July Update from Kelvin As I have announced back in Febuary we have now completely discharged all the liabilities controlled by BASG and the actions agreed at the General meeting held on the 13th Dec 2023 to disolve the company.. Liability Cost Renewal Status Angling Trust / Fish Legal £441 Jul-24 Cancelled 28-Jul Clubmate £144…
December Update from Kelvin As I have previously stated back in October, the Directors feel we have reached the end of the road with BASG. To that end we called a General meeting of the members on the 13th Dec to vote on the dissolving the company. Below is the actions and outcomes from that…
September Update from Kelvin Not such good news in the past few weeks, with many of the Broads issues previously highlighted coming to a head. Our attempt to fund a new approach in Broads Environment management under the “Broads Guardian” banner didn’t gain initial approval, but even if it had received a positive response, our…
EA Fisheries Engagement The comments below reflect the outcomes from discussions with the EA management team led by Simon Hawkins, which started in Oct-22 and progressed to a workshop on the 23rd June 2023. Simon introduced the meeting he had called with us and positioned the EA as being put into a corner by government…
Minutes from the General Meeting held on the 30th Mar 2023. Oaklands Hotel from 19:00 – 21:00 Present Kelvin Allen, Duncan Holmes, David Todd. Tony Gibbons, Tim Ellis, Colin Howlett, Martin Burgess, Alan Kirby Apologies received from, Martyn Page, Time Colman, Simon Slater, Nick Cheeseman, Steve Burgess The following members have stood down following the…
Following the significant saline event which occurred in September 2022, we have reviewed the previous papers from the Dutch experts back in 2016 and produced a desktop model to present a case across Broads stakeholders. The following presentation was used at the recent national freshwater fisheries conference hosted by the IFM and EA.
Open letter to all Broads Anglers. Following a period of reflection for our members during February, we have concluded the discussions and six of our members have decided to step down from BASG membership. Andy Hindes has struggled with his own business commitments and has agreed to step down as a Director. Both Andy and…
Open letter to all Broads Anglers. Since it’s formation back in 2000, BASG has provided a supporting framework for anglers who fish the Broads, with 5 figure investments of public money providing support and facilities for all anglers to enjoy, what is the UK’s largest inland fishery. Back in 2018 BASG realised that set against…
BASG has updated its strategy and it was out for consultation from March 1st 2022. This document aligns to the wider 5 year BA Broads Plan, National Landscape Review and EA national angling strategy. The full document is available from Broads_Angling_Strategy_2022 Draft 5 low res
BASG held its first members meeting for over 18 months last night, with 16 of its members and stakeholder present. The meeting started with an informal buffet and table discussion. at the George Hotel in Norwich. Kelvin introduced the evening with a presentation on the structure of BASG, its members role and it’s achievements since…