Index of Past SCS Meetings

The following is a list of meetings that were held by the Southampton Canal Society between the beginning of 1990 and the end of 2021. Where an account of the meeting is held in the Newsletter Archive, a link to the right of the meeting will lead to the PDF PDF copy copy of the issue containing that report.

At the Annual General Meeting held on 2 December 2021, it was decided that the Society should be wound up and no further meetings be held. Please see the January 2022 Newsletter for further details.

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Date Meeting Speaker Report
7 Jan 1990 Update on the Restoration of the Basingstoke Canal Peter Oates PDF
1 Feb 1990 Waterways in the South of France Hugh McKnight PDF
1 Mar 1990 A Night of Nostalgia Ken Gibbons PDF
5 Apr 1990 Kennet and Avon Canal, yours to enjoy Martin Brown PDF
3 May 1990 Talk and 16mm cine film on the job of a coastguard Mike O'Brien PDF
7 Jun 1990 AGM followed by 16mm film 'The Sea Port' from Shell Library   PDF
5 Jul 1990 The History and Restoration of the Mid Hants Railway John Adams PDF
2 Aug 1990 Members' Slides   PDF
6 Sep 1990 Tour Round English/Welsh Waterways David Laing PDF
4 Oct 1990 Waterways Recovery Group Chris Davey PDF
1 Nov 1990 Kennet and Avon boat builder Peter Brougham PDF
6 Dec 1990 Boat Decoration followed by American Supper Les Osborn PDF
3 Jan 1991 The Crofton Pumping Station Peter Hirons PDF
7 Feb 1991 The Chichester Canal John Cooper PDF
7 Mar 1991 Lister/Petter Marine Mike Beacham PDF
4 Apr 1991 Bristol or Bust Jon Sims PDF
2 May 1991 Film and Video Night - Thames Barrier, tunnel under Hong Kong harbour and 'On The Cut'   PDF
6 Jun 1991 AGM followed by video on changing face of British Waterways   PDF
4 Jul 1991 HMS Warrior 1860 George Haysom PDF
1 Aug 1991 Members Slide and Film Night   PDF
5 Sep 1991 Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Paul Tullett PDF
3 Oct 1991 The Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port Tony Hirst PDF
7 Nov 1991 AVONBAY from Strasbourg to Berlin and Brussels Hugh McKnight PDF
5 Dec 1991 Old Farm Tool Quiz followed by American Supper Peter Armitage PDF
2 Jan 1992 Southampton and Salisbury Canal Mike Smetham PDF
6 Feb 1992 Paint your Narrowboat Peter Bennett (International Paints) PDF
5 Mar 1992 History of Wind and Water Mills John Silman PDF
2 Apr 1992 My Latest Waterways Slides Brian Evans PDF
7 May 1992 Threats to the Waterways David Stevenson (Chairman IWA) PDF
4 Jun 1992 (???) AGM + Film Night    
2 Jul 1992 History and Preservation of the Ffestiniog Railway David Meek and Bob Smith PDF
6 Aug 1992 (???) Members' Slides    
3 Sep 1992 Big Digs and Little Digs Jon Sims PDF
1 Oct 1992 The Chichester Canal Society John Cooper PDF
5 Nov 1992 Canal Lifts in Belgium and Rhine-Main-Danube Canal Hugh McKnight PDF
3 Dec 1992 Talk on Owls followed by American Supper Peter Berry PDF
7 Jan 1993 British Waterways Boat Standards George Gibson PDF
4 Feb 1993 Historic Portsmouth George Haysom PDF
4 Mar 1993 The Wey Navigation Bob Nicholls PDF
1 Apr 1993 (???) "No job for a gentleman" - History of submarines (???) Commander Compton-Hall, RN Retd., MBE  
6 May 1993 The Burgundy Ring Ron & Myra Glover PDF
3 Jun 1993 AGM and Film Night - Joshua Jones, A Bridge in Time and The Water Highway   PDF
