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Shirenewton Cubs
Throughout the lave netting close season there is always great interest in our fishery and we get many invites to speak / demonstrate to...
Countryfile !
Our fishermen welcomed BBC Countryfile director Kath to our fishery last week . Kath was very interested in our fishery ,it's heritage...
Heartbreaking........
A couple of months ago our fishermen were down to the "levels " that back the estuary looking for potential "Ream" for our nets . The...
Down to " the levels "
It's that time of year again for harvesting willow "Reams " , arms for the lave net down on the caldicot Levels . The pollarded trees...
Shirenewton primary school
A beautiful winters day and a visit of 84 children to our fishery ........ A credit to the school they were engaging and keen to learn...
A school visit
Eighty four children will visit our fishery to day to learn about the estuary and our lave nets . We set out islands with net making ,...
lave net repair time
Passing on the skills to make and repair the lave net is a huge part of what we do . If the fishery had been closed all this heritage...
Low tide finds
A link to the past are the "finds" at low tide in the close season . Winter time usually turns up a few ! Yesterday we found this ink...
Lave net making time !
Winter time is when our fishermen source the wood to make and repair our lave nets .The skill and knowledge to do this has been passed...
Cardiff cod comp.
Black rock lave net fishermen Matt & Martin entered this years Cod comp . It was hard going out there with the fishing being poor for...
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