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Coppice Pond April 1st & 2nd

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Work Party, Coppice Pond, Bingley angling club

Two things coming up 1st weekend in April at Coppice Pond! Saturday 1st April (no its not an April fool) At some point between 10am and 2pm a researcher from the University of Leeds will be there to take samples of sedimentation from the lake. Looking for fall out of volcanic ash originating from Iceland. Their small working party will be using an inflatable probably in the shallow end as they only want to take core samples to a depth of 50cm. Sunday 2nd April 10.00am. All members are invited to attend a working party at Coppice Pond. This will Continue reading Coppice Pond April 1st & 2nd→

Flood defence by Tree Felling on River Aire

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Tree felling to reduce flooding on River Aire Also see discussion on the clubs Facebook page here. Go to full article to follow links to Facebook and Yorkshire post. Message from Jonny Grey WIld Trout Trust http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/river-aire-tree-felling-to-boost-flood-protection-1-8321799 Hi Guys, this is the email I have been bleating about tonight on various phones etc. Please can you get your respective clubs committees and galvanize as many members as possible to write to the EA via enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk (or tweet @envagencyyne, or both!) and ask why no clubs with fishing rights were consulted, what measures have been taken to ensure instream / aquatic habitat Continue reading Flood defence by Tree Felling on River Aire→

Coppice Pond Work Parties Jan 2017

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All members are invited to attend a working party at Coppice Pond, Sunday 8th January 10.00am. This will be the first of a series over the next few months,  This one is to start on the next section of fencing, to protect new planting on the banksides. All welcome, the more bodies we can get involved the quicker the work can be done and planting completed. Further work parties will be announced here and on the clubs official Facebook page, they are expected to be every three weeks until the work is completed. Hopefully these works will improve the angling environment Continue reading Coppice Pond Work Parties Jan 2017→

Work Party – Coppice Pond

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Date for your diaries! Tuesday 2nd August 5.30pm onwards – Working party at Coppice Pond. All welcome – your help will be appreciated. A number of jobs to do, The primary one being restoration of the two missing floating islands that mark off the fish refuges. If anyone is keen on and good at fibreglass repairs, we could do with the boat fixing up in advance of the day. It has a small hole in the hull and takes on a little water. Please contact any committee member to arrange this – numbers in your book or here