1 Jul 1993 The Isle of Wight Steam Railway - Past Present and Future Jim Loe PDF
5 Aug 1993 Members' Slide and Film Night   PDF
2 Sep 1993 Wey South - Progress by the Wey and Arun Canal Trust John Wood PDF
7 Oct 1993 The History and Preservation of the Steam Narrowboat 'President' Richard Thomas PDF
4 Nov 1993 An artist's view of waterways Harley Crossley PDF
2 Dec 1993 Audio/visual Presentation plus American Supper and Mini Exhibition Gill & Paul Herbert PDF
6 Jan 1994 Another Three Men in a Boat Roger Hardy PDF
3 Feb 1994 Rhine-Main-Danube - 16mm colour film Hugh McKnight PDF
3 Mar 1994 My View of the River Thames Dieter Jebens PDF
7 Apr 1994 Return to Lock 19, Basingstoke Canal Jon Sims PDF
5 May 1994 Canal Dead Ends and Canal de Nivernais Eric Lewis & Brian Evans PDF
2 Jun 1994 AGM and film night   PDF
7 Jul 1994 The Last Days of Steam on British Rail David Meek PDF
4 Aug 1994 Members' Slides   PDF
1 Sep 1994 Small Steam Launches on Canals and Rivers Dr Roger Calvert PDF
6 Oct 1994 The Publication of Canal & Riverboat Magazine Norman Alborough PDF
3 Nov 1994 Our Waterways Heritage Mrs Frances Hart PDF
1 Dec 1994 EGM, (???) American Supper & 'A Christmas Toast' - the production of Champagne (???) Martin Cripps  
5 Jan 1995 The Kennet & Avon Canal and its Appeal Terry Kemp  
2 Feb 1995 The Grand Union Canal 1793-1993 & Todays Engineering Chris Mitchell PDF
2 Mar 1995 Early Inland Navigation in Hampshire Peter Boyce PDF
6 Apr 1995 New Forest Gunpowder Works Tony Yoward PDF
4 May 1995 The History of Waterways and Gloucester Docks Tony Conder PDF
1 Jun 1995 30 Years of Fighting Rust in the Preservation of Transport Ian Dean PDF
6 Jul 1995 Annual General Meeting followed by canal videos   PDF
3 Aug 1995 Members Slides   PDF
7 Sep 1995 Architecture In Transport Dean Clark PDF
5 Oct 1995 The BCN Waterways in Birmingham & the Black Country Ron Cousens PDF
2 Nov 1995 Vessels on London's Rivers in the 1930s Dr Edwin Course PDF
7 Dec 1995 Inter-Society Waterway Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Peter Oates PDF
4 Jan 1996 DIG95 and the Waterway Recovery Group Chris Davey PDF
1 Feb 1996 Waterways of China Frank Stokes PDF
7 Mar 1996 The History of Postcards Featuring Hampshire and Canals John Silman PDF
4 Apr 1996 The River Lea Richard Thomas PDF
2 May 1996 The National Association of Boat Owners Peter Sterry PDF
6 Jun 1996 AGM followed by Waterway Videos Eric Lewis PDF
4 Jul 1996 A Lazy Summer Paul Herbert PDF
1 Aug 1996 Members' slides - Far and Wide   PDF
5 Sep 1996 In Cressy's Wake Tony Conder PDF
3 Oct 1996 The Cotswold Canals Trust Bruce Hall PDF
7 Nov 1996 Programme of Waterways Films Ordnance Survey Cine Club PDF
5 Dec 1996 Annual Inter-Society Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Chris Davey PDF
2 Jan 1997 Further Visits to French Waterways Brian Evans PDF
6 Feb 1997 Canalside Camera Jon Sims PDF
6 Mar 1997 Talk by IWA Chairman Audrey Smith PDF
3 Apr 1997 BW Customer Relations Jim Kelly PDF
1 May 1997 Paddle Steamers of the South Coast Alfred Taylor PDF
5 Jun 1997 30th Birthday Party including play - Something in the Water Day-Star Theatre Company PDF
3 Jul 1997 AGM plus Video - 'Painted Boats'   PDF
7 Aug 1997 Members' Slides   PDF
