tidal thames club

tuolumne fisher · Dec 14, 2009

in brief; I am starting a tidal thames club, the idea being to join A.T. and Fish Legal and then prosecute Thames Water for Mogden Lane serial pollution.
Keith Arthur on his radio show Fishermans Blues offered to be president, anyway interest has been fantabulous, so if you want to know more, get in touch, squeak soon folks

oh yeah, no nuffin about organizing or running a club, so all help is appreciated immensely
thanks for taking the time to read this thread and seasonal felicitations to you all

Bridge · Dec 14, 2009

how do i join!

mushroom this is such a good idea and probably the only way thames water will think twice before dumping turds i,m sure keith will let them know there card is MARKED

Nobby C (ACA) · Dec 14, 2009

Yowza Mushy, are you trying to get an AT backed group/club together?
I'm already a member of the AT and am interested in how this can move on from here, if you're going to be 'official' for want of a better word then you'll need a secretary as well as the chairman.
An interesting idea and one I'd like to see work, are you talking about something alongs the lines of a petition to start with?

Nigel Connor · Dec 14, 2009

Does the fact that the tidal fishing is free have an impact on this plan? What rights can the AT protect/defend? Just a random thought.

tuolumne fisher · Dec 15, 2009

Apparently the fish belong to everyone, so if we are deprived of our sport by pollution, we can seek recompence , but only as a group, hence club forming,
with regards to setting up and running a club, I have no experience, I would be more than happy for someone to step forward and take over, who has experience, or I will muddle through on my own, with your gracious help of course'
my sole aim is to get Thames Water up before the beak, and end this ****ensian practise of putting turds in the thames,
so far, in only two days of mooting this idea over twenty people have stepped up to the plate, which means that at the moment for a mere fiver each they're in and we will be members of A.T. and Fish Legal,
will give it to friday for people to show an interest, then get the paperwork moving'
all help and words of wisdom are greatly appreciated

Leon Roskilly · Dec 15, 2009

It might be worth contacting the Angling Trust to see if they have an advice sheet for setting up an angling club, covering all the essentials (like a club constitution, arranging AGMs etc)

geoffmaynard · Dec 15, 2009

Just a thought - and maybe it's not possible, but... The word FREE is a fantastic bait where anglers are concerned.
As the Tidal is a free fishery, I think the club membership should also be free - but with donations gratefully accepted to cover costs. I'll pledge a tenner, so will plenty of others, which will soon cover AT membership fees. This policy will ensure that those without money (and times are very hard out there) won't be put off joining due to economic reasons. It will also mean you could potentially have every angler in the greater London area (or even wider) joining - there's suddenly absolutely no reason for them not to join! The membership figures then become a very loud voice. Contact all tackle shops in the London area to get their support - they alone should pledge enough wedge to get the ball rolling. By making this a purely on-line concern, costs and overheads can be kept to an absolute minimum.

Woody might have some comments about getting this started? He's the club admin expert.

tuolumne fisher · Dec 15, 2009

woody, where are you I need your help
excellent ideas geoff, with your pledge we're about a tenth of the way there
anyone want to get involved in getting Geoffs ideas moving,
pledges to join have topped thirty, and that's with a dipstick like me leading the way

Nobby C (ACA) · Dec 15, 2009

I'm in for a tenner, I've also sent a mail to the AT asking for any assistence they might be able to offer.
Now, lead on Macduff as they say.

tuolumne fisher · Dec 15, 2009

nice one nobby, youre a gent, as is waveney one, unfortunately he dont receive p.m.'s, [ I don't know, royalty eh ] but thankyou senor,
I have never been so popular, so if my responses are short I apologise, but my smile is wide

Morespiders · Dec 15, 2009

Im in for a tenner too, sounds like a good idea.

You could have me as treasurer, im very experienced at it

tuolumne fisher · Dec 15, 2009

nice one m8, if I can dust the cobwebs of my money box, it's yours, on second thoughts, they might belong to you any way
will be in touch once things get moving

geoffmaynard · Dec 15, 2009

This is the first of a series of articles Jeff wrote on the subject: Here

Running a Club as a Business - FishingMagic Online Fishing Magazine.

Some of it may not apply just yet - but it might in the future so it's worth reading. When you've done this there's about 10 more!

tuolumne fisher · Dec 15, 2009

nice one geoff, I'm on it

geoffmaynard · Dec 15, 2009

Waveney One · Dec 15, 2009

Hi mushroom. I can't see how to get pm's here but you can email me on
richard@learntofish.co.uk
if you want to. Seems to be moving on a pace.

Greg Whitehead · Dec 16, 2009

amushroom, I'm interested in this for Angling Times. Can you bell me for a chat if you get the chance please? Cheers, Greg (01733 395103).

geoffmaynard · Dec 16, 2009

Waveney One said:
Hi mushroom. I can't see how to get pm's here but you can email me on
richard@learntofish.co.uk
if you want to. Seems to be moving on a pace.

To send a PM just click on his name and you'll get a drop down menu with that option included.

tuolumne fisher · Dec 16, 2009

geoff, just finished reading what you recommended, very, very interesting, thanks m8,
crikey, the Angling Times is interested, maybe promotion is in Gregs hands, or am I still Wurzel Gummidge trying to remember which head to put on,
here's hoping the corn dont rub

Waveney One · Dec 17, 2009

geoffmaynard said:
To send a PM just click on his name and you'll get a drop down menu with that option included.

What an idiot I am, I had clicked on my own name when I said I couldn't see how the PM system worked and of course as you can't pm yourself there was no option!

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