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IT IS WITH DEEP SYMPATHY THAT THE CLUB WOULD LIKE TO INFORM ALL MEMBERS OF THE PASSING OF A FANTASTIC CHARACTER AND LIFE LONG CLUB MEMBER, MR BRIAN THOMPSON
BRIAN HAS PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN REPRESENTING THE CLUB OVER MANY YEARS, HE HAS COUNTLESS FRIENDS AMONGST THE ANGLING COMMUNITY AND WILL BEST BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS BANTER AND LOUD LAUGH. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM.
THE CLUB WOULD LIKE HIS FAMILY TO KNOW THAT ALL OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THEM AT THIS SAD TIME, AND TO KNOW THAT BRIAN WILL NOT BE FORGOTTON.
****************************************************All new members, details how to join are on the Membership Page
For queries on membership contact Robert Hirst
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via e-mail for our picture gallery
bobhirst25@hotmail.co.uk
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Wakefield Angling Club is a member of the three groups listed below:-
Friends of Newmillerdam / Friends of Kettlethorpe Hall / Friends of Horbury Lagoon
Wakefield Angling Club is a member of the three groups listed below:-
Friends of Newmillerdam / Friends of Kettlethorpe Hall / Friends of Horbury Lagoon
http://www.newmillerdam.org /
Our fisheries consist of lakes, ponds, canals and a local stretch of the River Calder. Some still waters are ideal for disabled anglers and juniors.
The club is a member of the Angling Trust, and enters teams in the National and Regional Championships, as well as various leagues.
Our thriving Junior Section also fishes in the Championships. We have league matches, friendly competitions against juniors from other clubs, and our own weekly matches in June and July. Tuition is available for junior and novice anglers.
We have a programme of weekly matches in the summer for Veteran members (aged 60 and over) and have recently started a Ladies' Section, which offers coaching and a "Ladies' only" evening at the Flanshaw Dam.
NO NIGHT FISHING ON ANY CLUB WATERS
From 1st Jan 2008 - THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FISHING LICENCE FOR HORBURY AND WAKEFIELD LAGOONS HAVE BEEN REVISED BY WAKEFIELD COUNCIL. NIGHT FISHING HAS BEEN BANNED ON BOTH LAGOONS AND VEHICLE ACCESS ONTO THE GRASSED AREAS AROUND THE HORBURY LAGOONS HAS ALSO BEEN BANNED. MEMBERS BREAKING THESE NEW CONDITIONS, WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRING DAMAGED AREAS AND COULD LEAD TO THE WITHDRAWL OF MEMBERSHIP. THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POLICE.