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by Mark Wintle
August 3rd, 2014, 6:35 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: NOT ANOTHER 'UN
Replies: 21
Views: 1931

NOT ANOTHER 'UN

No 5 must have been a Rest of World XI v. England?
by Mark Wintle
August 1st, 2014, 11:34 am
Forum: Match Chat / Fishing Talk
Topic: Evesham weekend - stars fishing?
Replies: 5
Views: 1069

Evesham weekend - stars fishing?

Over the decades I've been to this match a number of times (even tried to qualify one year) and I'm thinking about going on the Saturday this year or possibly the Monday. Does anyone know of the invitation list?
by Mark Wintle
July 28th, 2014, 7:47 pm
Forum: All Our Yesterdays
Topic: All our yesterdays........with a whopper
Replies: 6
Views: 1601

All our yesterdays........with a whopper

Got to be Dennis Pye.
by Mark Wintle
July 27th, 2014, 2:43 pm
Forum: All Our Yesterdays
Topic: National results
Replies: 11
Views: 3690

National results

Thanks for that one. I can remember the fuss about Christchurch AC as it was a club I was a member of for a long time. I heard the news the previous Sunday at one of their club matches.
by Mark Wintle
July 26th, 2014, 7:56 pm
Forum: All Our Yesterdays
Topic: National results
Replies: 11
Views: 3690

National results

Thanks Bill. For the moment we'll see if anyone knows any of the results, especially those ones from the 2000s. We have all of the other results in a table. Div 6 was 91, 92 & 93 only before it started contracting again. Angling Times may well be the last resort! As you say space is the problem ...
by Mark Wintle
July 26th, 2014, 10:30 am
Forum: All Our Yesterdays
Topic: National results
Replies: 11
Views: 3690

National results

One of my back-burner projects has been helping John Essex complete a list of National championship winners. Somewhere along the line the NFA and Angling Trust managed to lose the records and whilst going through Angling Times is a last resort it would be good to narrow the final search down to as f...
by Mark Wintle
July 24th, 2014, 9:01 pm
Forum: Match Chat / Fishing Talk
Topic: Hello from a new member
Replies: 10
Views: 591

Hello from a new member

Welcome former team mate and supplier of fruit shortie biscuits! Mark is from  the era of Bruce and walker rods and Mitchell match reels attached to them with bicycle inner tube, and is a fountain of knowledge of angling back in the days of coaches at nationals, and peacock wagglers 18" long f...
by Mark Wintle
July 24th, 2014, 8:17 pm
Forum: Match Chat / Fishing Talk
Topic: Hello from a new member
Replies: 10
Views: 591

Hello from a new member

Thank you all for the welcome. :thumsup

When I get a bit deeper into my research I may have some Ivan-related questions.
by Mark Wintle
July 24th, 2014, 12:59 pm
Forum: All Our Yesterdays
Topic: Here's one for you
Replies: 10
Views: 2511

Here's one for you

That photo is one that John Essex has shared with me as being the Leicester and District Amalgamation team of 1957. John is currently trying to get his Nationals book down to a manageable size!
by Mark Wintle
July 24th, 2014, 12:50 pm
Forum: Match Chat / Fishing Talk
Topic: Hello from a new member
Replies: 10
Views: 591

Hello from a new member

Just a quick introduction from a new member. My user name is my real name. I match fished mainly at club level for about 35 years from around 1970, also fishing winter leagues (with Wareham DAS (Dorset), Christchurch AC (Dorset) and Team Castle (Wilts), opens - local (Dorset) and further afield - Br...