Cambridge Fish Preservation & Angling Society Ltd.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

LAKE CLOSURE

HERITAGE LAKE

COTTENHAM

SATURDAY 24TH MAY - SUNDAY 25TH MAY

Heritage Lake at Cottenham will be closed on Saturday 24th May ready for the pairs match to be held on Sunday 25th May

Anyone wishing to fish the match on Sunday 25th May must please contact Graham on 01223 234616 as pegs are limited.

NETHERGROVE LAKE - REFURBISHMENT PROJECT

The refurbishment / tidying up of the lake and surround is well underway. Some of the work done would appear quite brutal with the significant cutting back of bank side trees and bushes. The swims however, have become in a couple of areas quite overgrown and so we have taken this action before they become too closed up.

Further work is planned with the re-establishment of swims opposite the island and the pruning of trees along the high bank. Next winter the island will be coppiced. We do this every 5 or 6 years. Hopefully in the next month some Carp, Ghost and Koi will be introduced. These fish go up to a pound in weight and will, we feel add sport to the venue.

Anyone interested in helping with the restoration project please contact Graham on 01223 234616. Our Bailiff Rodger over at Block Fen wishes to organise a litter pick at our Mepal venue. Please contact Graham if you can offer an hour or so this Spring.

Fish Tales - a tale of Nethergrove Lake

Great News....

With the new season fast approaching you will be glad to here that CFPAS Ltd. have held their Annual Membership price for the coming year... With a bargain Adult Membership available for £25 and Under 16 / OAP / Concessions available for £10 what are you waiting for???

CFPAS LTD Fishery, Barway.

I regret to report that access to the Ouse at Barway (pump) Section is prohibited. The Landowner has locked the access gate and will not allow anglers access. This action is not a result of anglers but persistent fly-tipping on his land.

CFPAS LTD has attempted to negotiate with the Landowner but without success. We regret therefore that this fishery is no long accessible to CFPAS LTD members and we have advised our Landlords the Environment Agency accordingly.

Level 2 Coaching Certificate

I am delighted to report that Alan Brown and John Pope have successfully completed their professional Angling Association run course for the Level 2 Certificate in coaching angling on 1st 4 Sport qualification. CFPAS LTD and the Environment Agency were co-sponsors of Alan and John who will be presented with their certificates in the near future. The course is quite intensive and requires a considerable amount of personal time to complete. CFPAS LTD is proud to boast that we now have four Level 2 licensed coaches and three Level 1 coaches in delivering our coaching programme. All are happy to talk about their experience in getting the qualification and whilst we will tell you it is a lot of work we will also say how rewarding it is.

Club Sweepstake 23.12.2007

RIVER CAM AT CLAYHITHE DRAW 8-30 FISH 9-30 TO 2-30 CLUB SWEEPSTAKE SUNDAY 06 01 08 BURWELL LODE UPWARE DRAW 8-30 FISH 9-30 TO 2-30 ANGLERS MUST BOOK ON WITH GRAHAM TEL 01223 234616

Graham Tweed

President – CFPAS LTD

July 2007

The EA recently carried out a fish survey of the River Cam at Baits Bite lock.

For your information Dan Horsley, EA Ecological Appraisal Officer reports... in total we caught 925 roach, 53 bream, 60 bleak, 2 tench, 2 pike, 11 chub, 31 perch, a few bitterling and a few hybrids.

June 2007

CFPAS LTD intends to enter a team to fish the Division 2 National on the Trent on 1^st September. We also intend to enter a team for the Eastern Region Shield on 6^th October on the canal at Milton Keynes.

We have decided this year to offer the first 6 places in the 2006/07 Club Championship the chance to fish the National. There are 10 places in total so up to 4 places wild card are available if all 6 people take up their offer.

