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The Tony Smith Memorial Review.

The Tony Smith Memorial was again a huge success as White Springs continues to support a charity that is close to its heart. Raising £1230 over the forty eight hour event.

Proprietor Vince Lloyd again closed down the specimen lake so what is now going to become an annual event, could take place.

Many anglers, young and old travelled from far and wide to take part in the event.

Speaking among White Springs regulars, this is the one that they would all like to win. Not for the array of prizes to be won. Just for the prestige of having your name on that shield!

There are many charity events held each year at the fishery (There is the up coming Raymond John Memorial Pairs match to name one) but Tony was well known around the lake. An ex forces man and avid carp angler, He and event organiser Brian his best mate, and angling partner, would regularly visit the specimen lake from their Bristol homes.

“He loved the place” Brian once told me over a cuppa on a weekend session.

You can tell from his voice when you speak to Brian that since Tony has passed away there is a sense of loss in his favourite pastime. From stories and little ditties that Brian passes on as you listen. You can bet that these two were a pair when they fished on the bank together.

It is characters like these that make White Springs what it is. Not only a place that you can go to fish. It’s a place where you can meet fellow anglers, like minded people who show compassion when there is a cause to be supported. The regular faces that grace the bank year in year out to show their support were again there in abundance.

Speaking to some anglers who were not at this year’s event because of prior commitments, you could tell that they were at a loss because of it, such is the will to take part.

Yet some will still turn up just to show their support by entering the raffle or donating money to the cause.

Anglers rest their swims and join the social atmosphere that these events create. Enjoying a hot snack from the barbecue laid on by the fishery.

Another big thank you must go to Brians new angling mate and event photographer Dianne. Dianne walked the lake too many times to remember and we have her to thank for the pictures that you see here today. Top Girl.

Vince thanks Dianne with some flowers and !!

All in all White Springs has shown its unending support yet again.

And as the sun sets on another success.

The pictures tell the rest.

(All the events pictures can be veiwed in the recently added pictures section of the website).

Until the next one.