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NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22ND 8.00PM
AT THE NEW ALBERT, ALBERT STREET, NEWCASTLE -UNDER-LYME
THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN SUBSCRIPTIONS AGAIN THIS YEAR - 2012
Senior Members: £45.00 (£55.00 First Year)
OAP/Disabled/Ladies: £30.00 (£40.00 First Year)
A New Catagory
Student Membership (for people in Full Time Education, between the ages of 16 and 21) £30.00 per year - Proof will be needed when obtaining a Club Card
Juniors: 11 - 16 Years £5.00 Juniors Under 11: FREE
Junior Membership is restricted to Relatives of Senior or Consessionary Members, i.e Sons/Daughters; Nephews/Neices; Grandsons/Grandaughters; Brothers/Sisters
They must always be accompanied by a Senior or Consessionary Member
Details of how to obtain your 2012 Club Membership Card are listed further down the page, together with details of the Monthly Meeting, and the Meeting Venue.
THERE WILL BE ORGANISED WORKING PARTY'S DURING 2012 & MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND AS MANY OF THESE AS POSSIBLE.
FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND GIVEN OUT AT MEETINGS CLOSER TO THE DATES. COOKED BREAKFASTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT EACH WORKING PARTY
THE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THEM
SUNDAY MARCH 4TH 2012 - TOP POOLS BAR HILL
MEET AT THE TOP POOLS AT 8.30AM FOR 9.00PM START
SUNDAY APRIL 22ND 2012 - FIELDS FARM COMPLEX
MEET AT FIELDS FARM AT 8.30AM FOR 9.00PM START
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH 2012 - MADELEY MANOR
MEET AT MADELEY MANOR AT 8.30AM FOR 9.00PM START
THE WINNER OF THE CLUB AGGREGATE COMPETITION FOR 2011 WAS
K. SUDDES
(Who wins a FREE Annual Membership for the 2012 Season)
SEE MATCHES PAGE FOR DETAILS OF HOW THE CLUB AGGREGATES WORKS
CLUB MONTHLY MEETINGS 2012:
Members are asked to note that the venue for the Monthly Club Meetings, is is The New Albert Inn, Albert Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Meetings commence at 8.00pm.
The New Albert is situated very close to the Sandy Lane Traffic Lights, on the junction with Sandy Lane, King Street and Albert Street, and the Meetngs will take place in the large rear Lounge area.
Meeting Dates: 2012
Wednesday January 18th 2012
Wednesday February 22nd 2012
Wednesday March 21st 2012
Wednesday April 18th 2012
Wednesday May 23rd 2012
Wednesday June 20th 2012
Wednesday July 18th 2012
Wednesday August 22nd 2012
Wednesday September 19th 2012
Wednesday October 24th 2012
The Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday November 15th 2012, Venue to be advised.
Wednesday December 12th 2012.
Membership Cards for 2012 will be available from the following sources. Firstly, from the Club Vice President, Jeff Dean, on Monday and Tuesday Evenings from 6.00 - 8.00pm, at The New Albert Inn, Albert Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme during January, and on the first Monday and Tuesday in February. Dates are as follows: Tuesday January 3rd; January 9th & 10th; January 16th & 17th; January 23rd & 24th and January 30th & 31st, Monday and Tuesday February 6th & 7th 2012, and on Monday and Tuesday February 13th & 14th 2012
Or by post from the Club Secretary, Barry Simpson, with a stamped addressed envelope, and details of address, including post code, landline & mobile numbers, and e-mail address if possible There is an Application Form on another page on the website.
We would ask that, when paying by cheque, the cheque is made out to "Victoria Angling Club", and would you write your name, address, and post code, on the reverse of the cheque, especially when the cheque is not from the account of the Club Member, please? (i.e. where someone is paying the subscription fee on your behalf)
As some you may know, the lakes and ponds at Keele University are undergoing major works to bring them, and the surrounding area, back to their former glory. The scheme is costing a vast amount of money, and the intention is to allow fishing on the lakes, as used to happen in the past.
