
Saturday 30th September 2006 saw 34 qualifying anglers along with family, friends and helpers decend on Holly Farm Fishery situated just outside the village of Ashby Magna in Leicestershire for the Final of the Disabled Angler.Co.Uk Charities Championship 2006 to be fished on Trotters Lake.

1st order of the day for most on arrival was breakfast served up by Rita and her staff in the excellent onsite Cafe, before booking in and parting with their pools money under the eagle eye of Bucko, whereupon Linda parted them from yet more cash for the aftermatch raffle.
Thankfully the weather for the day promised to be a vast improvement from the previous day when the area had been hit by torrential rain for most of the day, however all that water into the lakes would probably have an effect on sport on the day

9·30am and the draw saw anglers dispersing to their pegs, some more eagerly than others to prepare for the 11am all in.
11am and with a few anglers landing fish on their 1st casts, things were looking good, but alas for most sport didn't continue at anything like that pace. A couple of hours in and it was becoming obvious that most were working hard for very little reward, with each fish being hard won.

Just to put a further damper on things the rain then arrived, but thankfully after about an hour abated. What fish were being caught appeared to be coming from the first twenty pegs, while most of the rest struggled on with just the odd fish.

4pm brought the all out, and while everyone managed to avoid the dreaded DNW, the weights it has to be said weren't the greatest ever recorded.
With their gear packed away, everyone assembled back in the clubhouse for an aftermatch meal prior to the prize giving and raffle.

With everyone fed and watered it was time for the prizegiving, and it was lovely to see Steve Bishop in attendance to present the prizes.

For those of you who aren't aware Steve is the main sponsor of Disabled Angler.co.uk through his company BR Electrical, so a big vote of thanks is due to Steve.
First of were the medals for the team event which this year was won by the boys that qualified at Lindholm Lakes.

Next it was the turn of the section winners on the day.




Finally down to the main frame and in 3rd place it was D Ribbons..........

In 2nd place overall and Disabled Champion for 2006 was Wayne Panting....

while in 1st place overall and Non-Disabled Champion 2006 was Bob Reed....

We than found time for a surprise presentation of a silver salver to John & Linda Buxton, by way of thanks for all the time and effort that they put into the organisation of the Charities Championship, and without which it would be impossible to run.

Finishing off with the raffle with prizes provided by Mark Pollard (one of The Danglers patrons), Holly Farm and various individuals brought the day to an end and a time for farewells .
Thanks to Del & Rita Rogers and their staff for providing the venue and superb facilities for the Final.
Thanks to all the anglers who have fished in the whole series of matches.
Their efforts mean that the total being donated between Macmillan (Cancer relief) & Francis House (Children’s Hospice) stands at £ 2182, which at the end of the day is what the whole thing has been about.
Very Well Done to All, Let's do it all again next year

Pos....Name....................Weight
1st....Bob Reed..................34lb 10oz
2nd...Wayne Panting...........30lb 10oz
3rd....D Ribbons..................24lb 14oz
4th....D Williams.................20lb 12oz
5th....G Archer...................18lb 12oz
6th....S Schubert...............18lb 04oz
7th....Mrs Gill Hirst..............17lb 12oz
8th....K Folwell...................16lb 11oz
9th....V Ross......................16lb 08oz
10th..T Nualls.....................14lb 10oz
11th..D McLennon...............13lb 07oz
12th..P Dobie.....................13lb 05oz
13th..S Tapp.....................12lb.06oz
14th..A West.....................10lb 12oz
15th..I Mackenzie...............10lb 10oz
16th..P Morton...................10lb 00oz
17th..W Lambert..................9lb 11oz
18th..B Rayfield...................9lb 04oz
19th..M Giles.......................7lb 15oz
20th..M Ribbons...................7lb 08oz
21st..R Ravenhill..................7lb 06oz
22nd..J King........................7lb 01oz
23rd..J Buxton.....................6lb.07oz
24th..R Hugill.......................6lb.00oz
25th..C Smith......................5lb.11oz
26th..V Gould......................5lb.00oz
27th..M Bell.........................4lb.05oz
28th..A Smith......................4lb.04oz
29th..S Joy.........................3lb.15oz
30th..T Hirst........................2lb.15oz
31st..D Smith.......................2lb.05oz
32nd..A Buxton.....................1lb.15oz
33rd..T Tapp........................1lb.10oz
34th..Mrs P Tapp...................0lb.09oz
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