4 Sep 1997 Shared Ownership of Narrow Boats Alan Matthews PDF
2 Oct 1997 Bristol to Sharpness - Talk with video Alan Padwick PDF
6 Nov 1997 Bugsworth Basin and the IWPS Ian Edgar  
4 Dec 1997 Annual Inter-Society Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Eric Lewis PDF
1 Jan 1998 Paris to Switzerland Ron and Myra Glover PDF
5 Feb 1998 BT Global Challenge Tom White  
5 Mar 1998 Somersetshire Coal Canal Roger Halse PDF
2 Apr 1998 Lots to do at the Soo - A look at North American Waterways Colin Ward PDF
7 May 1998 River Lea (Part 2) - Bow Back Rivers Richard Thomas PDF
4 Jun 1998 Day-Star Theatre   PDF
2 Jul 1998 AGM and Waterways Videos   PDF
6 Aug 1998 Members' Slides and video - 'The Canal Carrier'   PDF
3 Sep 1998 An Evening with our Chairman Brian Evans  
1 Oct 1998 Black Country Waterways Ron Cousens  
5 Nov 1998 A Small Boat on Local Waterways Peter Glover PDF
4 Dec 1998 Annual Inter-Society Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Jon Sims PDF
7 Jan 1999 The History of Water Mills and Windmills John Silman PDF
4 Feb 1999 The Ups and Downs of Belgian Waterways Ron and Myra Glover PDF
4 Mar 1999 Members' Slides Evening   PDF
1 Apr 1999 Wilts & Berks Canal Restoration Clem Barnett PDF
6 May 1999 The Water Flows On Day-Star Theatre PDF
3 Jun 1999 AGM followed by Waterway Video   PDF
1 Jul 1999 Eastleigh Railway Preservation Society Neil Kearns PDF
5 Aug 1999 Demonstrating Canal Crafts Ray Brooks PDF
2 Sep 1999 Waterway videos Hugh Gough PDF
7 Oct 1999 Commercial Narrow Boat Operators Association Trevor Thornton PDF
4 Nov 1999 The Chesterfield Canal Laura Sturrock & Peter Oates PDF
2 Dec 1999 "Here, there, but not quite everywhere" followed by American Supper Brian Evans PDF
6 Jan 2000 BCN Marathon Challenge Chris and Helen Davey PDF
3 Feb 2000 Jubilee Sailing Trust Pam Taylor PDF
2 Mar 2000 Canals of South West England Bob Dukes PDF
6 Apr 2000 Members' Slides / Prints and Photo Competition   PDF
4 May 2000 The Anderton Boat Lift Richard Drake PDF
1 Jun 2000 Annual General Meeting followed by more waterway videos Hugh Gough PDF
6 Jul 2000 The Last Run Day-Star Theatre PDF
3 Aug 2000 Southern China Brian Evans PDF
7 Sep 2000 Archaeology on the River Itchen Dr Andrew Russel PDF
5 Oct 2000 Projekt 17 in Germany and Shannon-Erne Waterway in Ireland Frank Stokes PDF
2 Nov 2000 Navigating where others cannot reach Chris Coburn PDF
7 Dec 2000 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Peter Oates PDF
4 Jan 2001 Southampton Canal Society and St John's Ambulance Hall Peter Oates PDF
1 Feb 2001 "Bullion Run, 1825" and restoration on the Wey & Arun Canal Tony Pratt PDF
1 Mar 2001 The Friends of Raymond Alan Palmer PDF
5 Apr 2001 Last of the Narrowboat Families Terry Putnam PDF
26 Apr 2001 The Hero of Sandy Edge Day-Star Theatre PDF
24 May 2001 Escargot and other DIY Boats Jon Sims and Colin Jones PDF
5 Jul 2001 AGM followed by Buying a Boat Laura Sturrock & Peter Oates PDF
2 Aug 2001 Pot Pourri - 2001 BCN Marathon Challenge & Caledonian Canal Peter Oates & Brian Evans PDF
6 Sep 2001 Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs Dick Elder PDF
4 Oct 2001 The Waterways Trust Roger Hanbury PDF
1 Nov 2001 Members' Slides / Prints Evening and Photo Competition   PDF