I am pleased to announce that, the Victoria Angling Club, through negotiation, and with the help of one of our Committee Members, Dr Sarah Taylor, of the University Ecology Department, have been given the first option on taking over the waters once the work has been completed.
This will not be immediate, as the work is expected to take some 12 - 18 months to complete. However, we do have first choice, and are in front of a number of larger Angling Clubs, who have also shown interest in the project. As developements move on, we will keep you all informed. So, watch this space!!!!!!
Water News:
Madeley Manor:
There is a new recruit to the 'Lake Police' on the Manor. The owners neighbour, whose name is Chris Condliffe, and his wife, Jessica, who have written permission from the owner to walk their dogs and shoot on the land. He is 6ft 6" tall, with two Staffordshire Bull Terriers and a gun, and will shift off kids, and it seems to do the trick.
Also PC Bridgett, of Madeley Police, has been notified about the renewed partying, and will start patrolling on Friday and Saturday nights. He has also been told that they are lighting fires, which could be dangerous in the dry weather, if we have any!
LATEST FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Members Please Note:
Please ensure that you have a current Rod Licence, the Environment Agency are placing further importance on those anglers who do not possess a current licence. In 2009, there were 4500 prosecutions for none possession out of the 120,000 licences that they checked. Last Summer, 11 anglers were caught fishing without licences, and were fined a combined total of £1775.00.
Here are few of the excusues that have been offered for none possession of a valid licence, and all do not hold water.
It's in my other bag; this is a private lake, so I don't need one; I bought it online, and forgot to print off the confirmation; I thought it lasted forever; my wife ususally buys it for me; it's part of the day ticket charge, isn't it?
Also. there are 2 new bylaws which were introduced in June 2010. Firstly, a restriction which fish can be caught and removed, and the removal of the Brown Trout Close Season from enclosed stillwaters.
On a lighter note, you can now get angling guides online and can search by place name or postcode anywhere in England or Wales. You can also download your own FREE area guide for each of the 7 regions under the Environment Agency control, go to www.environment-agency.gov.uk/wheretofish.
BAR HILL TOP POOLS:
We have now been granted permission to put a combination lock on the entrance gate to Bar Hill Top Pools, and the gate will be locked as from FRIDAY 19th MARCH 2010. If you have not already received either an e-mail or a text, giving you the combination number, please contact any of the numbers shown below.
Members are requested to close and lock the gate after entry, as well as when leaving the Top Pools.
Les Taylor - Club Treasurer: 07743 158961 Mobile
Ron Kendrick - Club Vice Chairman: 01782 750665 Home
07551 647354 Mobile
Barry Simpson - Club Secretary: 07877 624903 Mobile
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MEMBERS
IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF INCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY AT BAR HILL TOP POOLS OF TRESPASSERS BEING FOUND ON THE WATERS WITH GUNS, AND HAVE BEEN SHOOTING AT BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT MOVES.
MEMBERS ARE ASKED, THAT IF THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS POSITION, NOT TO APPROACH THE OFFENDERS, BUT, IF YOU HAVE A MOBILE PHONE, RING THE POLICE AND REPORT THE INCIDENT AS "ARMED TRESSPASS, AND THAT SHOTS HAVE BEEN FIRED". I AM RELIABLY INFORMED BY OUR CLUB PRESIDENT, MR JIM TAYLOR, THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN A FIREARMS TEAM BEING DEPLOYED, AND, IF ARRESTED, THE MISCREANTS WILL FACE A CUSTODIAL SENTENCE.
The local Rural Police Officer is: PCSO 8870 Jonathon Cartwright, Madeley/Rural Officer
Tel: (Direct line): 03001232345 Staffordshire Police: 03001234455
Would Members please add these numbers to their mobile telephone lists for use if necessary
