Pendle Burnley & D.A.A Committee2025/26
Chairman Simon Leigh Vice Chairman Shane Allen Club
Secretary Ian Frankland
Treasuer Ian Mann Match Secretary Paul Mason Membership
& Ticket Secretary Ian Mann
Work Party Secretary Dave Winstanley Maintaninance Simon Brown
Head Bailiff Lee Clowes (Tel:
07432 514427)
The committee would like to remind it’s members to read the rules
as there is a
number of rule
changes for 20225/ 26
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Over the last 12 months, the committee has been very active on the behalf of the club
members
First the club has acquired two new waters the first one is 16 miles
of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal running from the Anchor Inn at Salterforth bridge
No151 to Shuttleworth Hall near Hapton bridge No 119 the second water is Heasandford
lodge Burnley
The other good news is the club after about 15 years are starting a junior section
in conjunction with the local police force, who have also donated some fishing tackle
to the club, the club will be running some courses to learn juniors how to fish,
handle the fish safely and to be safe around water. So if you would like to learn,
you don’t need any tackle to start with as the club can supply some for you to
try on the day Please look out for notices for these courses which will be starting
fairly soon.
The first youth coaching session was held in partnership with Lancashire police
at Ballgrove on the 17th MAY 2025 Everybody enjoyed themselves and caught fish.
We hope to see you on one of our coaching sessions soon. If you keep your eye out
for notices saying when the next one is on. Everybody welcome, just turn up on the
bank tight lines. Also a big shout out to all the people that made it happen, and
the donations for the gear used.
Foulridge Reservoir in Colne is by far the biggest project the club has taken on
which has taken about 2 1/2 years, over this time they have repaired the pathways
around the lake, trimmed the trees and fishing pegs as well as stocking fish at
a substantial cost to the club. T.here is some good news as the committee set up
a go fund me page for the pathway and acquired some funds this way.The committee
would like to thank all the people who donated to this project, also to the local
councillors who also donated some funds to the project
Lowerhouse Lodge in Burnley unfortunately the lodge had a Fishkill at the end of
last year and had to be closed for three months but now open and fishing quite well,,
but during this time, the bailiffs for the lodge has been doing some maintenance
work on the lodge they’ve been trimming trees, repairing the pathways and planting
grasses, reeds and plants around the lodge. The committee as also put a new aerator
system on the lodge
Heasandford lodge in Burnley this is a new lodge. The club has just acquired this
lodge which was in a bad state when the club took it over so far they have had 2
or 3 working parties. They tidied up the pathways and trimmed the trees ,put up
new signs, also they’ve been taking weed and lilies out of the
lodge because it was overgrown and unfishable. The club have also stocked the lodge
with small Tench and crusian carp and they will monitor the fish stock over the
next 12 months
Ballgrove Park Lake in Colne over the last 18 mounths this lake has had 2 stocking
of roach, rudd, perch tench and chub in .readiness for the juniors fishing courses
which are starting this year 2025, also had working parties to remove some overgrown
rushes to make room for the fishing pegs.There is also cafe and toilet facilities
at this venue.
Rowley Lake in Burnley the bailiffs for the lake have been busy over the last 12
months with repairs to the paths and pegs Once again the club would like to thank
all members who gave there time to help
