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Committee details

Basingstoke Canal Joint Management Committee

Purpose of committee

The Basingstoke Canal Joint Management Committee (JMC) meets twice a year and has the following terms of reference:

 

The Committee will exercise the functions of the Cabinet in relation to:

 

·      The oversight of the completion of the restoration of the Basingstoke Canal;

·      The management and maintenance of the Basingstoke Canal as an environmental navigational and recreational asset in accordance with the policy and budgetary framework set for the Committee; and

·      The balancing of the interests of all users of the Basingstoke Canal and conservation of the natural environment.

 

The Committee membership consists of eight County Councillors (four from Surrey and four from Hampshire), who represent divisions which include the Basingstoke Canal in their area. There are also Borough and District Councillors and representatives from special interest groups on the Committee. 

 

Information on the Basingstoke Canal Authority:

 

Address: Canal Centre, Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Camberley GU16 6DD

Email:info@basingstoke-canal.co.uk (general queries on the Centre) or basingstoke.canal@hants.gov.uk (on the byelaws/ policies surrounding the Canal)

Tel: 01252 370073

 

Website: https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/basingstokecanal/canalauthority

 

  

Membership

  • Adam Bates    Natural England
  • Cllr Rod Cooper    Hampshire County Council
  • Timothy Davies    Hampshire County Council
  • Cllr Kevin Davis    Woking Borough Council
  • Paul Deach    Surrey County Council
  • Akmal Gani   
  • Cllr Jonathan Glen  (Co-Chairman)  Hampshire County Council
  • Bill Hansell    Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club
  • Marisa Heath  (Co-Chairman)  Surrey County Council
  • Saj Hussain    Surrey County Council
  • Cllr David Jackson    Hart District Association of Parish Councils
  • Riasat Khan    Surrey County Council
  • Cllr Rob Leach    Woking Borough Council
  • Scott Lewis    Runnymede Borough Council
  • Ellie May    Fleet Town Council
  • Arthur McCaffrey    Galleon Marine
  • Ian Moore    Basingstoke Canal Society
  • Stephen Parker    Hampshire County Council
  • Verna Smith    Inland Waterways Association
  • Tim Southern    Hart District Council
  • Paul Taylor    Rushmore Borough Council
  • John Turner   
  • Peter Wildsmith    Hart District Council

Contact information

Support officer: Joss Butler. Email: joss.butler@surreycc.gov.uk

Email: joss.butler@surreycc.gov.uk