T o qualify for the remaining places anglers will need to be:

	Club Members
	Fished at least 3 Club organised matches last season or this season including the proposed Club match on the Trent
	Anglers will also be required to be individual members of the NFA to fish both events
	We are able to enter multiple teams for the Eastern Region and so there will be a good chance to represent your Club

Anglers wishing to be considered should contact Graham Tweed Tel: 01223-234616 asap and confirm their interest and NFA Membership

ON 25^th May the Angling Development Boards Development Officer Julian Taylor advised us that our Club is to be awarded the coveted Sport England Club Mark. An independent panel representing Sport England reviewed our portfolio and have congratulated us on our evidence.

This is fantastic news. CFPAS Ltd. is now one of six Angling Clubs in the country to have reached the required standards set for Club management, coaching and provision of safer and structured opportunities for youngsters to become involved in the sport.

Working towards Club Mark has provided us with the impetus to launch our new coaching programme giving youngsters the chance to receive tuition from accredited angling coaches.

We have over the last few years sought to modernise our management approach to running the Club. Club Mark has provided us with the targets of quality procedures to help drive forward.

Congratulations to all involved in the submission portfolio and to those who have undertaken the training to become coaches.

CFPAS Ltd. acquire new water.

Cambridge CFPAS Ltd. are delighted to announce the acquisition of Reach Lake in Reach on the Cambridgeshire Suffolk Border... look here for more details

a sneaky peek...

April 2007

Level 1 Coaching

Five Club members have successfully completed the Level 1 Coaching In Angling Award and are awaiting their certificates – Alan Brown, Martin Croxon, Ian Darler, Liam Darler and John Pope.

I believe that they are the first group to have completed the two-day course, which included “Homework” something many of us thought we would never have to do again! Congratulations to them all. On receipt of their certificates it will mean that CFPAS LTD can boast having two Level II Accredited Coaches and five Level 1’s. It is hoped that some of the lads if not all will take up the opportunity to go on to the Level II Accreditation.

Club anglers wishing to know more about the Coaching Courses can access via our links page to the NFA Website. Alternatively please do not hesitate to contact Graham Tweed for details on how CFPAS LTD may be able to help you in becoming an Accredited Coach.

Come along to our AGM on Wednesday 2^nd May at Cambridge United Football Club. Officials, Coaches and Club Members are on hand to provide information about your Club.

Club Mark

CFPAS LTD formally submitted our portfolio of evidence to our National governing body in March 2007. All the indications are that we will be successful in our submission and hope to learn of this by the time of our AGM.

Club Mark is a cross-sport quality accreditation for Clubs with Junior Sections. The scheme has been in place since 2002 and there are now 2,500 accredited clubs across 25 sports. Club Mark is the Sport England Mark of high quality of Clubs. Sport England’s objective of having 5,000 accredited Clubs by 2008 is half achieved. To our knowledge there are only 5 Angling Clubs in the country with accreditation, 3 of the Clubs worked with the NFA as pilot Clubs and so if we become the sixth in the country then I think we can be justifiably proud. We must not though rest on our laurels; on the contrary I believe it is only the start of us having a higher profile in the community.

New Annual Membership

Our New Season Permits have been available for a month now and are flying out the door! If you have not already done so then now is the time to purchase your Club Book even if you are a traditionalist and do not go fishing until June. Early purchases help your Club as at the start of the financial year we have our rent demands and so it is always good to have New Season Membership fees coming in to our account.

Fantastic Rudd & Pike] caught at the end of the River season on the Burwell Lode at Upware.

January 2007

CFPAS Ltd. has designed a range of clothing in CFPAS Ltd. Club colours.

Reasonably priced and very high quality, all items of clothing are available in a range of sizes and can be embroidered with the Cambridge Fish Preservation & Angling Society Ltd. official logo. To view details of the styles and types of clothes available please click here. CFPAS LTD. QUALITY CLOTHING

October 2006

Cambridge Albion vs. Cambridge Fish Preservation & Angling Society Ltd

1st Norman Knightly	10lb. 2oz.	Cambridge Albion
2nd Gary Chandler	7lb. 12oz.	CFPAS Ltd.
3rd Ian Darler	7lb.	CFPAS Ltd.
4th Neil Humphries	6lb. 12oz.	Cambridge Albion

A friendly match which saw Albion gain revenge for the first leg where honours went to the pres boys. Albion 37-5 Preservation 35-11 . CFPAS Ltd. just nicked it over the two matches.

