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