Events:

March

A dog racing evening will be held at the club house from 7pm on Sunday 14^th March. All members and guests are welcome to pop along and have a little flutter and try Tony Simpsons American style hot dogs.

 

The shore league has started and despite the lack of fish some members have managed to weigh in. The next fixture will be on Wednesday 17^th March from 7pm till 11pm with L. S. Dogfish as the premium.

 

It’s that time of year when the boat anglers are checking their boats and for me to buy a new anchor as the first boat fixture is booked for Sunday 21^st . Fishing is from 11am till 5pm with Painted ray as the premium fish. 

April

The committee will be holding the draw for the clubs boat bay which any member can apply for. If you are interested please let a committee member know before the first Monday in April. You must have insurance and the council fees vary according to the size of boat. 

 

Tackle Show

On the 11^th Alan Bravery will be filling the club house with bargains from Scotties tackle giving members the opportunity to spend their vouchers and a bit more on top.  See flyer for fall details. 

 

Easter Family Fun Day

Tony Simpson is arranging a day of events on Easter Monday at the club  house with an Egg hunt, games, and quizzes as well as taking the opportunity to show off his skills in the cooking department.  See press and web site for more details.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CLUB BOOK

 

Unfortunately there are a couple of errors in the new club book

 

Page 6:

The shore record for Silver Eel is a fish of  2lb 11oz for Geoff Butt.

Page 23:

Race Night should read Sunday 14^th March.

Page 16:

Rule 24 The competition secretaries decision is final.

Page 19

Rule 20 The competition secretaries decision is final.    

Back cover:

Chairman Jon Benham contact number should be: 07974 282805

 

COMPETITION RULE CHANGES

Shore League

Entry fees will go up to £3.50 as of 1^st March 2010 

 All Smoothound caught in club competitions will be catch and release with a minimum size of 25in and an allocated weight of 3lb. The fish must be witnessed by another club member and a fish card signed. If no other member is with you the fish will need to be returned to the scales where you will be allocated a weight of 3lb each.

WELL DONE 

There has been some changes to the committee this year with Garreth Butt standing down as Chairman and taking the Vice Chair and Alan Bravery taking a rest from his lead role in all the clubs open events. Geoff Thorner and Steve Farrow have also taken time out from Committee and its only fitting that we say a big well done to them all for their hard work over the years and hope this gives them the opportunity to spend more time fishing. When you look back at the work these people have done for the club both on the upkeep of the building and the  open events including the outstanding junior and 22 hour opens you wonder where they get their energy from. So as a thank you I give you a sing along to some of their best moments.   

 

All Together Now

Where did you get that hat,
Where did you get that tile,
And isn't it a nobby one,
And what a proper style.
I should like to have one
Just the same as that;
Where' er I go they shout, Hello,
Where did you get that hat.

YOUR NEWS LETTER

As many of us have web access some members have asked if they can now receive their newsletters via  E-mail. If you wish to be on the list please send a confirmation mail to me at kevinbasham@btinternet.com 

WORM DANGLER LOTTO

YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT

How about playing the worm dangler lotto game for just £1 a month and have the chance of winning a cash prize as well as helping support the club.  

How it works:

You pick a number between 1 and 70 at the cost of £1 a month.

At the end of each committee meeting the balls are placed in the lotto machine, given a spin and two balls are drawn out. The first ball wins up to 35% and the second 15% of the total balls sold.  

You Can pay any committee member