jingle all the way to the canal cafe. 🎄 It’s time to get Christmassy! 🎄 We are super excited to announce our first ever Christmas Cabaret, to be performed by Chichester Fringe. Join us for some festive ...

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10 Oct 2022

Spooktacular family boat trips

Celebrate Hallowe’en On 29th October, we are running two boat trips… at 10am and 2pm… with appropriately spooky boats. Free cookie and drink to take on board these 1 hour 15 min trips, suitable for the family. ...

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06 Oct 2022

Photo competition winners announced

Stunning sunrise photo steals the show We presented prizes to five worthy winners of our annual photo competition which closed at the end of August. With over 80 entries, Mark Stoneham (Canal Trustee and vice chair) said ...

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