After one of our Matches / meetings; The RNLI team  done a tremendous job with full life jacket instruction & checks, with a few jackets being rendered useless. A real eye opener for many of us & we are having them back again the week after Easter, combined with a BBQ to get a few more members checked out. 

 

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HCA Fishing Club last News Letter 

SORRY we have had a communication problem within the club and we are trying to rectify the situation.  Members have expressed their concern that an email alone to publish events is not getting to enough of you. The web site has been down but is now back up and running, the text messages have been a bit sporadic and we don’t write to people any more. This is the reason for this newsletter to try to explain what we are trying to do to put things right and get the happy banter back into the club.   Tim has been working around the clock and wanted to resign, we won’t let him, so he is taking a back seat until after Christmas when hopefully his job will return to normal and we can have him back at the helm.  I have now got the club phone with all your text numbers, so if I can find out how to work the thing you will start getting text messages again. We also have a club computer and will try to keep the web site and you updated. We still have 150+ members and expect this figure to grow when the cod return to the river and some of you non-members that have not re-joined yet will get this newsletter, forgive us and re-join this sensational fishing club.     Do not expect regular written correspondence from Chris or myself because we want to go fishing, this is the only newsletter you are getting in the mail if you are a member.   We also have a notice board in the Marina which Clive will post any relevant notes,  also a pre-recorded message  on the club phone which will have details of match information.    

Tel:  No 07783 581633                                                              

  Membership cards are not being issued and I know some members are not sure if they have paid or not, I can assure you if you think you have not paid, you haven’t and nobody pays twice.   Join Now.         

Club News Please try to get into the habit of wearing a life Jacket, the reasoning now is the increased amount of wind cat activity. They do not stick to the shipping channels and why should they, especially between the 4B and the 2C or visa versa, we have had a few reports of near misses. If a wind cat is heading in your direction, they might not have seen you, give them a call on ch 14, 16 or  ch 74 if near the Dock and be vigilant.  Squid prices are spiralling this year, for no other reason than fishing has been bad in the Falklands and after many years of stagnant prices it is now catch up time. 

New stock now £33 for a 10 kilo case (No small boxes available) from Cryotech Cold store Tel: 01472 349349.                                                 

 Tony.