A wee night out during the day

Don’t forget to join us on Sat 25 Jan for our wee night out during the day. This month with the 25th being Burns day, we will have a Burns/Scottish theme. With the doors opening now at 2.30pm get there early to ensure you have a good seat. We will have our usual fun and games with the wee Saturday raffle, a roll over cash prize in Play your cards right, Irish Bingo and fun and hilarity. We have increased our fun and hilarity and will go onto 8pm. So get this day in your diary, come and join us for a big surprise and you wont have any problems with travel home.

Go on you know you want to.

Come alive in 25, dates for your diary.

Now that the festivities are over and we look to the year ahead. We have a packet schedule for our members, their family and friends. Ranging from fishing competitions to social events we have something for everyone.

Beginning on Sat 25 Jan, we have our next wee night out in the afternoon, this has been a very popular social event and due to repeated requests from those who attend we have increased the timing on the event from doors opening 2.30pm until 8pm. We will have our usual wee Saturday raffle, Irish Bingo and a roll over cash prize for play your cards right plus karaoke. So come on down and join us for fun and hilarity. These afternoons will continue to run on a monthly basis. This month we will have a Burns theme as the 25 is Burns night.

Feb we have our celebration of the new season beginning, as last year we will have the parade to the jetty and the blessing of the boats from invited speakers. After a day on the Loch we will have our social evening in the club. This will be our first fishing competition of the year and they will be 6 weekly thereafter.

March we will have our first cabaret of the year and we are in the process of negotiation with our agent to bring a top quality act to our club.

April, we have our country night with ticket availability limited so if you want to go to the event get in touch through our social media.

So keep in touch with us, and come and join us. Go on, you know you want to.

A wee night out during the day.

Now that our Christmas Cabaret is over, our kids Christmas party is over. It is now our turn to have “a wee night out during the day”. Saturday 14 Dec from 3-7pm, come and join us for an afternoon of fun games, karaoke and all the Christmas music you can listen to. We will have play your cards right, Irish bingo, the wee Saturday raffle and lots of fun. So look out your Christmas jumpers and come along and have some fun in the run up to Christmas. See you Saturday.

Christmas Events ....

Just a wee reminder of what’s coming up in the next week or so …

Saturday, 7th - Christmas Cabaret - The Ultimate Party Night with Dave Cairns. If you’ve not got your tickets yet there is still some availability and you can come on down and pay at the door - £10pp.

Sunday, 8th December - Kids Christmas Party 2p.m. to 4p.m. with a special guest appearance from the big man in the red suit and the white beard …

Saturday, 14th December - join us in the members’ lounge for a Night Out in the Afternoon with dancing, karaoke and a couple of fun games, including the cash prize Play Your Cards Right. You can wera a Christmas jumper.

Christmas festivities

4 days to go now to 1st December and the countdown to Christmas can officiallly begin …. so- here’s a reminder of the Festive events at the Club this month -

Christmas Caberet - Saturday, 7th at 7.30 p.m. The Ultimate Night Out with Dave Cairns, something a bit different this year, a variety show featuring music through the decades with audience interaction, along with a Christmas disco, so get your glad rags and sequins out and come on down for some Christmas cheer. Tickets £10 available behind the bar or through the Club’s social media. Can members who have previously reserved tickets please pop in this weekend to pay for them/pick them up.

Kids’ Christmas Party - Saturday, 7th 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is sold out and Santa on his way for an afternoon of fun for all.

Night Out in the Afternoon - Saturday, 14th 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Following on from last month’s success we will be running another on Saturday, 14th so why not dust off your Christmas jumper and come down for some Festive Karaoke and dancing, a wee game of Irish Bingo, our Saturday Raffle and a round of Play Your Cards Right with a cash rollover from last month to add to whatever comes in this month - might be your lucky day just in time for Christmas - in it to win it …

Christmas Cabaret

With only a few weeks to go, there is still time to secure your tickets for our Christmas Cabaret. This will be held on Sat 7 Dec and we have for your enjoyment, Dave Cairns with his ultimate party night. This is a variety show with music through the decades and some interaction with the audience. Tickets are prices at £10 per person and can be purchased in the club house or reserved through our social media.

Donation to the club.

Pictured below is club Secretary Steve Squires and club member Mark Workman Nash who has donated a signed Ipswich town football top to the club. Many thanks to Mark for his kind donation and supporting the club.

Winter Fishing Programme

Yesterday saw our first outing of our winter fishing programme. Several hearty members and their friends ventured the frosty conditions and made their way to Harelaw trout fishery. With all deciding to fish from boats the conditions started off as very cold and the temperature didn’t rise much. Catches were few and far between with two trout being caught, one on a red snake and the other on a blob. Several fish were lost. It was a good day and all who came along enjoyed the experience. We will have another outing next month and keep a look out on social media if you want to join us.

Disco during the day.

If you like a wee night out during the day, be home early and fresh in the morning. Why not join us for our first disco during the day. From 3-7pm on Sat 16 Nov, we will have quiz, karaoke, Play your cards right and all the Christmas music you could hope for. This will get you ready for the Christmas parties ahead. Why not come and join us for an hour or two or the full duration. Hope to see you on the 16 Nov.

