Kings Langley Angle (January 2011)

A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to all of you.

A Message from Alex.
Alex Hyndman has asked me to pass on the following message:- “First and foremost He would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members a belated Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. He sincerely hopes we haven’t over indulged in turkey and xmas pudding as he needs us all in good shape for the work parties that are due to start very shortly.”

Annual General Meeting.
This will be held on Friday 25th February 2011 at the Community Centre, The Nap, Kings Langley @ 19.30hrs until 22.00hrs. (For those of you that have not gone decimal 7.30pm until 10pm).
Proposals:- Any member that has a proposal should put it in writing and hand it or post it to:- The Secretary, KLAS. Mr John Marshall, 1006 St Albans Road, Watford, WD25 9NP. or Mr Richard Foulger, The Tackle Carrier, St Albans Road, Watford. Alex Hyndman at the Lake or post to Alex at Dane Street Farmhouse, West Dane Street, Luton. LU2 8PE.

Please Note:- All proposals should be seconded and handed/delivered no later than 31st January 2011. All members that are making a proposal must attend the meeting with their seconder otherwise the
proposal will automatically be dismissed and no further action taken on the matter being proposed.

Can you Help? :- I am going to give you some time scales and you will see why we are asking for your help: Work parties take place between 15th March – 15th June which gives us in a good year 10 days of working parties. (Bank Holidays etc) bear with me. Growing Season, April to October. This gives us in a normal year, over 200 days of growing. (Those gardeners among us will know that 2010 was an even longer growing season) as you can see from that during June and July the lake and complex look spot on, but then it begins to look untidy. If any of you feel you can give us some time to do a bit of Hedge Cutting, Strimming, Weeding or any other odd jobs that crop up from time to time, please can you contact Alex at the lake on Tuesdays and Thursdays any help will be welcomed.

Memorial Seats:- Around the lake we have a number of these, which add to the overall look of the lake. Some of them are in need of repair and a coat of Varnish/ wood treatment. Alex has repaired one and refurbished another of these seats. If you have had a seat erected for a family member or friend please can you ensure that this year it is appropriately maintained.

Child Safety.
It has been brought to the attention of the Committee, that some anglers are bringing their children with them, when fishing a match, and allowing them to wander around the complex by themselves. This is completely unsafe as gates are left open during a match and anybody can come in. Junior section no longer exists due to Child Protection Issues and is therefore also unfair on any adults working or fishing at the time. Please ensure that children sit with you at all times and are escorted to the toilet facilities. This is for their safety and our peace of mind.

KILLER SHRIMP!
OK this next item has given me quite a dilemma and after reading and re reading it I am still not 100% sure that Alex isn’t winding me up, but here goes:- Killer Shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus) was found at Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire. This is the first time this species has been found in British waters.
The shrimp can grow to 3cm in length, much larger than our native species. It often has striped or spotted markings and its mandibles (Jaw) are relatively large. It kills a range of native species often leaving them uneaten. The Environment Agency is asking for our help to prevent the spread of this invasive species by following some simple measures:-
Anglers please ensure that your nets and equipment are dry and that they have been thoroughly cleaned since last used; in particular we would ask you to visually check for any signs of the shrimp. If you think you have found one please check with identification details on http://www.nonnativespecies.org. Images of suspected non-native shrimp can be sent to alert_nonnative@ceh.ac.uk. Please also notify a committee member who will then follow the correct procedure.

TABLE TOP SALES.
Denise Royal and Ann Hyndman will be doing a number of Fund Raising sales for HELP for HEROES and Leavesden Green ARMY CADET DETACHMENT. Please watch for notices. Donations always welcome for these charities.

Match Results.
Xmas Match - Gaywoods Pool 02/01/11 – Well done to all 22 brave little Inuit’s who drilled their Ice holes to fish this one.
1st S Bradshaw 14lb 4oz
2nd A Aston 8lb 2oz
3rd P Walters 8lb

Gaywoods Pool 05/12/10
1st T Hazell 11lb 12oz
2nd J Beeton 11lb 6oz
3rd K Twine 9lb 6oz

Gaywoods Pool – 21/11/10
1st J Beeton 52lb 2oz
2nd T Hazell 20lb 8oz
3rd R Miller 18lb 4oz

Gaywoods Pool – KLAS v Leighton Buzzard 07/11/10 – KLAS 242lb 1oz LB 60lb 7oz
1st T Hazell 35lb 8oz
2nd R Miller 34lb 15oz
3rd D Swainsbury 32lb 4oz

Tingrith 31/10/10
1st R Miller 82lb 2oz
2nd K Cleveland 70lb 8oz
3rd Bill Rawlings 49lb

Gaywoods Pool – KLAS v Luton 24/10/10 – KLAS 93lb 6oz Luton 167lb 2oz
1st R Miller KLAS 36lb 15oz
2nd S Davis Luton 26lb
3rd W Boustead Luton 21lb 4oz

Lake John – Small Lake – 03/10/10
1st J Beeton 51lb 4oz
2nd B Stonehill 42lb 8oz
3rd D Saunders 34lb

A Message to Alex:
Christmas is not Christmas without over indulgence and not only have I personally over indulged in xmas pudding I seem to have retained its shape. But do not worry Keep Fit DVD’s are in abundance and I have my Wii Fit. (Those of you that fish with me know that I am forever Wii ing!)
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Pam Jones – Press Officer.