2019/2020 AGM Agenda, accounts and Voting Form are now on the members’ page.
Working Party Nov 1st
There will be a second working party on Sunday 1st November, starting at 09.30 am and hopefully finishing at about 1 pm. To illustrate the scale of work required at this working party, we will need to fill and position approximately 300 sandbags alongside the planking along the West bank. Once the sandbags in place, we will need to transport the topsoil from the car park to the West bank and then spread this over the planking and sand bags. Once the topsoil is in place, we will finally have to spread grass seed over the area.
Depending upon the numbers of people we can get to help, we also have to consider filling the potholes on the access, and possible a few refinements down at the outlet.
We therefore have a lot to do, and desperately need as many workers as possible to do your bit for the Club. We managed the rule of six very well last Sunday, and will continue to do the same on 1st November, with 3 separate groups allocated to sand bag filling, sand bag transportation and sandbag positioning. We could then do with 3 further groups to fill the trailers with topsoil, positioning the topsoil, and then bedding it in and spreading grass seed.
If time and the number of workers permit, we can also employ 2 more groups of six filling potholes in the car park and gate area, with the second working from the Worthing Road gate. However, this will very much require good weather as we cannot fill the holes if they are full of water or it is too cold.
My total of the above effort required is equal to about 48 people! So, please don’t be shy – do come along and help the Club out – we need every one of you! Please pass this message on to any members you know of that do not use e mail – thanks.
On other news and pleas for help – if there is anyone out there with about 10kg of grass seed going begging, the Club will be eternally grateful?
Working Party
NFC working party at Holkham Lake this Sunday 4th October, starting at 9 am. All being well, we will be finished by 12 noon.
The plan is very weather dependent between now and then, and indeed the weather on the day – the forecast at the moment is for light rain showers; so watch this space in case we have to cancel at the last minute.
Also complicating the planned work is the fact that the lake has been flooded for the last couple of days to a depth of about 15 inches – the water is draining out fast now; thanks to all the work down at the outlet by the Maintenance Team and other helpers, but the ground is pretty soggy, and there is more light rain between now and Sunday.
However, if we get a fair wind, the plan for Sunday is: to undertake some sand bagging work down at the outlet where the flood water has eroded the IDB drain banking; to undertake the planking and sandbagging along the West bank of the IDB drain, and finally to fill some of the potholes in the car park and access track. The jobs will be undertaken in that order of priority, subject to the weather, state of the ground and the number of members turning up. In accordance with government guidelines, we propose to follow the Rule of Six and social distancing; so we will arrange small groups of members working separately on the individual tasks – one group of six at the outlet, one filling sandbags, one positioning the planking and stakes on the West bank and another positioning the sandbags, and a final one or two groups working on the potholes if numbers allow.
So, apart from your own personal protection gear, please bring along shovels/spades/mattocks, picks and the occasional rake and wheelbarrow. Andre Howell and I will attempt to provide some limited sustenance (coffee/biscuits) to keep you going during the morning.
We hope to see as many of you as possible on Sunday. Please do pass the message on to any members you know who are not on e mail.
Coarse fishing
Starts this Saturday 4th July.
Remember that Coarse Fishing is allowed in our Lake from this Saturday 4th July. Fishing must take place only from the platforms marked (COARSE FISHING ALLOWED) and members must comply with the rules as shown in the weighing in kiosk. NO KEEPNETS ARE ALLOWED and all fish must be returned immediately to the Lake after capture.