NEWS AND INFO

March 2023

Here is the Annual General Meeting Agenda for WDAC. Admission will rely on you producing your current Club membership book.

 

 The minutes from last year were circulated  as part of the April Newsletter 2022 and are still available on the website (but some paper copies will be available at the meeting).

 

There is a change to the General Rules of Fishing, which although not part of the Constitution, is brought before the membership, as it is important. The change proposes a total ban on keepnets on all waters except during Club matches. It is proposed that this will take effect from the 1st January 2024.

 

There have been no additional new nominations for the Club's Officers or the Committee and all those in post are willing to stand again.

 

The meeting should not take long as, to avoid the spread of Flu and Covid, there is no presentation on a related topic, as the Club has done in past years. However, it is important so please do come along. It will be good to see you.

Annual General Meeting Agenda

 

21 March 2023

Corfe Mullen Royal British Legion: 76A Blandford Rd, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne BH21 3HQ

Start 19:30

 

Admission restricted to members only.  Please ensure you bring your membership book.

 

Minutes silence in remembrance: To remember fishermen and friends who have died.

 

1. President Welcome – Brian Heap

 

2. Chairman’s Report – Mike Hirsh

 

3. Minutes from AGM held on 22 March 2022 - to be agreed as true record of events and as previously circulated in April 2022 -please see the Newsletter (which is also on the Club’s website; copies without the photographs will be available at the meeting) - Proposer and Seconder

 

4. Matters arising.

 

5. Change to the General Rules of Fishing

 

Banning Keepnets on all Club waters except in matches.

 

The existing rule 5 allows the use of keepnets except for carp in excess of 4lbs.

At the Committee of the Club on the 7 March 2023 it was agreed to recommend a change in this rule. It would now read:

 

Barbless and micro-barbed hooks only are to be used (except on rivers and trout catch & take waters). Cereal groundbaits may be used on all Club lakes. Keepnets are not to be used on any Club waters except during Club matches in which respect they must be knotless and at least 2.4m in length.

 

It is intended that the rule change will be effective from 1 January 2024, and in the interim suitable publicity will be given to the proposed change.  – Steve Neale and Hugh Miles.

 

6. Nominations for President and Officers

 

a. President – Brian Heap

b. Chairman – Mike Hirsh

c. Vice-Chairman – Iain Scott

d. Treasurer – Jan Nightingale

e. Membership Secretary – Chris Crompton

f. Secretary – Martin Dunn

g. Match Secretary – Jim Finch

h. Game Secretary – Paul Baker

i. Welfare Officer – Sean Harris

j. Media Officer – James Nash

k. Rivers Officer – Nick Churchill

l. Head Bailiff – Steve Neale

 

7.  Nominations for Committee

 

a. Nigel Taylor

b. Mike Jepson

c. Nick Lawrie

d. George Frost

e. Hugh Miles

f. Stuart Hitchman

 

8. Treasurer’s financial report 2022 and main proposals relating to expenditure in 2023 –               Jan Nightingale and Mike Hirsh

 

9. Membership report 2020 and 2021 – Chris Crompton (5 MINUTES)

 

10. A summary of Forward Plans for works and stocking – MH and IS

 

11. Questions/AOB

 

 

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