Bude Canal and Harbour Society official website

	Welcome to the official site for the Bude Canal and Harbour Society. The site will keep members up to date with all things “Bude Canal” but has information about the history and future of the Canal. Features and pictures about activity on the Canal. Current issues of our newsletter “The Tub Boat”, links to other websites such as Bude Stratton Town Council, Bude Museum and the Bude Tourist Board/Visitor Centre and possibly to others. STOP PRESS !!!! The Updated Reprint of "BUDE CANAL - PAST AND PRESENT" is now available from B.C.H.S. and it includes a NEW chapter on the recent Regeneration Project. The book is STILL only £5.50 and we are able to offer free delivery to EX23 and EX22 postcode areas. Outside of these areas please add £1.00 to the price to cover post and postage. Make cheques payable to "Bude Canal and Harbour Society" and send with your own details to "Hon Treasurer", Chris Jewell at 4A The Crescent, Bude, Cornwall EX23 8LE. Canal Regeneration Photo Album now at full strength - 445 pictures! Chris Jewell has been out photographing the Canal Regeneration from day one . During much of the regeneration period the Canal towpaths, locks and features have been closed to the public. Now at last you can see how the wonderful regeneration took place - I have now scanned 445 photographs from Chris' album and they are here for you to enjoy. Remember the photos are copyrighted to Chris so don't abuse his hard work - feel free to email comments. Begin your voyage of discovery of Bude Canal Regeneration here Start by clicking on the albums and then the pictures to enlarge them and move back and forth to view them - there is a help button too - please be patient - the pictures are detailed and some computers will take a few more seconds to download - it's worth the wait! click here for some further information on how the Regeneration Project started We are delighted to be able to bring you the BUDE CANAL MAP 1904 with eight delightfully reproduced maps together with introduction and full surveyor's notes for each map. Special thanks to The National Lottery, Awards for All and Bude-Stratton Town Council - among others - for making this possible. We now have 25 issues of The Tub Boat available on this site, together with all photos - just follow the link above - makes very interesting reading! In fact all Tub Boat issues since the Spring of 2003 are available to download from this site! Transportation of Sand Membership form - click here for the new form Membership section Website design and maintenance by Jacki Stephens		Events - Sunday 26th July - Canal and Gurney Day - details to follow Saturday 15th August - Bude Carnival Day - as well as processions there are numerous events around the Canal and the Castle Green - please note this is different from the date in The Tub Boat *new - tub boat* spring 2009 We now provide the newsletters and some booking forms, posters etc in pdf format for ease of printing. If you do not have the brilliant Adobe Reader - please click here to download this first.**