6 Dec 2001 Inter-Society Waterways Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Eric Lewis PDF
3 Jan 2002 The Bankrupt Canal Peter Oates PDF
7 Feb 2002 Cruising from Napton Sue and Eric Lewis PDF
7 Mar 2002 "Elsa" leaves France and travels to Holland Ron & Myra Glover PDF
4 Apr 2002 The History of the Postcard John Silman PDF
9 May 2002 Society Auction Auctioneer: Linda Pearce PDF
6 Jun 2002 Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) Don Bradnam PDF
4 Jul 2002 The Dorset & Somerset Canal - Friends, Families, Feuds, Finance, Failure and Future Derrick Hunt PDF
25 Jul 2002 Annual General Meeting followed by video 'The Impossible Dream'   PDF
5 Sep 2002 Heritage Lottery Fund restoration of the K&A John Laverick PDF
3 Oct 2002 The Moon on the Water Day-Star Theatre PDF
7 Nov 2002 Restoration of the Stroudwater and the Thames & Severn Canals Bruce Hall PDF
5 Dec 2002 Inter-Society Waterways Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Mike Laishley PDF
2 Jan 2003 Members' Slides, Prints and Photo Competition Evening   PDF
6 Feb 2003 Wildlife on the Itchen Dennis Bright PDF
6 Mar 2003 'Trip Boats on the Basingstoke Canal' Tony Haynes PDF
3 Apr 2003 Transport Films Frank Banfield PDF
8 May 2003 Residential Boat Owners Association John Ross PDF
5 June 2003 Annual General Meeting followed by video 'The Lost Wey to the Sea'   PDF
3 Jul 2003 The Talyllyn Railway Peter Kent Mason PDF
31 Jul 2003 Working narrow boats / Itchen Navigation Peter Oates & Laura Sturrock PDF
4 Sep 2003 The Macclesfield Canal and Adjoining Waterways Tim Boddington PDF
2 Oct 2003 Another Fine Day Day-Star Theatre PDF
6 Nov 2003 Talk by the IWA National Chairman John Fletcher PDF
4 Dec 2003 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz & American Supper Quizmaster: Jon Sims PDF
8 Jan 2004 Members' Slides, Prints and Photo Competition Evening   PDF
5 Feb 2004 Building New Canals: Finding New Funding Andrew Stumpf PDF
3 Mar 2004 'Around Britain by Canal in the 70s' Eric and Sue Lewis PDF
4 Apr 2004 Ipswich & Stowmarket Navigation John Finch PDF
29 Apr 2004 A Haven for Wildlife - Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve Dennis Bright PDF
3 Jun 2004 The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Peter Crawford PDF
1 Jul 2004 The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust Peter Smith PDF
29 Jul 2004 Annual General Meeting followed by video 'The Caldon Canal in December 2003' Tony Fry PDF
2 Sep 2004 The Wisbech and Upwell Tramway and Wisbech Canal Andrew Ingram PDF
7 Oct 2004 Taking a Chance Day-Star Theatre PDF
4 Nov 2004 The Thames Creeks David Pearce PDF
2 Dec 2004 Inter-Society Waterways Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Chris Davey PDF
6 Jan 2005 Members' Slides, Prints and Photo Competition Evening   PDF
3 Feb 2005 Down the Rhine and up the Neckar Ron & Myra Glover PDF
3 Mar 2005 Little & Large in the North West Sue & Eric Lewis PDF
7 Apr 2005 The Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Cliff Penny PDF
12 May 2005 Valley of the Barn Owls Dennis Bright PDF
2 Jun 2005 A Day in the Life of a Thames Tug Richard Thomas PDF
7 Jul 2005 The Itchen Navigation Project Leah Mathias PDF
4 Aug 2005 Annual General Meeting followed by DVD on Lichfield & Hatherton Canals   PDF
1 Sep 2005 The Work of the Upper Severn Trust Jeremy Coles PDF
