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Stark warning from Angling Trust. Following complaints from anglers angered by the re-emergence of a website offering rod licence renewals which charges an additional £11 for ‘processing services’ the Angling Trust is warning anglers not to pay a penny more than they need and is encouraging everyone to use the completely free service provided by the Environment Agency and the Post Office. Buried away in the small print at www. rodlicence.

The box office has opened and the countdown begun for this year’s CLA Game Fair – the world’s largest countryside event – at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire from Friday, 19 July to Sunday, 21 July. The CLA Game Fair’s organisers are predicting a huge turnout for this year’s event which celebrates the countryside and showcases the importance of field sports and country activities to the rural economy. Director Andrew Crawford said: “The CLA Game Fair is the jewel in the crown of the outdoor show calendar and is recognised nationally and internationally as the biggest countryside event of its kind, promoting all aspects of a living and working countryside. “Having missed a year, we are expecting a surge of interest and a ‘bounce-back’ effect with 1,000-plus exhibitors and a very large number of visitors.

The Biggest event in Ireland is BACK! The Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship is to take place the 9th to 13th September 2013. Kevin Locke Match Organiser stated 'I am delighted that Lakelands & Inland Waterways have agreed to sponsor the World Pairs in 2013'. The event, which was won by Irish duo Phillip Jackson and Cathal Hughes, was a massive success in its first year with anglers keen to see it back on the calendar for 2013! The match saw the first place pairing walk away with a stunning £30,000 cheque, one of the richest prizes in angling, along with generous tackle prizes from Daiwa. Details have not been finalized yet and are due for release on the 8th of April.

New Easter Festival Announced! An exciting new veterans festival is set to take place at Weston Pools Fishery in Shropshire. With sponsorship from tackle giant Tri Cast, the event will take place on Wednesday 20th, Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd of March. Entry costs just £50, which includes festival entry and peg fees. There is an optional superpool of £10 on the day, with the overall result decided on section points.

Here are the anglers and their sections for the first Spring event of the year in Cornwall, the White Acres Bait-Tech Festival: A SECTION Cameron Hughes Bob Jarvis Mark Johnson Simon Jones Wayne Kearney Barry Killinger Ben Leach Andy Leathers Steve Mitchell Colin Mulholland Bret Nicholson Dave Phillips Sam Powell Andrew Power Neil Richards Shaun Sylvester John Treweek Steve Tucker Gary Webber Peter Wedgbrow Tony Wynnick Jamie Parkhouse B SECTION Grant Albutt Richard Bacon Andy Bennett (Manchester) Steve Berclough Graham Hall Dave Bruton Simon Wilsmore Andrew Crocker Mark Davidge Alan Davis James Hawkins Dominic Hunt Simon Hunt Mark Jones Mark Kimber Jason Lebosquet Barry Oliver Mick Owen Steve Parry Tom Pringle Mark Read Joff Rogers Kevin Scott Darren Shaw Des Shipp Scott Smith James Thomas Adam Wakelin Gary Walker Chas Ward Lee Werrett Mikey Williams Danny Wynn C SECTION Kevin Abigail Neil Adcock Martin Amos Pete Bowles Phil Canning Steve Cooke Brian Cross Nick Crouch Pete Currell Colin Dumphy Darren Fordham James Garside Matt Godfrey Eddie Green Andy Grimes Mark Brown Tim Jones Chris Kerbel Richard Kinning Paul Larthwell Stewart Lister Roly Palmer Russ Parsons Tommy Pickering Bradley Proctor Lee Prophet Steven Prophet Steve Sanders Nigel Smith Andy Stone Ed Warren Wayne Westhead Richard Wildman Doug Wright D SECTION Cliff Adams Neil Anderson Roy Beasley Mark Bexon Harry Billing Nigel Bond Damian Brierley Roger Brown Paul Burns Michael Corsini Scott Cousins Craig Elkin Nick Fleming Chris Fox Jimmy Garside Kurtis Greenwood Russell Grimes Dave Hillier Paul Holland Mick Kearns Mick Lees Gavin Messer Paul Newell Neil Newman Paul Pargetter Alan Prophet Sam Randle Ricky Salmon Tom Scholey Alan Spooner Keith Standage Alan Talbot Rob Wooton Pemb Wrighting E SECTION Jimmy Archer Glen Calvert Steve Clarke (Essex) John Deakin Callum Dicks Lee Edwards Paul Faiers Simon Gould Tom Hanser Graham Harding Mark Harper Richie Hull Peter Keeler Darren Kempson Jason Kirk Paul Lasson Alan Lord Barry Lucas Dave Martin Steve Martin Les Moody Ryan Musgrave Andy Neil Adriam Pickering Adrian Quarril Phil Ringer Steve Ringer Tim Rowe Roger Smith Chris Vandervleit Andy Weston Pete Wild David Williams Martin Wright LAKES: Pollawyn Jennys/Trewaters Trelawney/Twin Oaks Porth Bolingey Visitwww. news-reel. com for more information about White Acres. .

Cast Northwest Unveils UK’s First Indoor Fishery!The UK’s first indoor fishery has been opened by Lancashire based angling charity, Cast Northwest. The venue, which is housed inside a giant greenhouse, provides the charity with the facilities that it needs to teach children about the art of angling in all weathers. The venue was the brainchild of project co ordinator, Neil Farnworth, who has been using his scheme to help children who have dropped out of full time education for the past seven years. The indoor lake is the latest part of the project, and allows Neil and his term to continue their good work, even in inclement weather conditions.