Category Archives: River News

Thanks to the work by Dave Lawson, NHWAS has been awarded £3000 by the EA as part of the Fisheries Improvement Program. Dave submitted the application on behalf of the Society in the latest round of bids. The EA grant (more…)

We are continuing with the program to tackle some of the tree issues around Springwell Lake. Tree surgeons will be on site from the end of March to early April (approx 6 days in total). There may be some disturbance (more…)

For those that are interested below is the current plan of major tasks that are targeted for this year’s working parties on Springwell Lake. Springwell-Lake-Schedule-of-Works-2022-website-compressedDownload (more…)

This was received through CVFC. It is free, if you are interested please register using the link below Rediscovering the River Colne – FREE Webinar 17th March with the EA’s Martin Van Heerden Claim your ticket here 17th March – 6-7pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fish-and-the-watford-colne-webinar-tickets-290423553667 (more…)

The following update is from Tony Booker. Through his role as Chairman of the Colne Valley Fisheries Consultative (www.cvfc.org.uk) Tony is involved in a number of projects, some directly benefiting the Society. Main River Colne Back in the days before (more…)

The date for the 2022 AGM is the 17th May 2022. Details will be confirmed nearer the time. As usual, members wishing to vote on the proposals at the AGM have the option on the renewal form to appoint the (more…)

The details linked to your user profile are the details that are used to generate tickets and to keep in contact with members, so please ensure they are kept up to date. You will find them on the “My Details” (more…)

As many of you are probably aware from recent weather reports we have Storm Eunice on Friday bringing heavy rain and in particular extremely strong winds.We would therefore urge all our members to consider that if fishing during this period (more…)

The schedule of working parties is on the website so that members can register attendance. Please see the booking page for more details. Renewals will be opened towards the end of Feb and fees will need to be paid by (more…)

Just a reminder that there will be a general match on Springwell Lake West Bank on Sunday 12th September. Fishing 9am to 3pm. Open to all members. For any information please contact Pete Cowan. Good luck! (more…)