13 Oct 2005 So you think you know about Industrial Archaeology? John Silman and Tony Yoward PDF
3 Nov 2005 South Coast Circular Cruise James Griffin PDF
1 Dec 2005 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz, Auction and American Supper Quizmaster: Eric Lewis PDF
5 Jan 2006 Members' Slides, Prints, Digital Images and Photo Competition Evening   PDF
2 Feb 2006 My work as Padre to the Inland Waterways Reverend Peter Atwill PDF
2 Mar 2006 Odds and Ends but not what you think! David and Margaret James PDF
6 Apr 2006 The BCN Then and Now - early 1970's and 2005 Eric and Sue Lewis PDF
27 Apr 2006 The History of the Royal Naval Cordite Works at Poole Bob Dukes PDF
1 Jun 2006 Idle Women Runnalls Davis PDF
6 Jul 2006 Waterways at War George Fleming PDF
27 Jul 2006 Annual General Meeting followed by DVD on Working Boats   PDF
7 Sep 2006 Early Canalling Days on Standard 8 Cine Brian Evans PDF
5 Oct 2006 A Calendar of British Wildlife Dennis Bright PDF
2 Nov 2006 London's Waterways Chris Cove-Smith PDF
7 Dec 2006 Inter-society Waterways Quiz and American Supper. Quizmaster: Chris Davey PDF
4 Jan 2007 Members' Slides, Prints and Photo Competition   PDF
1 Feb 2007 The Royal Military Canal George Fleming PDF
1 Mar 2007 Exploits on the rivers of Southern Germany Ron and Myra Glover PDF
5 Apr 2007 'The Moving Meadow' and my boats Peter Boyce PDF
26 Apr 2007 'The River Douro' Roger Squires PDF
7 Jun 2007 'Lots to do at the Soo' Colin Ward PDF
5 Jul 2007 Talk on the Basingstoke Canal Roger Cansdale PDF
26 Jul 2007 Annual General Meeting followed by DVD 'By Canal in the '50s'.   PDF
6 Sep 2007 'Reflections on the '50s' Colin Scrivener PDF
4 Oct 2007 What's all the fuss about? Day-Star Theatre PDF
1 Nov 2007 Adventures of the Tuesday Night Club Neil Arlidge PDF
6 Dec 2007 Inter-Society Waterways Quiz and American Supper. Quizmaster: Peter Oates PDF
3 Jan 2008 Members' Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
7 Feb 2008 The Changing Face of the Waterways Harry Arnold PDF
6 Mar 2008 The Highland Canals Richard Thomas PDF
3 Apr 2008 Fruit Flies Like a Banana Steve Haywood PDF
24 Apr 2008 Narrowboats to Norway Clive Field PDF
5 Jun 2008 Silk: Myth and Mystery Bob Dukes PDF
3 Jul 2008 Wild West Wales Dennis Bright PDF
31 Jul 2008 Annual General Meeting followed by DVD on the Great Ouse and Cam river systems   PDF
4 Sep 2008 Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society Dave Yaldren PDF
2 Oct 2008 "Put that light out!" Day-Star Theatre PDF
6 Nov 2008 "The Purton Hulks" Paul Barnett PDF
4 Dec 2008 Inter-Society Waterways Quiz and American Supper Quizmaster: Mike Laishley PDF
6 Jan 2009 Members' Slides, Prints and Photo Competition   PDF
5 Feb 2009 "Crossing Germany West to East" Ron & Myra Glover PDF
5 Mar 2009 "Life and Times of a Thames Lock keeper Today" Peter Paine PDF
2 Apr 2009 "Alaska and the Yukon" (or "Up Close, Personal and Casual!") Alan J Smith PDF
30 Apr 2009 Panama Canal. Roger Squires PDF
11 Jun 2009 Society 'social' evening comprising a Silent Auction and a General Knowledge Quiz.   PDF
2 Jul 2009 "President's Evening" - Tales, slides and cine film Brian Evans PDF
30 Jul 2009 Annual General Meeting followed by DVDs "Take to the Boats" and "The River"   PDF
