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This area will be used to provide information to members on any matter relating to the club that requires immediate notification.
2nd September
NOTICE
DUE TO AN OUTBREAK OF KOI HERPESVIRUS IN THE COLNE VALLEY (HAREFIELD
AREA)
THE USE OF KEEPNETS / SACKS ON ALL OUR STILLWATERS IS BANNED UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.
WITH REGARD TO LANDING NETS AND WEIGH SLINGS ETC COULD YOU PLEASE ENSURE THAT
THEY ARE THOROUGHLY DRIED BEFORE THEY ARE BROUGHT ONTO OUR WATERS.
WHEN A MATCH IS TAKING PLACE ON OUR WATERS YOUR NETS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE
THE MATCH AND IF YOU HAVE ANY THAT ARE NOT DRY YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE
THEM.
THIS ACTION IS TO HELP PROTECT OUR FISH STOCKS AND ANY MEMBER FOUND TO BE
DISREGARDING THIS NOTICE WILL LOSE THEIR PERMIT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION AMONG MEMBERS REGARDING THE TWO CONCRETE
SWIMS AND THEIR USEAGE. BELOW ARE NOTES TO HELP CLARIFY THE SITUATION.
THE TWO CONCRETE SWIMS WERE PUT IN PLACE FOR THE USE OF OUR MEMBERS WHO ARE
WHEELCHAIR USERS. THEY ARE NOT “DISABLED SWIMS” THEY ARE ”WHEELCHAIR
SWIMS”.
THESE SWIMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY MEMBER TO USE BUT SHOULD A MEMBER WHO IS
A WHEELCHAIR USER WISH TO FISH IN ONE OF THE SWIMS THEN YOU MUST VACATE THAT
SWIM TO ALLOW THEM ACCESS.
THE LARGER OF THE TWO SWIMS IS FOR TWO WHEELCHAIR USERS AND THE SMALLER FOR
ONE USER. SHOULD YOU BE FISHING THE LARGER SWIM AND A SINGLE WHEELCHAIR USER
ARRIVES YOU ONLY HAVE TO VACATE ONE OF THE SWIMS TO ALLOW THEM ACCESS.
SHOULD THERE BE AN OFFICIAL CLUB MATCH TAKING PLACE ON THE WATER THEN THE
ABOVE DOES NOT APPLY AS THE WATER HAS BEEN BOOKED FOR THAT MATCH BUT AS IN
ALL MATCHES THE DECISION OF THE MATCH SECRETARY ON WHICH SWIMS TO USE AND
OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE MATCH IS FINAL.