Hi Simon,
The pool cost £2500 to dig out and took just over 2 weeks to complete the clearing and digging. Our pool is pretty much the same size as Brian's except that we have an island in the middle which is over 10 mtrs wide and is full of trees and bushes, you cannot see the guys on the other side of the water so makes the weigh in more interesting.
The site is probably well over an acre but we have loads of room all round for shipping poles back,casting with no obstructions. We have planted trees round the pool to fill in the gaps that were made during construction.We have made a dvd from the start to the first match and you cannot believe the changes in such a short time.
We have not bought any fish as we have had great help from the EA, it currently has pretty much the same species as Brian's and seams to fish the same as well.
I must say that we haven't anywhere near the number of fish required for the water but that is going to change shortly with the addition of approx 200lbs of Tench,Chub,Gudgeon,Roach etc all free
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I know after reading this that it sounds really easy but without a lot of hard work and a lot of freebies we could never have achieved what we have.
The club has paid approx £ 500 for everything that we have on the site and the whole thing would not have possible without the guy who owns the land as he has been brilliant in everything.
He paid for the digging and associated costs and we are paying him back in our yearly rent, we have transplanted loads of saplings from his land and also loads of sedge,bulrush etc. He has also helped giving his own time and effort and he doesn't fish
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We have a Club House and private and secure parking if I knew how to post a picture I would but to us it looks fantastic and we just go and sit there and admire what we have achieved.
If I can be of any help let me know.
Mark