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Fred Buller gets an MBE
We are delighted to see that Fred Buller has been awarded an MBE for services to angling in the Honours List announced on 1st Jan. 2010 It is richly deserved by one of angling's greats

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Limited Edition Prints
A limited edition set prints from the book Recollections is now available, but there are 10 sets so act quickly.

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Diary
2010 January: Visiting Fred Buller MBE
After a couple of days fishing, the travels ended on another high note; visiting Fred Buller (now an MBE) and his wife Margaret.

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2010 January: On the Wylye at last
Thumbnail Image of Diary Entry After the previous days blizzard on the Kennet, and the warning of rain, it was great to have a mild day long-trotting for grayling on the chalk stream.

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2010 January: Fishing on the Kennet
Thumbnail Image of Diary Entry Having enjoyed the warmth of Florida, it was different to be fishing in a blizzard back in the UK, but after the big thaw, the sport was better than expected.

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2009 December: Florida for Christmas
Thumbnail Image of Diary Entry Sandy and I went awat for just over three weeks for Christmas.  It was a bit of a fishing holiday for me, as well as a family holiday.  This diary entry covers the fishing bit of the trip only and sandy will write about the balance in her entry soon to be listed.

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2009 November: Barrie Rickards' Memorial Service
The order of service bore the coat of arms of Emmanuel College Chapel and a list of Barrie Rickards' academic achievements, and as we listened to the university choir rehearsing, we began to understand a little of the life of this extraordinary man.

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2009 November: Chalk Stream Roach Launch
Thumbnail Image of Diary Entry After a quiet couple of days in Devon, we were off on our travels again.  This time to the book launch of John Searl's new work 'Chalk Stream Roach'

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