My memory is not that good but didn't we have work parties back in the rmc/cemex days? Remember I was on another cemex ticket when the big sell happened and roach was on my radar. Again if memory serves he paid £300,000 for it but that was still big money back then and volunteers may have helped fence it but doubt they paid for the materials, believe he also added stock and a future stocking plan. Personal opinions may differ but would I still like to fish there, yes, would I do work parties, yes, as said it gets members together that may otherwise not meet.

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Personally I Like doing work parties.
Many hands, make light work, friendships, and satisfaction with improving the venue..

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IMO doing work parties is part and parcel of being in a syndicate. The one I am on now doesn't seem to have them but plenty of work has gone on down there.

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One of my club lakes has a incentive to carry out work parties, £10 voucher towards next season membership for every party you attend.

I personally enjoy the work parties

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Yes, been on club committees etc just to have some control, put something back,

Syndicates can be good if the numbers are relatively low and toxic members/bailiffs are quickly removed.

Unfortunately Carp fishing seems to breed toxic individuals at an alarming rate but then again this may be just a reflection of an increasingly DGAF selfish society.