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This years Kids xmas party will be held on Sunday 8 Dec from 2-4pm. We have a children’s entertainer and a possible visit from a big generous person. Spaces will be limited to 50 children from primary school age, we will also take names from pre school children. Tickets will be priced at £5 and will be available to members for their children and grandchildren.
There will be a sheet for names and ages of the children posted in the club house and more information will be available in due course.
This year our Christmas cabaret will be held on Sat 7 Dec. The evening will run from 8-12 and for your entertainment we have managed to secure a booking with Dave Cairns and his ultimate party night. We also have a disco who will provide us with all the old and favourite Christmas tunes. Tickets will be priced at £10 per person and will be on a first come first served basis.
Now that we approach the end of the 2024 Season, we have in the club a series of events to keep us together and socialising. Beginning with our end of season function, this is traditionally and historically been a well attended event and we look for this to continue. Those brave enough to face the elements on Sat 26 Oct, will be able to return to the clubhouse at 3pm for refreshments and a buffet. The day will consist of music/karaoke if you wish to sing your heart out. We will have our traditional end of season raffle and already we have some magnificent prizes donated. Loch Lomond holiday Parks have donated two short breaks for our raffle, which consist of 3-4 day stay in a two bedroom hot tub lodge for up to 4 people. So we have two of these to raffle, also many thanks again to LLAIA for the donation of a season permit for 2025 season, again this is very much appreciated and will be raffled on the night. We will have many more prizes on the night so make sure you come along and join us.
Saturday 21 Sept saw the last of this seasons fishing competitions. With 19 Boats leaving from the club it was again a well attended club activity.
Many thanks and recognition must go to Rab and Sandra Ann for their time and commitment to giving our members something special during the season.
We look forward to next year and a continuation of the competitions.
Raffle made £170 ,
So this will be used for cups for next year's competition's , if any money left over will be put into the money I've raised for bar/ games room.
Thanks again for everyone's support and for everyone getting involved in the competition's.
David Kirkwood won the season permit for next year ,
Well done.
John McClurg won the bag of trout ,
Jimmy Hyslop won second prize for the trout , Jimmy unfortunately wasn't in the club to have his picture taken.
Our 2 junior members
Jack Burgoyne
Adam Sweeny
Have been presented with permits for 2025 season.
Thanks again for everyone attending.
Our latest fishing competition took place yesterday and again the response from our members was impressive with a small increase to 22 entrants from last months 21. This event has proven to be very popular amongst our membership and has benefitted all in relation to the increase in friendships both socially and sportingly.
With a good pot to the winners of both categories for largest Salmon and largest Sea Trout the anglers braved a very strong wind throughout the day. The largest Salmon was won by club member Donald Brown and the largest Sea Trout was won by club member Alun Pryce.
On a day of high winds and challenging conditions club member Alex Doey came to the rescue of two paddle boarders who had got into difficulty off Auchentulloch bay, with the wind preventing them returning to shore. Alex took in his rods in and initially told them to hold onto his boat but eventually had to throw them a rope and tow them back to shore. It highlights although the Loch is a beautiful place it is also very dangerous. A big thank you to Alex for helping the paddle boarders return to shore.
The date of next months competition will be uploaded as soon as it is confirmed, and again there must be recognition to the time and effort Robert and Sandra Ann have put into making this event such a success.
Continuing with our series of events, we have a country and western night on the 24 Oct, tickets are priced at £5 and are available to our members, their family and friends.
A reminder to members the club will be open on 18 & 25 Oct from 12.30 - 3pm to enable members to pay the second instalments of their club fees.
It's going to be busy down at the club this month. The next fishing competition for members is this Saturday, 10th August. The previous competitions have proved very popular and July had an increased entry from June. It is good to see the members participating and we hope that the total of 21 boats last month will be surpassed on Saturday.
As before you can pay the £5 before Saturday or
Sandra Ann will be down at the club where you can pay your entry fee to her from 7am as I will be joining you all this time .