The main thing is that the matches were held in good spirit and lets hope we hold them next year. Most catches were made up of small silver fish caught on pinkie .

September 2006

Club Match Update

Our Next match is on the Sunday 24th September 2006 The match is above Baits Bite lock to above the A14 Road Bridge Clay Hythe. The good news is that it's going to be a bit of an adventure, those of you that wish to fish need to contact Graham on (01223) 234616 as we have organised a vehicle and trailer to take our tackle to the pegs and also a mini bus courtesy of Brian and Neil Dominguez. The draw will take place at the College of West Anglia, Milton and we have been given permission to leave our cars in the college car park. In order to load up the trailer please ensure that you are at the college no later than 7.30am we will fish 9am to 2pm... don't miss the bus as it's a long walk!!.

August 2006

The Great Ouse at Great Barford Power Station

It's nice to see our new water at St. Neots is producing the goods and proving its worth... some tasty looking fish have been caught by some of our members... see below

Littleport A.C. vs. Cambridge Fish Preservation & Angling Society

We are to fish against Littleport AC on Sunday 27th August in a Challenge Match. Dave Cooper is the organiser. The venue is at Littleport, draw at 8am, fish 10am to 3pm.

If you wish to book on please cal Graham Tweed on 01223 234616 before 9pm any evening.

All CFPAS LTD members welcome.

July 2006

Cambridge Albion vs. Cambridge Fish Preservation & Angling Society

The gauntlet has been thrown down to be held on the 23rd July 2006 on The Old Bedford at Mepal draw 8.30am fish from 10am until 3pm. If you wish to book on please cal Graham Tweed on 01223 234616 before 9pm any evening.

All CFPAS LTD members welcome.

The return match will be on the15th October 2006 on the River Lark.

keep an eye on the website... more details to follow...

Club Match Update

The second club match postponed at Block Fen has been re-arranged for the Sunday 13th August 2006. The draw will be at 1pm fish from 2 to 8pm.

Our Next match is on the Sunday 16th July. Due to insufficient pegs at St. Neots we will now fish the Pill Box swims between Baits Bite lock and Clay Hythe. The good news is thats it's going to be a bit of an adventure, those of you that wish to fish need to contact Graham as we have organised a vehicle and trailer to take our tackle to the pegs and also a mini bus courtesy of Brian and Neil Dominguez. The draw will take place at the College of West Anglia, Milton and we have been given permission to leave our cars in the college car park. In order to load up the trailer please ensure that you are at the college no later than 7.30am we will fish 9am to 2pm... don't miss the bus as it's a long walk!!.

June 2006

	Don't forget it's the start of a new Season on Friday and with that in mind why don't you come along to the first Club Match of the Year, taking place this coming Sunday 18th June 2006, The match is on the River Cam Section A. Draw at 9am at the Penny Ferry (formerly the Pike and Eel) Chesterton. Fish from 10am until 3pm.
	CFPAS Ltd are delighted to announce that one of our main sponsors Simpers Ltd., Mercers Row, Cambridge, have agreed to provide a 10% discount on all items within their new Course and Game fishing Department, opened just last month.

To take advantage of this fantastic offer simply present your CFPAS Ltd. Club Membership at the tills and the discount will be applied.

PLEASE NOTE

THE CFPAS LTD. CLOTHING RANGE IS ALREADY SOLD AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO A FURTHER 10% REDUCTION IF PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM SIMPERS.

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Peter Dickinson

It is with much sadness that I have to advise you that Peter Dickinson, Vice President and Fisheries Manager at Block Fen Mepal, passed away suddenly after a short illness in hospital on Thursday 4th May 2006. He was 68.

The funeral service is to be held at St. Peter & St. Paul's Church, Chatteris at 2:15pm on Tuesday 16th May 2006. Followed by a family service at Peterborough Crematorium. All friends are welcome after the cremation, to Chatteris Conservative Club.

Family flowers only.

Donations can be made to Meadowgate School via. J.H. Landin & Son Funeral Directors, 72 High Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6NN.