3 Sep 2009 Presentation on the Kennet & Avon Canal Peter Jordan PDF
25 Sep 2009 "An Unpleasant Business" followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
5 Nov 2009 "Life Before WRG" Tim Dodwell PDF
3 Dec 2009 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz followed by an American Supper Quizmaster: Eric Lewis PDF
7 Jan 2010 Meeting cancelled through bad weather    
4 Feb 2010 "Round Britain in the 1970's" Eric & Sue Lewis PDF
4 Mar 2010 "Curiosities of the Chilterns" Alan Copeland PDF
1 Apr 2010 "Chinese Grand Canal" Liam D'Arcy Brown PDF
29 Apr 2010 "Gosling's Gallivants 2009" Paul Gosling PDF
3 Jun 2010 Industrial Properties, the Wey & Arun and "Saucy Postcards" John Silman PDF
1 Jul 2010 "The Itchen Navigation" Ali Morse PDF
22 Jul 2010 AGM followed by "A Social Evening" with Cheese & Wine   PDF
2 Sep 2010 "Sparrow Hawk & other birds of prey" Dennis Bright PDF
8 Oct 2010 "The Worst Summer Ever" followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
4 Nov 2010 "The Gunpowder Plot" Richard Thomas PDF
2 Dec 2010 Meeting cancelled through bad weather    
6 Jan 2011 Members' Slides, Prints and Photo Evening   PDF
3 Feb 2011 "The Talyllyn Railway" Alan & Jane Inder PDF
3 Mar 2011 "Horsham to Littlehampton in 100 years" and short update on the Wey & Arun Canal Trust progress Tony Pratt PDF
7 Apr 2011 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz followed by an American Supper (postponed from last December) Quizmaster: Nick Grundy PDF
28 Apr 2011 "The Suez Canal Past & Present" Roger Squires PDF
2 Jun 2011 "Social Evening" - Bring and Buy, Silent Auction, Quiz, Games and a light supper   PDF
7 Jul 2011 "The History and Design of the Bailey Bridge" Pablo Haworth PDF
28 Jul 2011 Annual General Meeting - followed by Cheese & Wine   PDF
1 Sep 2011 "The Caldon Canal, Bridgnorth & Bewdley, etc" Brian Evans PDF
7 Oct 2011 "A Long Weekend!" followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
3 Nov 2011 "Lydney's Lost Fleet" Paul Barnett PDF
1 Dec 2011 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz followed by an American Supper Quizmaster: Nick Grundy PDF
5 Jan 2012 Members' Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
2 Feb 2012 "Brownsea Island" John England PDF
1 Mar 2012 "Ellesmere Port & Liverpool 2011" Peter Oates and Laura Sturrock PDF
5 Apr 2012 Film footage of SCS boat trips and other transport events Tony Shadick PDF
3 May 2012 No meeting    
7 Jun 2012 The wooden narrowboat "Lucy" and her ongoing restoration Peter Boyce PDF
5 Jul 2012 AGM followed by Cheese & Wine   PDF
2 Aug 2012 No meeting    
6 Sep 2012 "The Wilts & Berks Canal" Chris Coyle PDF
4 Oct 2012 "A Magic Lantern Show" Alan Brindle PDF
1 Nov 2012 "A Night at Blackstone Hall" followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
6 Dec 2012 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz followed by an American Supper Quizmaster: Peter Oates PDF
3 Jan 2013 Members Waterways Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
7 Feb 2013 "The Chichester Ship Canal Trust" Linda Wilkinson and Adge Roberts PDF
7 Mar 2013 "The Canal & River Trust" John Dodwell PDF
11 Apr 2013 "The Itchen Navigation" Chris Humby PDF
2 May 2013 No meeting    
6 Jun 2013 NB Beatty and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant Nick Grundy  
