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That would be good, a clubhouse, slipway and compound. That was a nice dream, I'd better get back to reality About 17 years ago i was involved with a group made up of 3 of the local clubs, it was called Wessex Angling Consortium, it folded after a few years when we realised that its wasnt the money, nor the site, plans were drawn up with a site on baiter in mind but the apathy of anglers for the future and sadly it folded. chris holloway.

Happy Birthday, are you that old ?

Thanks chaps, my IT not always good i just copy and paste

Access to Waters The Angling Trust

You asked the AT position on access to rivers and Licencing for canoes, (well dont shoot the messenger) i am sure your comments will be taken on board. The Angling Trust does have a policy of pressing for the registration of canoes for use in freshwater on the basis that it would make the enforceability of access agreements so much easier. Naturally we would be keen to hear views about the practicalities of how such a registration should work. Regards, David you have the chance to comment.

You dont know where to fish, will give you a few pointers if you like

News letter Gentlemen, We have now launched the Angling Trust kayak fishing membership package and initially publicised it to all members of the Anglers Afloat kayak fishing forum who have been instrumental in helping to put this together (see text below that was sent as a personal message to all members of the forum). We will be feeding news of this to the web and print media over the coming days and various angling journalists are preparing to write features. Please take a few minutes to make yourself aware of the membership benefits in case anyone asks you about it. There is now a Kayak Fishing section on the Angling Trust website which you can find here http://www.anglingtrust.net/page.asp?secti...ak%20membership If you have any media contacts who would be interested in publicising this please pass the details on. There is a specific kayak fishing option that needs ticking when members join that allows us to track them as a unique group. Many kayak anglers have said they will give us a year's membership to see whether they believe it is worthwhile. The hard work starts here... I will be including news of this in this month's e-update to all sea angling members. If John could be kind enough to add it to the agenda for next week's marine committee meeting any questions relating to this could be answered then. Kind regards, David The dark nights and bad weather are here, but don

Should be there, but remind me to kick you in shins or worse Hi Chris, now the meeting is cancelled any chance you could post an update here , , Please, , ps , ,i dont really want a kick in the nuts Ben Well there seems a misunderstanding that AT headoffice has a huge staff base, but it not set up like that, The country is set up with Regions who nominate 2 people to sit on the marine committee (AT) there is also the AT board made up by the chairman of each of the fishing sections ie. fresh water,sea, and the rest, The Local committees look after there own region we do have expert advice from the legal arm of AT called fish legal and a campaigns officer who will deal with any local or national issues, But its important that we do support the local region with representives, we have been successful lately in nominating a chap to sit on the southern sea fisheries committee who will represent angling for the next 3 years in the middle of the commercials fighting for your rights, we also have a representive on balanced seas and finding sanctuary the govenment funded consulation process part of the marine bill, we have now just been asked if we would support a ban on trawing and scalloping in the area for 3 miles from the shore line, subject to seeing the consultion paper later we will of course agree. We have people now sat as stateholders on the various harbour committees locally. we do run a few competitions for the member clubs but conservation is top of the agenda. We also requested that Fish legal blocked the move to ban bait digging in fareham creek, they took on Natural England blocked them with a threat of a judicial review NT gone a bit quiet on that one but it is still there and being looked at. We are also now working with ADB (angling development board) on setting up the new county action groups (CAGs)for short which will take angling in to schools. i could go , AT DOES NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND MEMBERSHIP. Chris Holloway Chairman of Wessex Region AT.

Should be there, but remind me to kick you in shins or worse Sorry did'nt make meeting last night, cold all day at work got home changed had tea in warm armchair, woke up 8.30pm, found out today meeting cancelled.

Should be there, but remind me to kick you in shins or worse

One really good reason for wearing your LJ is that we (the RNLI) can bring you home, otherwise the 7 year missing person rule appies , no life insurance payout nothing for your misses to bury !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats a worrying thought if you have a morgage and young children. sorry guys about the message.