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This page was last up dated Monday October 12, 2009
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FILHAM PARK FISHING LAKE OPEN FOR BUSINESS 1 JANUARY 2006 Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club would like to thank the Environment Agency living Spaces and Peoples Places for there support and funding, and Ivybridge council for leasing the land to Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club and allowing the lake to be incorporated into their master plan at Filham Park
Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club, The Environment Agency, and Ivybridge Town Council, set up a partnership in 2003. To secure and develop a site at Filham Park in Ivybridge, near Plymouth. Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club has financed the £80.000 building project at Filham Park with the help of the Environment Agency, Living Spaces, and Peoples Places. The Environment Agency’s contribution was funded with money from the national rod licence scheme. A grant has also been given by Living Spaces, which is funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and managed by Groundwork. Further funding has been obtained from Peoples Places. John West (while holding the office of Honorary Treasurer of Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club), a resident of Ivybridge and the Environment Agency first approached Ivybridge Town Council in 2003 with the idea of Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club financing the building of lake at Filham Park. The lake was already part of Ivybridge Town Councils Master plan for Filham all that was needed was the money Lesley Newport from the Environment Agency said: "This lake will be an excellent facility for all the community, and we hope will encourage many new anglers to take up the sport and learn more about their natural environment. It is unusual for new public lakes to be created these days, and it is a credit to all the partners involved that this has come about." Lesley Hughes responded on behalf of Ivybridge Town Council by welcoming the investment by Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club and the Environment Agency in Filham Park and added "This has been an excellent example of partnership working and the town will have a superb facility to enjoy. The design of the lake, which was part of the Filham Park Master plan developed by Scott Wilson, will ensure that it will soon look part of the natural environment, attracting wildlife to the area". Although the lake is now open Plymouth and Districts Coarse Angling Club’s Job is far from finished. As custodians of the facility, the lake still has s few things that need completing; Alan Rose (Development Officer for Plymouth and Districts Coarse Angling Club) who secured all of the funding for the main development is still trying to secure funding for the tarmacing of the paths around the lake and of course, fish need to be stocked. The stocking of the lake started with the first introduction of fish in December 2005 the Plymouth and Districts Coarse Angling Club has a stocking plan developed by Ellis Trinder (Fish & Environmental officer for Plymouth and Districts Coarse Angling Club). it is expected to take up to four years and up to £20,000 to fully stock the lake with fish. Also check out the following
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