In reply to Post #1
Hi, 2003 for me.
Hi, 2003 for me.
In reply to Post #16
Like the one with loads of people drinking the glow sticks
(don't try this at home!)
Like the one with loads of people drinking the glow sticks
(don't try this at home!)
In reply to Post #16
Done a couple of the Farlows ones. The one I remember most is the one where we had bad weather, I organised the raffle and before the raffle someone (I want to say Chris Cook for some reason?) had half a tree come down on top of their rods smashing them up. He won a new set of rods in the raffle
Another social I remember for the wrong reasons was the Cromwell social in 04/05. Didn't have a sat nav back then so wrote the directions down from the AA route planner. Wrote the wrong motorway down, if i remember rightly I wanted M1 then A1 but I wrote down M1 A11 and ended up in Norwich not Nottingham
Many good laughs I've had at Socials and still fish with people I met through this forum
Pete, I'm sure me and you had a Battlecarp match at farlows match lake many years ago
Done a couple of the Farlows ones. The one I remember most is the one where we had bad weather, I organised the raffle and before the raffle someone (I want to say Chris Cook for some reason?) had half a tree come down on top of their rods smashing them up. He won a new set of rods in the raffle
Another social I remember for the wrong reasons was the Cromwell social in 04/05. Didn't have a sat nav back then so wrote the directions down from the AA route planner. Wrote the wrong motorway down, if i remember rightly I wanted M1 then A1 but I wrote down M1 A11 and ended up in Norwich not Nottingham
Many good laughs I've had at Socials and still fish with people I met through this forum
Pete, I'm sure me and you had a Battlecarp match at farlows match lake many years ago
In reply to Post #19
2004....
2004....
In reply to Post #12
Which syndicate is that Mark, is it Newbury way ?
Which syndicate is that Mark, is it Newbury way ?
In reply to Post #21
Simon
You know the one 😉😉
Mark
Simon
You know the one 😉😉
Mark
In reply to Post #1
im still here.....
im still here.....
In reply to Post #23
Wasn't the 2nd Farlows fish in the one where the drunken guy fell in the lake, had to be put in a shower to stop hypothermia?
Wasn't the 2nd Farlows fish in the one where the drunken guy fell in the lake, had to be put in a shower to stop hypothermia?
In reply to Post #25
I vaguely remember that. Also the couple sets of gear that were stolen
The socials were always a good laugh and were something I always looked forward to
I vaguely remember that. Also the couple sets of gear that were stolen
The socials were always a good laugh and were something I always looked forward to
In reply to Post #26
They were, met some great people there, some friends to this day
They were, met some great people there, some friends to this day
In reply to Post #27
. . regret never making any of the socials - kids started to arrive in 2005.
Any chance of these being re-ignited once the zombie apocalypse is over . . .? Anything to escape them these days . . .
. . regret never making any of the socials - kids started to arrive in 2005.
Any chance of these being re-ignited once the zombie apocalypse is over . . .? Anything to escape them these days . . .
In reply to Post #25
most of us were drunk....
i remember the lad that fell in at farlows.... that was also the one where Chris cook had his gear nicked...
Also - Barston golf club social was a good un - certain members "borrowing " a golf cart... and a few pompey fans ending up in the lake
What a great idea to have a socials at lakes with club houses
what ever happened to Andy (was called "pop up" previously and was a mod back in the day)?
most of us were drunk....
i remember the lad that fell in at farlows.... that was also the one where Chris cook had his gear nicked...
Also - Barston golf club social was a good un - certain members "borrowing " a golf cart... and a few pompey fans ending up in the lake
What a great idea to have a socials at lakes with club houses
what ever happened to Andy (was called "pop up" previously and was a mod back in the day)?
In reply to Post #26
Think it was Chris Cook that had gear nicked but my memory ain't great. Think the guy in the next swim was a bailiff and supposed to be keeping an eye on it.
Think it was Chris Cook that had gear nicked but my memory ain't great. Think the guy in the next swim was a bailiff and supposed to be keeping an eye on it.
Still here 17 years on 
Remember the social at Merrington, when Taff had a pee on mains powered electric Otter Fence while staggering back to his bivvy in the dark we me and VLT , We thought it had killed him
Remember the social at Merrington, when Taff had a pee on mains powered electric Otter Fence while staggering back to his bivvy in the dark we me and VLT , We thought it had killed him
In reply to Post #30
Yes now I think about it it was Chris and someone else that had their gear nicked while we were doing the raffle/socialising. Can't remember who had the tree come down on their rods but remember they were fuming about it (understandably) and wanted compo from Farlows/CarpForum. Went home with the hump and won the new rods in the raffle
Yes now I think about it it was Chris and someone else that had their gear nicked while we were doing the raffle/socialising. Can't remember who had the tree come down on their rods but remember they were fuming about it (understandably) and wanted compo from Farlows/CarpForum. Went home with the hump and won the new rods in the raffle