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  1. Short history of "Shep White". Woodruff “Shep” White 1894 Woodruff “Shep” White was born in Bury, Huntingdonshire in 1846. He was a Shepherd on Holbeach Marsh, Holbeach St Matthew, Lincolnshire. The photo was taken in 1894 at Gedney Drove End, when he was 48 years old, with his Wife and 10 children and his Sheepdog. He was also a Marsh Guide for gentlemen Wildfowlers around the 1900’s. The family lived in a marsh cottage beside the Wash Old Sea Wall, by the turning into today’s Shep White’s car parking. The cottage was demolished in the 1950’s or 1960’s and the old cottage footings can still be seen today. In 1901 he purchased a farm-house and barn with 6 acres of farmland at Penny Hill, Holbeach for £620 from the late H.C. Finsley (Lot 6 at Auction). “Shep” White became a Cottage Farmer. He died in 1931 aged 85 years, and he has a fine stone cross & border gravestone in Holbeach Cemetery.
  2. "Shep Whites" cottage in the back ground. Mr Ashby again. Mr Ashby jnr who now "owns" the originals of numerous photo's (many can be found in a book by a certain Mr Thorpe) lives a mile or so from me.
  3. Hi All, just a gentle reminder that membership applications are now being accepted for the 2022/23 season. Cut off date is August 1st - so that all BASC affiliations are in place ready for the start of the season. Application form and info. can be found on our website. Or PM me. For anyone interested there will be a new members marsh walk on Sunday July 17th. Meet at Shep Whites car park at 08:00hrs. This is open to non members who what to have a look around and a chat. It gives you a chance to join if you like what you see before the cut off date ready for the new season. OXF
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    Hi all.

    Hi ste07, there are quite a few SDWA on here (me included). Hope to see you out on the marsh sometime. OXF
  5. Yes - use mine regularly when Foxing (2/3 times a week). No issues with ammunition supply. Has the Yukon Sightline on top great combination. In fact, shot 3 with it last night. OXF
  6. Spalding DWA - New Members Day/Marsh Walk. Will be held on Sunday August 15th starting at 08:00am. All new members (and prospective) plus existing members that have not seen the marsh for a year or two are invited to attend. Departing from Shep Whites car park for a leisurely walk along the sea wall looking at areas of interest and access to shooting areas. This is a good opportunity to meet up with experienced members and exchange wildfowling yarns and arrange some dates for those that require guided flights. Followed by the obiligitory "Full English" at a local cafe (CV19 permitting). Dogs welcome For further details please use the "contact us" section of your website. Club membership for the 2021/22 season is now open - applications via our website.
  7. Yes - subscription includes BASC membership. That is why we settled on £70 for renewing members. At least all members will be insured even if they cannot get to the marsh but do shoot locally to home. And of course anyone that joins more than one club can claim back the second BASC subscription.
  8. Notice to all Spalding DWA members. Due to the uncertain times through which we are living. The committee has decided to reduce the subscription fee for the 2020/21 to just £70.00. ONLY RENEWING members qualify (you must have been a member during the 2019/20 season) - new members will be expected to pay the full rate of £110. OXF
  9. Yes - can confirm that Spalding also changed its rules. To apply for a day ticket you must now name (on the application) and be accompanied by a full member.
