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The LFCC has been asked to share this amongst its members and member clubs and get them to share it as well? This vacancy would be for a Kennet and Loddon fishery officer post. We would advise any applicant to review the STARR approach to answering any questions and to try and find the EA capability dictionary online.
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Twyford & District Fishing Club will be holding an open day on the 26th July 2025 on the St Patricks Stream for both members & non members alike to promote the club. Details are on the flyer below.
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It is our sad duty to advise everyone of the passing of Moragh Stirling, after a short illness. For those who did not know her, Moragh was our second catchment co-ordinator for the Loddon Catchment Partnership, between 2017 and 2020. Moragh was active in the catchment even before taking on her role with the catchment partnership. She assisted with initial excavations on the Arborfield By-pass channel, helping to manually dig under some of the willow boughs that the machinery couldn't reach, creating many of the features that typify the nature of this fish pass. Her ability to 'muck-in' was much appreciated by all present.
During her time at the South East Rivers Trust as the lead for the catchment partnership she helped to consolidate its role around the Loddonworking closely not only with the local statutory bodies and authorities but also liaising with riparian landowners at the individual level. She was instrumental in pushing forward the Charvil Backwater creation, whilst conducting much of the background planning for the Emmbrook project at Woosehill, which will hopefully come too fruition in the next year or two. She wasshowing a continued interest in this scheme very recently.
The partnership work also maintained her past links with the University of Reading, closely supporting the late Professor Joanna Clark with the Landwise Natural Flood Management initiative, and the Loddon Observatory. This latter platform helped to introduce student teams to collaborative engagement with local
issues. Some of these teams benefited from Moraghs drive, on rare occasions even encountering an alternative to the more diplomatic approach.
Moragh went on to work on the Watercress and Winterbourne project in Hampshire and finally joined the Environment Agency two years ago. Her drive, wisdom, enthusiasm and humour will be missed by all who encountered her.
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The Loddon Fisheries & Conservation Consultative are delighted to have been chosen to receive a donation from the organisers of the Swallowfield Show. The 2 day event held every August Bank Holiday is a not-for-profit, family friendly event run by volunteers and members of the Swallowfield Horticultural Society for the benefit of the community and to raise funds for local charities.
The LFCC will use the funds to support habitat improvement projects, water quality monitoring being undertaken by its members, and initiatives aimed at managing invasive species. These are already prime areas that are receiving their attention within the Loddon catchment with the aim to improving the local rivers not simply for the fish but also the wider environment.
Swallowfield Show committee members Barbara & Graham Stanley, meet LFCC Chairman Martin Moore and members of Gresham Angling Society on the banks of the River Lyde. Gresham AS are a founder member of the LFCC and have been active in improving habitat in the River Lyde by creating new gravel beds, intended to encourage typical chalkstream plants and providing additional spawning sites for brown trout.
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Membership of the LFCC for the current year (2025) is now due for new or renewal memberships. The relevant fees are on the form.
The membership form in fillable pdf format can be found at: