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Angling

anglers
Probably at the Trades Club (near to where they lived in Spencer Road). I remember seeing cups in a case at the Trades Club one of which was an angling cup, possibly the one in the picture. Herbert Hart is back row 2nd and his father Joseph back row 4th, probably sometime in the 30's or 40's. From Graham Hart

Tom MyersNews Echo, Thursday January 1st 1976, transcribed by Kay Collins

New Rushden president
The death of Ron Quennell, President of Rushden, Higham and Irchester A.C. meant that the club was left without a leader.

At the Club’s annual general meeting this top post was filled by one of the club’s hard working anglers, Tom Myers.

Tom will be a very popular president and his efforts in raising cash to swell club funds have always been appreciated.

News Echo, Thursday January 1st 1976

My Angling “Sportsman of the Year” is Brian Pye. Who is he? Well I will tell you.

Brian and RogerBrian is the manager of Ferrersand, the gravel company at Ringstead. The company owned a disused pit which they did not know what to do with. Suddenly early last year it occurred to him it would make a fine trout fishery for local anglers.

His new brainchild was soon turned into reality. The pit was filled and then stocked with thousands of brown and rainbow trout.

Shortly afterwards rain and river water flooded the pit. Many fish were feared lost but this did not deter our man of the year. He just simply put in more fish.

Things have gone well for Brian but it has not been easy. A tremendous amount of work went into making this a fine trout fishery to be enjoyed by every one of us.

Our picture shows Brian (left) with Rushden car salesman Roger Denton, who caught the biggest trout at the fishery last year.



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