Meeting at the Basingstoke Canal Centre with Seminar on Welding

We meet at the Basingstoke Canal Centre (BCC), a few minutes from M3 junction 4, postcode  GU16 6DD. We have the use of the room from 10am to 5pm but need to allow for tidying and running the vacuum cleaner over the floor at the end.  We call this an all-day meeting but feel free to come and leave as you wish, we aim to have the kettle on for those arriving around 10:15. Lunch is at the on-site café which serves a range of sandwiches and hot dishes.  We accept donations to contribute to room hire and to provision of light refreshments during the day.

This meeting is planed to include a seminar on welding to be given by Jasper Graham-Jones. Jasper has in the past taught welding at a technical college. The aim of this seminar is not to train you to become a professional welder but rather to show you that with the fairly inexpensive welding equipment that has become available in recent years you can safely carry out small welding jobs at home. Many of us will have wanted to mend, modify or even build from scratch our boat trailers, launching trolleys, cradles for winter boat storage etc. and DIY may be more convenient than going to a fabrication company.

As well as learning about welding, this meeting will, as always, be an opportunity to talk about our projects and boating activities. Presentations are always welcome. You dont need to propose a presentation in advance of the meeting although if you do tell me you have something in mind I can make sure we allow you a time slot. We should have a screen to display the usual digital media formats from usb sticks etc.

The BCC has a website Here