Christmas Cabaret

Not long to go until our Christmas night out. This year we have managed to secure the booking of Dave Cairns and his Ultimate party night. The show is a variety show and consists of music through the ages, lots of audience interaction and a fun filled night is guaranteed. We still have tickets available at £10 per person for our members and their gusts. To secure your tickets, you can purchase them in the club house during opening times. Use the clubs Salmon Chat or contact us through the clubs mobile phone 07984 767843. We are also on Facebook. This is sure to be a great night and set you up for Christmas celebrations.

Winter preparations

With the season now well and truly over, we now look to the work on our boats and the preparations. Firstly Saturday 9 Nov we will have a tidy-up to the sheds and plan to move boats from the front of the workshop to the end of the green shed. We ask all members to move their rods from the rack room to allow for the racks to be stored allowing room for our boats and replacement of lighting. We look to start at 9am. Boat shifts will begin on Sat 16 November and will be monthly thereafter, there is also a list of other work to be undertaken where we will need the help of our members, more information will be shared in due course.

Club News

Now that our season has ended, we continue to offer a series of events for our members. We have on 16 Nov our first day time disco, this will take place from 3-7pm and we hope to offer quiz, karaoke, play your cards right and the Saturday raffle.

17 Nov we have our first winter fishing outing and the venue will be Harelaw trout fishery. If you would like to join us contact us through social media or the club mobile phone.

Sat 7 Dec we have our Christmas cabaret with Dave Cairns and his ultimate party night, plus Christmas disco. Again you can secure your tickets via the club bar or our other outlets social media or the clubs mobile phone.

Sun 8 Dec is the children’s Christmas Party from 2-4pm, there are a limited amount of tickets left, therefore if you want a ticket for your child they are available at the bar or our social media outlets.

With the season ending the bar now reverts to winter opening hours. Saturday the bar will open at 7pm and Sunday the usual time of 12.30. We hope to see you through the winter and at our events.

Club News

At our recent celebration of the season past, we had the pleasure of the company of William Cairns who has been our link with the veterans Charity “Walking with the Wounded. William had come to present the club with a plaque made by hand by one of his veterans. In talking with William he gave great recognition to the partnership formed between VOLDAC and WWTW and the benefits to his members from fishing. We plan to hold several events in 2025 with the veterans and will keep you informed of dates etc.

Club News

On Saturday 26 Oct we held our annual celebration of the season past. With the weather forecast inconsistent this may have contributed to the small number of boats who took to the loch, this in turn may have impacted on our members who joined us in the lounge for a social evening. The evening again was well enjoyed with those in attendance and the winners of our special raffle prizes went home happy. With the season now drawing to a close, those members who venture up the Loch on the last day, screaming reels to you and be sure to enjoy yourself, for those who have chosen not to venture up the Loch all preperation’s now begin for next season. Can all members be reminded that catch returns must be submitted, even if you have a nil return.

Moving on we continue to look forward to seeing you through the winter period, we will now be having our day time disco on Saturday afternoons from 3-7pm. The first one will take place on Sat 16 Nov, we will have quiz, Karaoke, play your cards right and the Saturday raffle.

There are tickets available for our Christmas Cabaret and children’s Christmas party. Our Cabaret has David Cairns Ultimate Party night plus Disco, tickets 310pp. There are a limited amount of tickets left for the children’s Christmas party. Tickets for both events are available from the bar all contact us through our social media.

A warm welcome Awaits.

A reminder that this Saturday is the last Saturday of the 2024 season, as normal we have our annual get together in the club and we look forward to offering our members and their guests a warm welcome. Depending on what weather app you use the forecast is mixed and for those who choose to venture up the loch keep your eyes on the Salmon Chat for details of where to meet for a brew up. For those less adventurous the club house will be open from 3pm offering a wide selection of drinks. As the hearty adventurers return to the club will have hot pies to go with your pint to keep you warm and comfortable. As the evening progresses we will have music/karaoke and our prize raffle. We have some magnificent prizes and these will be raffled separately. So you will have ample opportunity to win the prize of the night. We will also have a wee tester of play your cards right and if it goes well we can make it a regular feature of our karaoke/quiz days.

Tickets are on sale for our Christmas cabaret and you will be able to purchase them at £10pp. There a limited amount of tickets left for the children’s xmas party and these will also be on sale on Saturday.

We hope to see you in the club to end the season on a positive note.

VOLDAC EGM

A reminder to our members that we have our EGM Friday 18 Oct 7pm for a 7.30PM Start. The agenda will consist of an update on the bar, the future of the bar and the club going forward. This follows on from our previous meeting and it is important that we have as many members in attendance as possible.

Fly Tying club

With the end of season approaching and the onset of the long dark winter nights, the fly tying club meet on a Thursday night 7-9 pm. We continue to encourage members to join us and share their knowledge and expertise. We will be looking to members to volunteer to make short fly tying films aka Dave McPhail for the clubs you tube channel. Any volunteers can contact us through social media, we will also be approaching accomplished members to ask if they would be willing to make a short film. There is an example on the clubs you tube channel. Link below

Woven pattern (youtube.com)

Winter fishing programme

As in previous years we intend to offer our members a winter fishing programme, this could be in the form of Sea fishing, charter fishing, course fishing or Rainbow fishing whichever is the preference of interested members. Any interested members could contact us through our social media outlets stating their preference and we will look to set up the programme. The target for our first outing is November.