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A good few hours spent clearing up after the last few storms that swept over the Frome Valley. Up by the Upper Water Fishing hut, several willow trees and a dead ash tree had been blown over. We started on the two willows, but as John Aplin cut the last big branch, both trees sprang …

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The venue for todays work party was switched to the River Cerne and the completion of a rather nice run, perfect for April 1st. All photos by Richard Miller – Honorary Secretary

At last we could be seeing a spell of drier weather with some of the Frome back within the banks. Today I headed up to our new Stratton Fishing, cut back all the dead nettles and rushes along the banks, some new DFC signs and a chain and hook on the lower access gate, also …

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Conditions forced a change of venue for our first work party for a month from Blue Bridge to a surging, bank high River Cerne. Lots of tree trimming and bank mowing (until the trimmer broke!) to leave a much tidier beat We need to take every opportunity we can as the new season is only …

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Great mornings work at Whitfield Hatches, willows pollarded, general tidy up and a fallen tree removed – thanks to all who came along to enjoy some gorgeous weather and plenty of banter. Next work party date is Saturday 10th February – Southover, tree work, 9am

Our winter work parties are great fun, you get to explore parts of the river you may not have visited and a chance to meet other members of the club. Please come along and help or just come along to give moral support from the river bank. If you are joining in, please bring waders …

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A mini work party of John Aplin, Ian Stirling and myself went to Affpuddle to install some ladders and benches. The fields were extremely wet and muddy, but the intrepid trio and John’s quad pressed on. The first that we put in place is approx. 50 yds upstream of the sleeper bridge. The second just …

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Today we had a quick tidy up on the Southover beat of the River Piddle. The river looked superb and we even witnessed a flurry of early season olives – not long now! Photos by John Aplin