Little of great interest to report to be honest but remember you are welcome to propose someone for membership who, providing you also have a seconder, will be put on the waiting list. Please remember however, that you should onlyRead …
A number of vehicles are being left in Society car parks without displaying the car park permit issued at the start of the season. Please remember that the only voluntary element about their use was the inclusion of a mobileRead …
I have banged on at Committee meetings for the past few years that we need more control over attendances at work parties. The process of letting members choose when they attend has not worked very well with numbers tending toRead …
Despite me spending quite a lot of time on the river this last year I will restrict comment to the lake at present as Steve Clarke’s river report is enclosed. To make life a little easier for us it isRead …
2011 Newsletter – Working Parties, planned works Read more →
At the start of the season there was the usual flurry of activity with a number of fish being caught in the early days including, as already discussed, the father of our babies! By July things had settled down intoRead …
2011 Newsletter – How did the lake fish last year ? Read more →
These fish are on a controlled diet. Under NO circumstances are members to feed these fish or introduce bait of any kind into the stock ponds. When the netting mentioned above was carried out I was appalled at the numberRead …
2011 Newsletter – Feeding of Fish in Stock Ponds Read more →
I mentioned in last year’s newsletter our plans to cross a male carp from the established Springwell stock with selected females. Our male carp was duly caught by Steve Young on June 16th last year and so began 36 hoursRead …
You will be aware of the somewhat strained relationship between the Society and the present owners of the ‘garden centre’ adjacent to the East bank. Apparently, we are not the only neighbours to have problems and concerns. Another summer’s growthRead …
Talking of the future it leads me on nicely to the bigger picture of our sports future and the role that the Angling Trust and Fish Legal (formerly the ACA) have to play in that. If you attended the AGMRead …
What’s been happening on the membership front? Well, the big fish in the river have ensured that membership is oversubscribed again this year which is really positive. The waiting list for membership is being used from the top a littleRead …