I will be happy to collect any messages or condolences from all that knew him, please email alirev@tiscali.co.uk and I will pass them on to his family.

Our thoughts are with his family and many friends at this time.

Peter Dickinson Obituary.

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CFPAS Ltd. are delighted to announce that one of our main sponsors Simpers Ltd., Mercers Row, Cambridge, have agreed to provide a 10% discount on all items within their new Course and Game fishing Department, opened just last month.

To take advantage of this fantastic offer simply present your CFPAS Ltd. Club Membership at the tills and the discount will be applied.

April 2006

Barnwell Lake

On Friday 31st March 2006 the club took delivery of a consignment of approximately 3000 health checked fish which were put into Barnwell Lake. Made up of mainly silver Bream, Roach and Rudd, there were also some small Tench and Crucian Carp. Our thanks goes to the E A for all their help in the delivery of the fish to the site.

March 2006

Percy Anderson

22nd September 1930 - 4th March 2006

It is with much sadness that I have to advise you that our great friend and Club elder statesman Percy Anderson passed away suddenly in Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge on Saturday the 4th March 2006.

Percy "The Elder Statesman"

I will be happy to collect any messages or condolences from all that knew him, please email alirev@tiscali.co.uk and I will pass them on to his family.

Our thoughts are with his family and many friends at this time.

Donations can be made to Papworth Hospital via. Weymans Funeral Service (Cambridge Ltd), 26 Abbey Walk, Cambridge.

Percy Anderson Obituary.

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December 2005

CFPAS Ltd are pleased to announce that we are to manage a new fishery on the Ouse at St Neots. The fishery is owned by RWEnpower is just above the St. Neots By-Pass Bridge (Cambridge side) and is known locally as the Little Barford Power Station Fishery. For many years when the Power Station was Nationally owned the river was regularly fished by Power Station workers with Little Barford holding Inter Power Station contests with their colleagues across the country.

For the past 10 or so years the riverbank has been neglected and dense planting has prevented angling from many of the swims. RWEnpower colleagues and CFPAS Ltd representatives recently had a swim-clearing morning, which resulted in access to two-thirds of the swims on the fishery. Further working parties are planned before 16th June in order that access may be gained to all swims.

Once a prolific Roach fishery, the Ouse in this area is now better known for its double figure Carp specimen, Bream, Chub, Perch and Tench. The river is between 8 and 14ft deep and runs clear in the summer months with flow left to right. Winter targets the large Chub that frequent the river along with the prolific Perch. Access to the fishery is via the industrial estate. Parking strictly in the roadway.

CFPAS Ltd are also pleased to advise that two of our members Will Temple and Graham Tweed have been successful in completing the Level II Certificate in coaching angling. For more details on the course and possible sponsorship opportunities please contact Graham on 01223 234616.

Our very own Trevor Sturge can be seen holding his best ever Perch a magnificent 2 lb – 13 oz capture on the Lode in our recent Club Match. A TRUE BABE, “Nice goaty Trev”.

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August 2005

I consider the opportunity to represent one’s Club at Nationals as an honour and so I was encouraged when we had it confirmed that a number of first-time representatives were to fish for us. Anglers coming from our successful Club Match scene.

Our team came a credible 32nd from 59 on a less than charitable River Nene, made more difficult as in some areas access/parking was hopeless. some lads not getting to their pegs with very little time left before the off.

Club Champion Liam Darler in his first appearance in this event was our top points scorer with 52. A fantastic result. Liam stuck to his task on the North Bank and is certainly one for the future. Other solid performances were recorded from newcomers Ken, Craig and Andrew who have been fishing our Club Matchs.

Stalwarts Tony, Maurice, Ray and Simon stuck in there. Sadly some of our lads found themselves in pegs that should not be included in such an event, why does this keep happening and so my commiserations go to Ian and Trevor, surely a fishable swim is the least to be expected – o.k. rant over!

Encouraged by this performance from a largely rebuilt team our lads are looking forward to the Eastern Region Shield in October. Will we enter two teams!

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