Honorary Secretary - Ian Gray
I was introduced to fishing by both my dad and my grandad at the age of 4 and was taught to fish for Tench and Crucian Carp at Old Bury Hill, Dorking and Tri Lakes and The Nursery Lake at Yateley. I loved those misty morning treks to lily fringed swims through dew soaked grass with that wonderful sense of anticipation and adventure, surrounded by nature at its unkempt best. Since those early days the continuing pleasure that I have gained from sharing atmospheric dawns, balmy nights and stunning sunsets with friends and my young daughter, when it was an overnight adventure to sleep under the stars at Frensham, has provided wonderful memories ever since with a few fish along the way and I have much to thank them for.
Since my first Saturday job, riddling gallons of ammonia reeking maggots from chicken and fish carcasses in a London tackle shop when I was 14, perhaps it was simply a taster for an altogether sweeter link to working within the fishing world that was to come 19-years later.
I had been a member of Farnham Angling Society since 1983 and whilst it was Tarn Pond that initially caught my attention and prompted me to join the Society, it is Frensham Great Pond that remains my personal favourite for the wonderful Tench fishing that it has continued to offer over my time within the Society, and thankfully that looks set to continue long into the future.
When Jack Frost retired as Honorary Secretary after 40-years of service to the Society, having succeeded the former Secretary Mr A O King who also gave 40-years service, an advert was placed in the FAS newsletter ‘Waterside’ in January 1996. A good friend then and now, currently a senior officer within the Environment Agency Fisheries Team with a passion for Barbel, suggested that I should apply and I have had the pleasure of serving Farnham Angling Society as Honorary Secretary ever since the summer of 1996.
Having worked with the Executive Committee in seeking to improve the Society since my appointment I intend to continue to do so in the future, however I do not imagine that I will be in post for another 26-years, but then I imagine that neither did Messrs King or Frost . . !
I look forward to hearing from you and wish you enjoyable fishing with Farnham Angling Society.
Ian Gray – Honorary Secretary
Farnham Angling Society
Contact Information
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any of the following reasons:
- Bring matters to the attention of the Executive Committee for their discussion.
- Book a place for this seasons 24-Hour Jack Frost Memorial Charity Pairs Match.
- Please submit information for all of the following by using the relevant links:
- A: Submit Photographs for the Competition
by 7th January each year - B: Submit a claim for a New FAS Record Fish
- C: Submit a claim for the Specimen Trophies
by 14th January each year. - D: Submit Water Reports
(preferably with photographs) for our web site (Photographs contained within these shall be considered for the Photographic Competitions). - E: Submit an Article
(preferably with photographs) for our web site. - F: Submit a Water Report & Photo
for submission to the Angling Times & Carp Talk - G: Submit a Reward Claim
for a published Photograph or Articles - H: Submit a Bailiffs Fishery Report
(attach photographs if you have them) - I: Submit a Motion for discussion at the next AGM
(by 31st October), with your details as Proposer and that of your Seconder: as per section 9.1.4 of our Constitution
- A: Submit Photographs for the Competition
Contact Details
All enquiries regarding Membership or Guest Tickets must be dealt with by calling the Membership Secretary, Mick Borra, on 07546 724317
You can reach me via email or by post, at the following addresses:
honsecretary@farnhamanglingsociety.com
Ian Gray, PO Box 206, Bordon, GU35 5DW
COPYRIGHT - IMPORTANT
For reasons of Copyright, we must bring the following to your attention.
All entrants/ photographers will retain copyright and moral rights to their submitted images however, by entering, all entrants grant Farnham Angling Society (FAS), permanent non-exclusive rights to use the images to promote FAS, to use in any FAS publications and FAS advertising campaigns or for any similar future FAS use.
If you or the photographer does not want to grant these rights, please do not submit your contribution to us and withdraw any submission already made by return of email.
FAS WEB SITE
If the photographs are considered acceptable for web use, they will be put on the Photographic Competition Gallery, the Fishery Galleries and Species Galleries and if appropriate the Specimen Trophy Gallery – they will usually be posted on the web site within 14-days and possibly sooner.