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Found at Hall Farm
The latest work party found a few bits and pieces that had been left behind: T-bar style Allen key / hex wrench Large tweezers Carp rod...
Gary Pickard
Oct 41 min read
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Pike season starting 1 Oct
Hi All It is that time again with the nights drawing in and 1st October marking the start of the pike fishing season on our waters...
Gary Pickard
Sep 221 min read
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Random Club history no. 3
Just ahead of Tony's match for BreatheEasy here is one from the archives for the charity match held back in 2013 in favour of St Clare's...
Gary Pickard
Aug 51 min read
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Random Club history no. 2
For your second piece of history here is a copy of the Club's Membership Book from 1980 or so we guess. Many thanks John for the loan of...
Gary Pickard
Jul 241 min read
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Random Club history no. 1
A little something from the Club's Archives and Member's collections for you. This first one is an article from the Herts and Essex...
Gary Pickard
Jul 91 min read
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Wickham Hall works are done
Apart from a final bit of tidying up the works at Wickham Hall to create a water level path are pretty much completed. There is now a...
Gary Pickard
Jun 61 min read
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Litter is not acceptable
Sadly, we seem to have a litter problem especially at Hall Farm. As well as simply making the fisheries look poor it poses a risk to...
Gary Pickard
May 241 min read
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Please note Club Rule changes
Hi all Following Thursday's AGM please note the following rule changes were approved and are now in effect: We have clarified that Guest...
Gary Pickard
Apr 51 min read
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What have we been doing?
With the weather turning cold the work parties will be taking a winter rest in the next couple of weeks. Before then though they braved...
Gary Pickard
Nov 30, 20231 min read
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Pike season starting 1 Oct
Hi All 1st October is the start of the pike fishing season on our waters (through to 14 March). And the pike in MBL are very active at...
Gary Pickard
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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The Magic Twig - not permitted on Club waters
A lot of you will have seen coverage of a new angling device called the Magic Twig. A number of concerns have been raised as to how fish...
Gary Pickard
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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A Malcolm Barker update
As you will have spotted if you have been at MBL lately a lot of work is happening and a lot more will be going on over the next few...
Gary Pickard
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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What have the Work Party been up to recently?
A key part of the Club is the weekly work party that meets up each Thursday (when not too wet or cold) to put in the background work that...
Gary Pickard
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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Newsletter and dates for diary
Hi all It is that time of year again when we have flurry of activity for the end of the Club's year Below you will find a copy of the...
Gary Pickard
Mar 19, 20231 min read
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You can now recycle your old line @ MBL
Ever wonder what to do with your old line and empty new line spool? Don't assume it will get recycled if you place line in your usual...
Gary Pickard
Dec 18, 20221 min read
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New gate at Beggars Hall
As there have been a few issues with unauthorised parking our Landlord has installed a gate at the start of the private road leading to...
Gary Pickard
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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A little glimpse behind the scenes
As a local angling club all the maintenance of our waters is via its members - at this time of year it is a battle to keep back the weeds...
Gary Pickard
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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Congrats to Robin
For those of us who are Angling Trust members you might have spotted a familiar face in the recent newsletter. Latest news from the...
Gary Pickard
Jul 2, 20221 min read
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2022 Newsletter and AGM 6 April
Hi all It's that time of year again for our Newsletter giving you a season's worth of news in 2 pages. Hard copies are being posted to...
Gary Pickard
Mar 22, 20221 min read
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Work parties
Time for a bit of a winter break - they will restart in March - many thanks for all who have helped out. Work parties are usually on a...
robin462
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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