Ramsbottom Angling Association

20/06/2026

19/06/2026

A quick reminder tomorrow is our 24hr Fishathon please feel free to come down and support the team from 9AM
We will have donations boxs knocking about if you would like to support the team,,
Bring your children, grandchildren and have a little fish with us throughout the Day come and catch a fish for a pound, yep thats right,£1 to have a go at catching a fish
We look forward to see you tomorrow
Please donate on our go fund me page on the link below

https://gofund.me/171bcf16d

11/06/2026

Scan the barcode
Or just click the link below to contribute to raising funds for a defibrillator at Lido

https://gofund.me/171bcf16d

11/06/2026

In just over a weeks time some of our clubs children will take on fishing a 24hr Fishathon you raise money to have a life changing defibrillator fitted on the classroom at the lido , can we ask that you can please help and support them if you can, every little helps please click on the go fund me link below.
Thank you to all theses that have already contributed, its very much appreciated
Kind regards
Dave
British Hart Foundation
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Every Little Helps
Angling Trust

After the unfortunate drownings in the news lately, Ramsbottom Anglers Juniors will be doing a… Alan Hamer needs your support for Rammy Junior 24hr fishathon

30/05/2026

Dear All,

After the unfortunate drownings in the news lately, Ramsbottom Anglers Juniors will be doing a 24hr fishathon on 20th June 2026 to raise funds towards getting a defibrillator for outside the club house at Clarence Park Lido Bury.
This will be for in the event that if any of the local community or public around the Lido should ever be in need of this life saving piece of equipment.
Any and all donations big or small will be greatly appreciated.

if you would like to donate to it, please go to the following link

https://gofund.me/171bcf16d

Thank you all for your support.

Rammy Anglers

16/05/2026

One of the members of Ramsbottom Angling Association, Ian Symes, has finally carried out his dream and has written a book called 'The Adolescent Anglers and Beyond'.
The book spans 70 years of fishing, starting on the Thames when Ian was 10 years old.
It covers meeting his fishing mates who he has still got after 68 years.
His mates now live in Australia, having emigrated in the 60's as £10 poms.
Ian has visited Australia many times, fishing on beaches and rivers there.
For many years Ian fished on the River Ribble for Barbel and Chub.
Nowadays he can sometimes be seen fishing on the Clarence Lido with his grandson James.

If you would like a quick look at the book, you who are able can visit the Lido clubhouse Thursday morning, 10 - 12am, where you can browse the book.
Ian has been kindly enough to leave a copy.

For those who are interested in buying it. It is available on the Amazon website:

The Adolescent Anglers and Beyond: Tales from a long and happy life by the waterside.

Spanning seven decades, The Adolescent Anglers is a story not of record fish but of the friendships that outlast them. Ian, Harry, and Phil first meet as boys on the Thames in the 1950s—three lads from three different backgrounds, bound by fishing and a shared instinct for adventure. From pushbik....