4 Jul 2013 AGM followed by Cheese and Wine    
1 Aug 2013 No meeting    
5 Sep 2013 "Water Management" Adam Comerford and Gordon Osborn PDF
3 Oct 2013 "Archives recording the past for the future" Elaine Kirby PDF
7 Nov 2013 “The Awakening of Geoffrey Phelps” followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre  
5 Dec 2013 The Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz Quizmaster: Martin Ludgate PDF
2 Jan 2014 Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
6 Feb 2014 “The Titanic” Geoffrey Watts PDF
6 Mar 2014 “Secret Canals of Britain” Stuart Fisher PDF
3 Apr 2014 “The Restoration of Wooden Narrow Boats” Peter Boyce PDF
1 May 2014 No meeting    
5 Jun 2014 “The Ups and Downs of the South Pennine Ring” Gordon Osborn PDF
3 Jul 2014 AGM followed by Cheese and Wine   PDF
7 Aug 2014 No meeting    
4 Sep 2014 “Old Photos and Foxton Inclined Plane” Eva Drinkwater and Alan Rose PDF
2 Oct 2014 “Memories of the Great War” Geoff Watts PDF
6 Nov 2014 “A Bad Penny” followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
4 Dec 2014 The Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz Quizmaster: Chris Davey PDF
8 Jan 2015 “Waterways Photographic Evening and Competition”   PDF
5 Feb 2015 “The River Lee from Luton to Old Ford Lock, London” Richard Thomas PDF
5 Mar 2015 “Freight on the Waterways” John Pomfret PDF
2 Apr 2015 “British Transport” David Doulton PDF
7 May 2015 No meeting    
4 Jun 2015 “The History of Canal and Traditional Narrowboat Painting” John Ross PDF
2 Jul 2015 AGM followed by Cheese and Wine   PDF
6 Aug 2015 No meeting    
3 Sep 2015 Magic Lantern Show of the Manchester Ship Canal construction Aileen Butler PDF
1 Oct 2015 “Cruising around Vancouver” Ron & Myra Glover PDF
5 Nov 2015 “A Short Waterways Comedy” followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
3 Dec 2015 The Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz Quizmaster: Peter Oates PDF
7 Jan 2016 Waterways Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
4 Feb 2016 “In the Wake of the Cockleshell Heroes” Roger & Sandra Downton PDF
3 Mar 2016 “Sonia Rolt and other Idle Women” Tim Coghlan PDF
7 Apr 2016 “Flying Boats of Southampton” Colin Van Geffen PDF
5 May 2016 No meeting    
2 Jun 2016 “The Claverton Pump and The Burbage Crane” George Eycott and Peter Dunn PDF
7 Jul 2016 Annual General Meeting followed by Cheese and Wine and a natter.   PDF
4 Aug 2016 No meeting    
1 Sep 2016 “Industrial Archaeology within the New Forest” Frank Green PDF
6 Oct 2016 “History of the Inland Waterways from Exeter to the Warwick & Napton Junction” Eric and Sue Lewis PDF
3 Nov 2016 “What's Good for The Goose?” followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
1 Dec 2016 The Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz Quizmaster: Nick Grundy PDF
5 Jan 2017 Waterways Photographic Evening & Competition   PDF
2 Feb 2017 “SS Shieldhall” Graham MacKenzie PDF
2 Mar 2017 “Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War” Stephen Fisher PDF
6 Apr 2017 “Eling Tide Mill, the Past and the Future” Ruth Kerr PDF
4 May 2017 No meeting    
1 Jun 2017 No meeting but instead 50th anniversary Basingstoke Canal Trip   PDF
6 Jul 2017 Fiftieth Annual General Meeting followed by cheese, wine and a natter.   PDF
