Category Archives: NHWAS News

Minutes of 2022 AGM

NOTE: This AGM was conducted on Zoom Committee Apologies: Peter Cowan Six members attended on Zoom CHAIRMANS OPENING ADDRESS – So here I am doing a Chairman’s opening address again at an NHWAS AGM by Zoom.  Another Covid year has (more…)

Fishing on Springwell Lake and working parties

As a reminder this was introduced in 2018: Full members are reminded that there is no fishing on Springwell Lake during working parties.All swims are to be vacated by 8am on the morning of any working party and anyone wanting (more…)

Canoeing on our stretch of River Colne

  If you are confronted by groups of canoeists on our river, they should be asked to leave by exiting the river at the first possible point and portaging their kayaks over to the canal, which is a public navigation.  (more…)

Charity Predator Match

For anyone that’s interested The match will be on our section of river as well as Uxbridge rovers section ,the canal from ricky to denham and possibly parts of stockers lake Anyone is welcome More details will follow nearer the (more…)

2023 Working Parties – Springwell Lake

The dates for the working parties are: Sunday 26th February Sunday 16th April Sunday 4th June All members are asked to attend 2 working parties or pay the opt out fees. All new Full Members do not have the option to pay an (more…)

Update from the Colne Valley Regional Park

The attached may be of interest 230106-CIC-Member-Letter_FINALDownload (more…)

Giant Hogweed – West bank

Work will be carried out in January to erect fencing around the area on the West Bank where Giant Hogweed is known to be growing, the fencing in intended to protect the public and anglers from accidental exposure. There should (more…)

Emergency Information

in case of emergency please use the information below to guide emergency services West bank car park Postcode – wd3 8xd What 3 words -///wedge.noises.label East bank car park Postcode – wd3 8ux What 3 words -///letter.pumps.coherent (more…)

Tree Work on River Colne and Closures

River anglers may recall that there has been a program of tree work on the River Colne, funded by the projects that Tony Booker has been working on. The outstanding work we had agreed back at the beginning of the (more…)

avian influenza (bird flu)

It has come to our attention that there are several dead birds on Springwell lake it is suspected that it is bird flu and we have contacted Defra we can carry on fishing, but you are please asked not to (more…)