Gordon Ingles and Robin Lambert (Event Co-ordinators)
The Charity Fly Fishing team has been
together for 4 years now. The team consists of 2 competitive anglers,
and 2 proficient amateur anglers:-
Customer Relations Advisor - Robin Lambert
Commercial Manager - Gordon Inglis (Competitive Angler)
IT Team Leader - Raymond Smith (Competitive Angler)
Senior Project Manager - Stuart Henderson
We
first got together to compete in the Anglian Water WaterAid Flyfishing
Challenge at Rutland Water in 2004 against all major Water Authorities,
Suppliers and Contractors from within the UK and Europe. The team came
in third in the team event and second in the individuals. Since then we
have always came in the top 5 places at Rutland Water.
The team
also organises, promotes and competes in the Scottish WaterAid Fly
Fishing Challenge. In the first year of the event we had come in second
in the team event and first in the individual event, then won the team
event and singles event in 2006. In 2007 the team came in sixth place. This year (2008) we came in 3rd in the team event and 2nd in the individual event.
The Charity Fly Fishing team organises and promotes the
WaterAid Fly Fishing Challenge at the Lake of Menteith in June every
year. Over the last 4 years we have raised just over £49,500 for
WaterAid from running the event.
2005 - £8,060.50
2006 - £10,000.00
2007 - £16,107.00
2008 - £14.500.00
The team competes against our major Key Account Customers, Contractors and Suppliers and other Water Authorities
We
have received glowing reports and feedback from all our customers,
contractors and suppliers, also from the WaterAid officials on how
professionally the event is organised and run. Due to the WaterAid Fly
Fishing Challenge being run so professionally it is growing from
strength to strength every year that it is run due to word of mouth
from the participants talking about the event.
The
companies who participate in the event regularly apply for entry to the
next again years event before the application forms are sent out
Special thanks to the following company's for their support and sponsorship of the team in 2008
We would like to thank Design And Report
Teams Ltd, Paisley for their continued support in the teams costs
in going to the Anglian Water WaterAid event at Rutland Water again
this year.
The
members of WaterAid Flyfishers would also like to give our thanks to
AMTSybex Consultancy and Technology for their sponsorship and support
to the teams entry into this years Scottish WaterAid Fly Fishing
Challenge at the Lake of Menteith.
www.amt-sybex.com
We would also like to thank Farrer Consultancy for their sponsorship of the teams new uniform and equipment.
www.farrerconsulting.co.uk
And of course T.O.M of Airdrie for their support and donation of the annual minibus for our trip to Rutland Water in East Anglia
www.tomairdrie.co.uk
The team is constantly looking for major backing and financial support
so that we can continue competing at the WaterAid events and upgrading our equipment.
If you would like to support the team please contact Robin Lambert at Robin.lambert@scottishwater.co.uk