Committee Minutes June 2008

Unapproved extracts from Minute of Meeting of Aberdeen & District Angling Association held at the Bothy, Riverside Drive, Aberdeen on Monday 2 June 2008 at 7.30pm.

Present: 

R A Dey, M Cordiner, P Toseland, S Fleming, J Pirie, J Jamieson, J Lewis, D Smith, A Paterson, J Walker, A H Hume

Don Charitable Trust

Trust members are meeting again next week.

Ardlethen

Works on the car park have commenced.

Manse Pool bank erosion

The fence & gate have been erected.

Visitor Permits

It was agreed the voluntary contribution towards the Don Charitable Trust should be implemented this year.

2007 catch returns comparison

Concerns were expressed at the accuracy of the 2007 returns. The Committee agreed that serious consideration should be given to reviewing the process once again including the possibility of reverting back to the annual form filling system or in addition to the phone reporting system.

Dee Counter

Awaiting SEPAs decision

Maintenance Contract 2008

The contractor commenced grass cutting today.

2008 ACA auction

A letter of thanks from ACA & details of the 2008 ACA auction, including the lots offered by the Association, was noted.

Fishing’s for sale

Details of fishing’s for sale on the Don at Alford with an asking price of £455,000 were discussed & no further action was agreed.

Planning Application, Ardlethen

Alec was thanked for the work he had done in lodging an objection on behalf of the Association to a proposed eight acre yard at Ardlethen.

Sea angling boat trip

The sea angling boat trip held on Sunday 1 June from Arbroath was a success, with large numbers of fish being caught, including cod up to 5lb. Stuart was thanked for organising the trip.

Vision Open Day

Committee members were reminded that the Vision Open Day is on next Sunday & that they should encourage a good turn out.