Rules and Constitution
1. That the Association be
called ‘The Frome and District Angling Association’ the members of which shall
be season ticket-holders.
2. That the Association is
managed by a Chairman, Vice President, Membership and Honorary Secretary,
Treasurer, and a committee of up to 12 members. Six to form a quorum; a tie to
be decided by the casting vote of the Chairman. The Officers are to be elected
for a maximum term of three years. In the event of a vacancy the committee can
appoint replacement officers or committee members at any time for a variable
term the length of should coincide with the terms of the other officers and
committee members.
3. Subscriptions run for 12
months and are due on the date of joining and on each anniversary thereafter.
To resign members must either remove any saved payment card from the Clubmate
portal or prior to their renewal date give at least 7 days'
notice of cancellation, either via the Clubmate portal or by email to fromeanglers@outlook.com.
Unless cancelled, on payment of the subscription membership will be renewed for
a further 12 months, on cancellation no full or partial refunds of
subscriptions will be made. Membership, Day Ticket, and Exchange fees will be
published at www.fadaa.uk.
4. The Annual General Meeting
(AGM) will be held before July and a further General Meeting may be called as
necessary. The Committee will meet as and when needed during the year. Special
meetings may be called when required.
5. That the Treasurer shall keep
the accounts of the Association, with such Bankers as the trustees shall
appoint. Trustees shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer,
and Chairman. Monies to be invested in the name of Frome and District Angling
Association. The Treasurer should not be empowered to withdraw any portion of
monies before and until sanctioned by the Committee. The financial year
will be from the 1st of April to the 31st of
March.
6. That the Committee shall have
the power to suspend or add to any of these rules prior to being confirmed at
the AGM. Members can propose additions or amendments to these rules for
consideration by the committee at any time.
7. Alterations of these Rules
shall be confirmed at the AGM.
8. That the closing date for
nominations of Officers should be no later than 7 days prior to the AGM.
9. Any Officer or Committee
member absent from three consecutive meetings may have their name erased from
the Official List.
10. Members residing outside a
radius of 15 miles of the headquarters shall enjoy the privileges of the
Association but will not be permitted to have voting rights nor to hold office
in the Association unless approved by the Committee.
11. That the Committee has the
power to close any water without previous notice if deemed necessary.
12. Any person fishing shall,
upon request from a Club Bailiff or other member, prove their permission to
fish by producing their membership card, confirmation of booking, or Clubmate
Fishing app.
13. That the hours of fishing be
restricted to 1 hour prior to sunrise and to 3 hours after sunset. Night
fishing is not permitted on any of our waters. Irrespective of these rules
where a fishery has specific rules about times of fishing those rules will have
precedence.
14. Members shall not be
accompanied by a dog when fishing, and shall do no damage to gates, hedges,
fences, banks, weirs, crops, or disturb or interfere with any livestock.
15. That no Member of this
Association be allowed to carry firearms whilst fishing on Association Waters.
16. Litter shall not be
deposited on the fields, banks or in the water. Any member found littering will
be reported to the committee and may have membership either suspended or in the
worst circumstances cancelled with no refund of subscription.
17. All gates to be securely
fastened after being opened.
18. No cars will be allowed in
the fields. Parked vehicles to be kept clear of gates and access points.
19. No fish are to be taken or
killed from any Association water, at any time, without the prior permission of
the Committee.
20. The Committee shall have the
full power to deal with all cases of non-observance of all or any of these
rules and may, for such or any cause, suspend or expel a Member from the
Association, and may reject an application for membership if they see fit.
21. Digging of the banks,
removal of woody material, or construction of platforms or angling stations
shall not be permitted without the prior permission of the Committee.
22. Minor swim clearing
activities and cutting back of vegetation to gain access to fishing swims are
permitted without prior permission of the Committee but any extensive
vegetation clearance such as the removal of whole trees, large limbs, or scrub
clearance, must be approved by the Committee.
23. Any person fishing
Association Waters must be in the possession of a valid Environment Agency Rod
Licence which must be made available for inspection, upon request from a Club
Bailiff.
24. Any person fishing the
Association Waters shall not use any instrument, other than rod and line, to
catch fish or crayfish, without prior permission of the Committee and the
associated authorisation from the Environment Agency.
25. Local and National Bylaws
must be complied with by any person fishing Association Waters.
26. Where a Fishery or Club
(when using an exchange arrangement) has specific rules these will take
precedent over FADAA rules and must be complied with at all times.
27. The Association’s Code of
Conduct must be complied with at all times.
28. The River Mells, Fordbury
Water, Nunney Brook, River Chew and Wellow Brook will be catch and release
fly-only fishing waters. Fishing must be with a traditional fly line or Tenkara
setup. The River Frome will be fly fishing only from the 1st of
April to the 15th of June.
29. Fish are not to be removed,
transferred, or introduced to, or from, any Association Water without the
permission of the Committee.
30. Barbecues or fires are not
permitted on any Association Water.
31. Access to Association Waters
is only permitted for the purposes of fishing or fishing-related activities.
Access is not permitted for any other activity without permission from the
Committee.
32. All persons fishing
Association Waters should adopt good bio-security practices and follow the
‘Check, Clean, Dry’ principle.
33. All members agree to support
the club's aims to restrict fishing to members and day ticket holders only,
consequently any member fishing with a non-member without a ticket will have
their membership suspended for 1 month, any further offences will lead to a
further longer suspension of membership and a possible ban from re-joining the
club.
34. Any Person caught fishing
any Association Water without a valid annual subscription, day ticket or
Exchange ticket will be asked to leave the water and could be banned from
future membership.
35. Juniors under the age of 14
years must be supervised by an adult when fishing Association Waters.
36. Members must adhere to any
specific fishery rules regarding the use of barbless hooks, members fishing
non-Association waters on an exchange ticket or visiting a commercial fishery
must ensure they are aware of the fishery’s rules. On Frome and District
Angling Association waters; The Lighthouse Lake is barbless hooks only; the fly
waters are to be fished with barbless or with hooks with crushed barbs. On the
coarse rivers we encourage the use of barbless hooks but this is not mandatory.
37. On the
Clubmate app and in the Members area of the website there is a guide called
"Caring for your catch". Members are expected to follow the guidance
and failing to adhere to the recommendations may lead to a member's membership
being cancelled. No full or partial refund of membership fees is due for any
cancelled membership.
38.
By paying your subscription you are joining a club, your membership
is not a contract for the provision of services. There is a general acceptance
that all members will support the aims of the club. Breaking club rules
can lead to your membership being frozen and potentially, to you being banned
from being a member of the club.
39. Fair
Use policy. The club subsidises certain day tickets for members to fish
commercial fisheries, bookings are restricted to a maximum of 10 per membership
year. Booking restrictions do not apply to exchange tickets or to all
fisheries. After a member has used the maximum number of tickets the
ability to book further visits will be suspended until either; membership
renewal, or upon payment of a further fee.