We will have a drum up on the Spit about 12 o'clock for lunch and bit of good banter with the members, then get back to fishing and back in the club for 6 o'clock for cup presentation and prize money.
All are invited back to the clubhouse for drinks and small buffet
Please come and support the bar in the clubhouse,
Soft drinks and alcohol free drinks also available at the bar.
Soup and sausage rolls will be available for all who attend the competition.
Thanks, Robert, and tight lines.
Following the fishing competition we have on Sat 24 Aug our country and western night. Tickets are priced at £5 and are available now, you can book your tickets by contacting Robert, club what’s app, Facebook messenger or club mobile on 07984 767 859. This is sure to be a popular night and you can wear your Stetson and cowboy boots.
The second instalment of club fees are due on 18-25 Aug, the club will be open from 12.30-3pm to enable members to pay their fees, you can also have a refreshment of your choice.
Returning after our short summer break on the last Friday in August is our Quizoke. The quiz stars at 7pm followed by an evening of karaoke
August is proving a busy month on our club with a selection of events being provided to our members, so come on down to line dance, catch the biggest fish or any fish or sing your hearts out at our Quizoke
See you down at the club.
To spice up our Saturdays we have brought back the monthly competition for those going up the loch, our first competition is June 22.
As part of our ongoing programme of entertainment our next event is a Race Night. Tickets are available in the club house and have began selling fast, be sure to race to the club to make sure you get your tickets.
On Saturday 1 June 2024 after much planning and support from VOLDAC, LLAIA, Robert Hart from Tickers Tackle who has been exceptional in supporting the Forces to fishing programme by donating fishing tackle to the charity and William Cairns the lead from Walking with the wounded. 12 boats and 16 WWTW members went for a days fishing on the big puddle. For sailing the weather was exceptional and for fishing it was not so good, but several species were caught mainly Pike and Sea Trout with Salmon remaining elusive. To add a a competitive edge to the day there was a trophy to the biggest game fish and if no game fish were caught then the biggest Pike. A 15lb Pike was caught but was beaten by Nigel’s 3lb Sea Trout who went on to collect the trophy. If you want to share our experience of the day click on the link below. VOLDAC fish Loch Lomond with WWTW (youtube.com)
Following on from the success of our open day with the Veterans from the charity Walking with the wounded, our next activity together is on Sat 1 June where we will take them for a day up the Loch. Due to the success of our last venture there has been an increase in interest from the veterans and at this pint we have 21 who would like to join us for the day and 10 members who have volunteered. As we would ask each member to take two per boat we don't have the capacity to accommodate all, William is also going to compile reserve list.
If any other of our members would like to volunteer their day and take two of the veterans, could they get in touch with a committee member. As mentioned previously their is a great deal of enthusiasm from the veterans and it would be of benefit to them if we were able to accomodate all who wished to participate in the day, so if you can please get ijn touch with a committee member.
As we approach another weekend a reminder that this Saturday we have our fishing open day with the army veterans charity Walking With The Wounded. We have now finalised our itinerary for the day. Doors open 9.30 am for welcome, Tea and Coffee. From 10am we will have several display areas where the veterans and our members can have a go at learning to tie a fly, learn how to set up a pike bait rig and see a display of spey casting. From 12 noon, Dr Nick Beever from the Loch Lomond fishery trust will give a short presentation on Salmon conservation. We Invite and encourage our members to join us on Saturday meet and share fishing stories and say hello to Paul Young of Hooked on Scotland fame.
VOLDAC celebrated their annual presentation evening, as usual there was various trophies to be awarded for anglers who had met the criteria to win the trophies.