  10. The morning went very well.
  11. Week today - just give this a bump in case anyone is interested.
  12. The new members day/marsh walk for Spalding Wildfowlers Association will be held on Sunday 4th August 2019. Starting from Shep Whites car park at 08:00hrs. Map on website. All new and prospective members are encouraged to attend (and returning members who perhaps have not seen the marsh for a season or two). Come along and have a look even if you are considering starting "wildfowling". We will set off from Shep Whites at 08:00 for a leisurely walk along the sea wall pointing out access and areas of interest. This is your chance to have a chat with experienced club members before the season starts and get a look at the marsh. Dogs are very welcome and don't forget to pack some insect repellant as the mosquitos can be vicious. Following the walk we will retire to a local cafe for the customary "Full English" and undoubtedly more wildfowling chat. Full club info. can be found on our website (plus we have facebook page). Happy to answer questions - just PM me or send via website OXF
  13. Borrowed this from Guns on Pegs. Interesting read Here is the information received from Rishi Sunak MP, at 8pm this evening (24th April). Thank you to D’Arcy Wyvill of Constable Burton Estate for making contact with Rishi Sunak to get this response. Thank you for contacting me about the Natural England removing the 3 General Licenses tomorrow. Like you, I was shocked to hear this news and extremely disappointed. I fully appreciate and understand the considerable disruption this action causes to our agricultural community and rural economy and the livelihoods of many. As soon as I heard the news yesterday, I was in touch with the relevant Minister to strongly convey my thoughts. This evening, I spent over an hour with the Minister and the Chief Executive of Natural England (and her team). Together with many rural MPs, we have expressed our frustration in no uncertain terms and impressed various things for NE and DEFRA to now act on to improve the situation. Why are we here? In a nutshell the 3 general licences that cover the control 16 wild bird species were not lawful as NE did not have an appropriate assessment of need to underpin them (even though they have been using them for years). A court case due to be heard today/tomorrow (brought by environmental campaigners) would have found against NE and NE felt it therefore had no choice but to revoke the licenses. It seems clear that there has been a failure at NE. They should have taken remedial steps far sooner so as not to end up in this situation now - there should be accountability for this at the appropriate time. But in terms of practical next steps, this is what I currently believe will be happening and what I am pushing for: From midnight tomorrow the 3 general licences covering control of 16 bird species will be removed Starting Monday, NE will be issuing new general licenses that will cover “the vast majority” of existing uses of the 3 licenses. These new licenses will be more specific (so as to be more legally sound, each license will have to cover one specific species together with one set of circumstances. eg wood pigeon and economic damage to crops). It will take “weeks, not months” for all these new general licenses to be issued (perhaps more than 30 licenses) A schedule of what new licenses are coming when may be available as soon as tomorrow but by Monday NE are now working with key stakeholders (specifically bodies like BASC, Countryside Alliance, GWCT, NFU etc) to get from them the list of priority bird control situations that need to be covered ASAP In the interim, until a new general license for your particular situation has been issued, NE are working on a simplified “individual license/notification” system which should be up and running tomorrow night. This would involve a landowner filling in an online form, ~5 mins of various tick boxes an brief explanation of what they want to control and why. Ideally they should then receive a very quick, if not immediate, response giving them permission to keep controlling for those circumstances so for the time being. The legal basis for this is being worked out as we speak. I have impressed upon NE the importance of putting this all in a simple guide for farmers, gamekeepers, landowners etc which NE say they plan to have ready tomorrow. I have also asked for them to consider establishing a simple hotline number for people to call for advice As the list of new licenses comes online please let me know if your particular use case is not covered. I have secured a contact at NE that I can feed these into for them to prioritise. In the summer, NE will conduct a full review of the license system I am very sorry this has happened. I know the real disruption and concern it is causing you and our community. Rest assured, I am fully focused on this issue and working as hard as I can to improve the situation. I believe the Ministers in charge understand the gravity of this change. I will be in touch again when I have more information. I would be most grateful if you could forward this email to any of your friends and colleagues who you believe will be affected by this. Thank you again for contacting me and also for your support even though you have every right to feel let down by what has happened. Kind regards, Rishi Rishi Sunak Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) Minister for Local Government
  14. I you are attending - bring some insect repellent (the mozzies can be vicious)
  15. Spalding Wildfowlers Association. New members "Marsh Walk" Sunday 12th August 2018. Start from Shep Whites (PE12 8EQ) car park - 07:30 for 08:00. All new members are advised/recommended to attend. Prospective members (or anyone interested) are welcome. We will be walking along the sea wall pointing out places of interest and access points. Come along and have a chat with some experienced wildfowlers. Walk will be finished off the the traditional "Full English" at a local cafe. PM me if you require any further info.
  16. If memory serves - isn't there a silhouette of a Fox (crow/bird scarer) on the bank just to to right of this photo
  17. Strange thing happened the other day. I was happily shooting a few pigeons on a drilled field. There wasn't much activity - I had shot 10 and was considering packing up when out of the corner of my eye something moving. A Fox came charging out of the hedge about 5 yards to my left and headed straight for my pattern. It hadn't quiet gotten to my whirly before it was stopped by some No.6. Now i've shot several Foxes whilst out pigeon shooting over the years but this is the first time I have ever seen one actively hunt my pattern. Guess he had some hungry mouths to feed.
  18. Stuart Collett shared a link Stuart Collett Spalding and District Wildfowling Association. Now open for new membership applications (and renewal for existing members). £106 for the year. Shooting many miles of the Wash plus 60 acres of the Ouse Washes. Check out the website - includes online application form. PM me for any further info. www.spaldingwildfowlers.co.uk... See More Wildfowling Boston Lincolnshire | Spalding | Spalding Wildfowlers Spalding & District Wildfowlers Association. Members have access to approximately 7 miles of The Welland foreshore & 60 acres of inland marsh on the Ouse Washes SPALDINGWILDFOWLERS.CO.UK
  19. At the most recent PW Charity Shoot I offered a prize which was duly claimed by some lucky guy. Trouble is I don't know/remember who are. We did have a chat on the day but I cannot recall your name. . So please get in touch - the season is passing rapidly. OXF
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