3 Aug 2017 No meeting    
7 Sep 2017 The Shannon and Erne Waterways Gordon Osborn PDF
5 Oct 2017 Itchen Village, Itchen Ferry and the Diaper Family Cheryl Butler PDF
2 Nov 2017 “The Last Run” followed by an American Supper Day-Star Theatre PDF
7 Dec 2017 Annual Inter-Society Waterways Quiz and American Supper   PDF
4 Jan 2018 Waterways Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
1 Feb 2018 “4000 Locks and Counting” Tony Fry PDF
1 Mar 2018 Meeting cancelled through bad weather.    
5 Apr 2018 The Heroes and Villains of the Basingstoke Canal Roger Cansdale PDF
3 May 2018 No meeting    
7 Jun 2018 Royal National Lifeboat Institution Caroline Tilley PDF
5 July 2018 Fifty-first Annual General Meeting followed by summer buffet   PDF
2 Aug 2018 No meeting    
6 Sep 2018 Tony Shadick with a selection of videos Tony Shadick PDF
4 Oct 2018 The steamer VIC32 Ron and Myra Glover PDF
1 Nov 2018 “Pleasure Boating in the 1930s, 40s,& 50s” Nick Grundy PDF
6 Dec 2018 Inter-Society Waterways Quiz Question Master: Nick Grundy PDF
3 Jan 2019 Waterways Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
7 Feb 2019 "Bats - the super heroes of the night" Nik Knight PDF
7 Mar 2019 “Steam Narrowboating – not for the faint hearted” The Reverend Mark Rudall PDF
4 Apr 2019 Chris Witts and his life on the River Severn Chris Witts PDF
2 May 2019 No meeting    
6 Jun 2019 “Goslings’ Gallivants Part Two” Paul Gosling PDF
4 Jul 2019 Fifty-second Annual General Meeting followed by summer buffet   PDF
1 Aug 2019 No meeting    
5 Sep 2019 “Bursledon Brick Works” Bob Marshall PDF
3 Oct 2019 William Walker David Farthing PDF
7 Nov 2019 Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey Andy Lester PDF
5 Dec 2019 Inter-Society Waterways Quiz Quiz Master: Peter Oates PDF
2 Jan 2020 Members Photographic Evening and Competition   PDF
6 Feb 2020 Reconstructing the FMC wooden motor boat CLENT Peter Boyce PDF
5 Mar 2020 'Happy in Holland' Rob and Julie Dean PDF
2 Apr 2020 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
7 May 2020 No meeting scheduled    
4 Jun 2020 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
2 Jul 2020 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
6 Aug 2020 No meeting scheduled    
3 Sep 2020 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
1 Oct 2020 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
5 Nov 2020 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
3 Dec 2020 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
7 Jan 2021 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
4 Feb 2021 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
4 Mar 2021 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
1 Apr 2021 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
6 May 2021 No meeting scheduled    
3 Jun 2021 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
1 Jul 2021 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
5 Aug 2021 No meeting scheduled    
2 Sep 2021 Meeting cancelled - Covid-19 precautions.    
7 Oct 2021 Informal get together with tea and snacks.   PDF
4 Nov 2021 Irish Waterways. Ron and Myra Glover with Dave Thomas. PDF
2 Dec 2021 Annual General Meeting. This was the Society's final meeting. PDF

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