I attended the Extraordinary General Meeting of the BCAA on Thursday, December 10 and below is my report from the event.
ANGLERS will be able to enjoy the great fishing on the Basingstoke Canal in years to come after more than 40 people attended an extraordinary general meeting of the Basingstoke Canal Angling Association last Thursday night, to answer the call for new committee members to save the club from dissolution.
Since the Angling Times ran the story in November, the club had been run by trustees who oversaw several committee positions being filled at the EGM, by volunteers who had come forward following the coverage.
Taking the helm as the new secretary will be Chris Ross, an ex-policeman who members have decided has the right credentials to take the club forward. He'll be joined by new chairman, John Wood, and the club's former head bailiff, Jeff Bunch, who will bring his knowledge and experience to the post of vice chairman. A candidate has also been found to fill the head bailiff vacancy, who will be voted in at a future meeting.
Outgoing chairman, Peter Emery, said: “The publicity has helped us to form a very strong new committee, with a core of experience that bodes well for the future.”
Another boost for the club has come in the form of Danny Williams, South East Regional Officer for the Angling Development Board, who was voted in as a committee member.
“Associations like the BCAA are paramount to the future of angling in this country so I'm really impressed by the way people have rallied round to save the club. I'm fully committed to the association and I'm now hoping that together we can look at some development strategies to use in line with the affiliated clubs,” he said.
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