The picture shows centre front Donald Brown who was this years club champion. Donald has been a member since his youth and has developed into an accomplished, knowledgeable and competent angler and he was well deserved as this years club champion. Flanking Donald id Daniel Steel who was last years club champion and has excelled in his ability to seek out fish in our big Loch. On the other side of Donald is Phil Shannon, again another experienced angler who has fished the Loch for many years and has exceptional knowledge of where to find the fish. The trophies they have been awarded are for various categories in catching fish. Standing and pictured behind Donald is Club President Rab Mair, again Rab has fished the Loch for many years and has shown exceptional qualities as a boats man navigating the Loch in difficult conditions. Rab is pictured with the Les Dawson Trophy, which relates to the TV programme Blankety Blank which Les hosted for many years. This trophy is awarded to the angler who has gone a full season without catching a fish, hence blankety blank.
The evening was well attended by members and their guests and all had a good time.
Reminder to al members and their guests, only one week to go to our annual presentation evening. Trophies are all engraved for the lucky winners. Come along with your friends, and family. Doors open 7pm.
Sat 20 April our annual presentation evening, there will be a list for members to put their names on to allow us to manage numbers.
I draw your attention to the notice of an EGM on Thursday 9 May, can members pay attention to the notice and all are encouraged to attend the EGM
Important Notice for all Members
VOLDAC EGM
The Committee has called an Extraordinary General Meeting
AGENDA
For members to decide the future of the bar and function suite and future of the VOLDAC
To take place on Thursday 9th May 2024
Doors Open 19:00hrs meeting starts 19:30hrs
All members are invited to attend
Sat 4 May Fishing fun day with WWTW Army veterans charity
With just over a week to go to our annual prize giving evening, here is the list of prize winners
James Connolly cup, First Salmon from the Loch. Daniel Steel
Thomas Lynn cup, 1st Salmon of the Season. Daniel Steel
Robert Kelly Shield Best bag of game fish in June. Phil Shannon
Frank Alderson Cup. Phil Shannon
Ian Brittain Cup, Heaviest Sea Trout of the Season. James Sheen
Jim McNiven Shield, Outstanding bag of game fish on any single outing. Donald Brown
Club Champion, Donald Brown.
Les Dawson cup to be decided on the night. We look forward to seeing our members and their guests at the prizegiving night on the Friday 8 March, doors open 7pm.
There will also be Karaoke after the prizegiving.
Tickets for our Cabaret on 30 March will also be on sale. This is a sensational show by Robert T Leonard with his tribute to Meatloaf and Tom Jones
Now that the 2024 season is upon us, we have some dates for your diary of events your club has organised for you.
1. Fri 16 Feb is our annual AGM, we encourage a good attendance as this affords our members to contribute to the direction the club will take in the coming year. 7pm start
2. Sat 17 Feb is the first Saturday of the season and we are marking it with a traditional start to the season. We have a piper piping our members to the slipway where we will have the blessing of the boats and the best wishes for the season ahead. Again we look for members to attend , we will be starting at 9.30am and the club house will be open from 3pm for socialising and from 4pm some music and karaoke.
3. Fri 8 March is our annual presentation, again we look to the members to come along and participate in the presentation. To allow for appropriate management of the event we would ask those attending to notify us through social media or the poster in the rod room.
4. Tickets are still on sale for our cabaret A tribute to Meatloaf and Tom Jones on 30 March and will be on sale at each of the aforementioned events.
Our next quiz/Karaoke night will be Friday 26 Jan with a twist of Rabbie Burns, quiz starts 7pm followed by an evening of Karaoke, remember also Free snooker. So what more can you ask for
NOTICE
VOLDAC AGM 2024
The AGM will take place on Friday 16th February 2024 in the Function Suite of the Clubhouse
Doors Open 19:00hrs meeting starts 19:30
All members welcome
Do we have any budding Ronnie O Sullivans in our membership, we;; snooker loopy nuts are we, free snooker for the foreseeable future. Members can sign in their friends and guests. Phone the club house to book Fri, Sat &Sunday 01389 767859.
Address: VOLDAC, Fisherwood, Balloch, Alexandria, G83 0TJ
Phone: 01389 757843
Mobile 07984 767859
Email: stephen.squires@ymail.com