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Saturday
July 16th 2005
saw disabled-angler.co.uk unveil the second event in their new charity series: The Three
Shires and once again this charity event was to raise much needed
funds for Francis House Children's Hospice and what a response we
had from this well loved fishery at Castle Ashby having 34 anglers
line the banks in hope of winning the £102 first prize & the
additional other 6 placings.
The
weather was a bit of a contrast from the first match we held at
Holly farm, where we wore warm clothing and left holding on to our umbrellas because
of the high winds & torrential rain. But not at Castle
Ashby the only umbrellas used were to keep off the sun. The
fishing attire was shorts and T/shirts, as
the day was bathed in glorious sunshine.
One angler Tony
Richens really got into the spirit of the days proceedings and
kept cool with his self made vest. "Well it is for
Charity" said Tony and quite rightly too.
 
As
this was an Open event it had attracted some very good anglers
from across the midlands. Some anglers were regulars on the
venue and had a few tricks up their sleeves. One being the
use of floating baits and the king of the floaters on the
day was Terry Lancaster (Castle Ashby) with the match winning
weight of 52Ibs 12ozs from peg 27 Terry caught steadily all
through the match; using dog biscuit as his chosen bait.
Under
the guidance of Mike Hewlett the owner of Castle Ashby, some of
the regulars had raised extra funds for Francis house through sponsorship.
Raising an incredible £182
Thanks guys it is much appreciated.
Below you can see Mick adjudicating the weigh-in
A Section winner S. Smart he caught10Ibs of skimmers and a
solitary carp on the pole. Below: he can be seen receiving his
winnings from disabled-anglers.co.uk Chairman Neil Ross (Bliss)
who is the currently leading the point system for disabled
anglers.
The
day started and ended with refreshments; firstly in Castle Ashby's
very own immaculately presented restaurant, with a full English breakfast
and tea for £4 "great value" Castle Ashby fishery is featured in
disabled-anglers accessible
fishery guide.
The day ended as many of our events do with a visit to
the nearest hostelry :) and in this case it was to the Working Men's
Club in Cogenhoe. I must say a big thank you to the club for
the use of their facilities again, and to its members as I know
many of them contributed to the sponsorship of Francis
House.
A big thank-you to Mick Hewlett for his continued support his help
on the day and for laying on refreshments in the club
afterwards. To all the guys that helped to weigh-in and of
course to all the officers present on the day. And not
forgetting the anglers who took part, for without your generous
support it would not have been possible.
We
raised £379 on the day thanks Castle Ashby
Running total: Three Shires £518
For the full list of the match results and the
days accounts click here
Points Table
Next match the Final at:
Lemington Lakes Sept 10th
If your not in you can't win :)
So get your name down Contact: bucko@disabled-angler.co.uk
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