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Dear Member, I hope this will be last of these I have to send as we head into the new normal! The Committee have passed a proposal to lift the umbrella and bivvie ban on the Main Canal from 00.01 on the 1st October.   Please still be mindful when using umbrellas or bivvies’ not to block…

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Summer League Round 10,  Reg Howard Trophy, Sunday 19th September: With three sections in play it was anyones guess where the bags were going to come from.  It turned out to be a Bird Hide v Lower Basin contest with the Bird Hide coming out on top.  Steve Maynard got the long pole…

Summer League Round 9,  Phyllis Turner Trophy (Roach n Rudd), Sunday 12th September: The big silver bars were nowhere to be seen and so it was a day of  slow bag accummlation as everyone chased the smaller redfins.  Adrian Hill used the long pole to piece together over 4lbs of…

Pairs League - Round 7 - Sunday 6th September With double figure bags of quality silvers coming from the Middle Pound in recent days there was disapointment on match day as the bites proved hard to come by.  Steve Whitehouse made the most of an end pag and banked over 5lbs of silvers to easily…

Summer League Round 8,  BR Autospares Trophy, Sunday 22nd August: A bumper turnout for the annual 'wag n mag' contest saw the inclusion of Bird Hide section after a long absence.  The match itself saw the Lower Basin dominate as expected with the top five weights (four doubles figure bags…

Pairs League - Round 6  Stu Bell Trophy Dick Turner pole fished his way to a near 14lb bag of silvers to win the Lower Basin section but partner Brian Powel could only manage 5th  in the upper Basin, resulting in Team Faint Heart having to share the Stu Bell Trophy.  With Matt…

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Summer League Round 7,  Sunday 25th July: Starting on the waggler and moving to the pole as the boat traffic increased, Kevin Hill bagged up on bream throught the day from peg 32 to win the Falcon Cup with a 16lb haul.  It was a battle of the long poles in the Lower Basin with Steve…

Summer League Round 6,  Sunday 18th July: Phew what a scorcher!  With temperatures touching 30c, a very light breeze and bright blue skies it was always going to be a tough day. Seasoned angler Brian Powell showed the field the way home and banked 7lb 10ozs of silvers from the Lower Basin…

Summer League Round 5,  Charity Match, Sunday 11th July: It was wet charity match as the duly forecast rain arrived on time.  Adrian 'Sailor' Hill bagged up on silvers from the Lower Basin to win the contest with 12lbs.  Matt Sampson was not far behind with another double figure haul…

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Pairs League - Round 5 Tuesday 29 June Was the cheering from the Brendon Arms for England as they put Germany away in the Euros, or perhaps Simon Allen as he smashed it again to win the Lower Basin by a 4lb margin?  Who knows, but with 'Dad' Dave banking a creditable net of silvers for third…

Summer League Round 4,  Martins Group Sevices Shield, Sunday 27th June: The weather forecast proved thankfully unreliable as the expected heavy rain did not emerge and everyone remained dry. Early pressure from Adrian 'Sailor' Hill picking up skimmers on the tip from peg 19 was not enough to…

Pairs League - Round 4 Tuesday 15 June Another classic June warm sunny eveing with light winds meeting the seven competing teams.  And just like the first evening match all the action was in the Second Basin.  Simon Allen picked up numerous small blades to bag a winning 1olbs of silvers…