Grafters

Grafters

A cold, but still morning on the Upper Welsh Dee had the John’s and Myself feeling confident about our day ahead. Jon D was getting to grips with the leader to hand technique for the first time while John A was off down the bank putting into practice what...
Chirk Training Day 6th September

Chirk Training Day 6th September

This month, in addition to regulars John M and John A we were joined a few new faces. We had Peter H, a confident young man with his eyes set firmly on being an instructor, work colleagues Roger, Jack and Dave and lifelong friends Guy & Norman. Of the newcomers,...
Chirk Training Day 2nd August

Chirk Training Day 2nd August

Todays CTD was lightly attended to say the least. Maybe it was the holidays, maybe it was the weather or maybe some people had a premonition of just how tough it was going to be! The 4 who braved the less than perfect summer conditions were regulars Jon M and John A...
Family day sat 11th June

Family day sat 11th June

The Rose family make a point of doing a family activity once every month. For their July get together, they had decided to try fishing at Chirk Fishery. With the family spanning 3 generations and ranging from 6 years of age, it was going to be hectic. For their day...
Chirk Training Day 5th July

Chirk Training Day 5th July

A full house for this months CTD endured one of the most difficult and frustrating days I have ever experienced on the Chirk pools. The weather was ‘unsettled’ to say the least switching regularly between bright sunshine and flat calm and torrential rain...