Hi Folks I thought I would share my correspondence with the EA area manager following many months of awaiting for a decision on Hoveton, which is also complied by the agencies seemingly inability to provide fishery survey data since 2016 for the Broads and surrounding area. 10th July 2020 Simon Hawkins East Anglia Area Manager…
The Broads Local Access Forum has agreed to address the key issue of angling access as part of it’s wider integrated access strategy. This legally bound BLAF can make recommendations to the full authority, which fully supports the provision of angling across the Broads following a formal review of its constitution. This is a significant…
WACA member Mikey Mann took this standing on Lyng road bridge in May 2020. Some quality fish still abound it seems.
A transfer deed has been drawn up by the Broads Authority solicitors between: (1) The Broads Angling Services Group (2) Northumbrian Water Ltd. (3) Rollesby Parish Council To enable access and continued use of the platforms This was completed in Spring 2020. The agreement is attached for reference. TransferofFishingPlatformFINALEngrossment
BASG has almost completed the transfer of assets from the Broads Authority namely the access platforms on Rollesby Broad. These have become a community asset owned by BASG. It is the first asset to become owned by the Community Interest Company formed in late 2018 and takes its formation to a new level protecting and…
Much has been made of the improvements in removal of Phosphate from the peak of the last two decades and some significant improvements being made, but across the Bure catchment impacting on protected water bodies like HGB there however continues to be a heavy load from the various Water Recycling Assets upstream of Hoveton. Anglian…
During the spring of 2015 a large algal bloom of Prymnesium parvum existed within Hickling Broad and the Upper Thurne system. This led to the Environment Agency undertaking one of the UK largest fish rescues of over 700,000 fish which was widely reported in the national media. However, many thousands of fish were lost, including…
BA/2019/0134/FUL | Renewal of 85m of piling and quay heading along the eastern bank of the River Waveney to the south of the A146 Road Bridge | The Quay Fen Lane Beccles Suffolk NR34 9BH This is the first phase of a larger wider scheme as the plan below shows in red. The applicant states that these “new moorings”…
One of the best venues on the southern broads is on the river Waveney at Beccles Quay on the Suffolk bank. This venue has supported anglers for the past 50 years with little issues with the anglers and boaters working together with both enjoying the river. The moorings were vacated when the piling and quay…
Minutes and actions from the meeting held 2nd Mar 2020 Wensum Working Group 2nd March Notes and Actions Update-02-Mar-Slides-1 Update-02-Mar-Slides-2