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2010 AGM COMPETITION & ENTERTAINMENTS REPORT

My first year in office as Competition & Entertainments covenor started with a social evening at the Merkister Hotel in April, we had  a good attendance & enjoyable evening with usual quiz from Stuart Topp. Ian Hutcheon provided interesting insight to entomology of various lochs with quiz to follow, a raffle followed conducted by John Munson to a great amusement and a few pounds to competition funds, a fine evening was enjoyed by all present. with thanks to the Merkister for their hospitality.

Inter County

This turned out to be a top competition when Loch Harry was fishing at it/s best, it ended with a comfortable win for Orkney over the two days.
This was followed by a fine meal at the Kirkwall Hotel & social at the British Legion for the prresentation of Trophy

County Show

This year after much planning at committee stage, the show was a great susccess after the purchase of a 8m. x 4mt. new marquee. 
Friday evening there was a good turn out to erect the marquee & tables, chairs, making it ready for the next day.
Saturday turned out to be fine & sunny. The marquee was set up with prints & pitures from Stuart Topp. A table with flies tied by members for sale , also a table was there for various members to tie flies which turned out to be a great success , as flies were sold as soon as they were being tied.
Tickets for the raffle were also on the stand , members also sold raffles tickets around the show .It was a good day thanks to all the help. a good sum was raised

Annual Social Evening & Prize Giving

This years event was held at the Ayre Hotel on the 21st November  with a good attendance of 42. After a super meal there was a presentation of Trophies it was sad to see how many trophhy winners did not turn up to collect them. After a brief interlude a raffle took place, it was conducted by John Munson & Jim Adams with great amusement to all prssent.
Thanks to John Allen & wife for attending ,& also to his wife for presenting the trophies. Also in giving of the John Allen / W Sinclair Trophy which was a new trophy this year.
I would like to thank everyone who gave raffle prizes.
The feeling was that everyone enjoyed themselves
wish everyone good luck for 2010

Brian Thomas