National Sea League Final 2012 – League Organisers & Accommodation Information
ByTo: All National Sea League Organisers …
As some of you may be aware, after the 2011 NSL Final in Eastbourne I (Tony Thomas) took over as Secretary of the SAMF National Sea League from John Amery. John has done an excellent job in running the League and it is solely down to his efforts that the League exists today, many thanks John! Over the past few years I have been helping John with the running of the League and hope that I can continue to make it strong and successful. John will still be on the side lines giving help and guidance so he’s not getting away scot-free.
The Daiwa Irish Pairs and National Sea League are two SAMF events that seem to be bucking the trend and continue to be well supported by match anglers from across the country. I believe that with its current following the National Sea League can become even more successful and I will do whatever is required to achieve this.
My initial task will be to understand the whole League structure and identify contacts along with preparing for the 2012 National Sea League Final in North Norfolk. These actions I would like to get started straight away so could you please answer the following and return to me as soon as possible.
League Structure
You are receiving this letter because you were either on John Amery’s distribution list or you may be interested in or in the process of forming a league. Could you therefore please answer or action the following …
1. If you are no-longer an organiser of a league please let me know and whether or not you want to continue to receive similar information to this?
2. If you are responsible for a League then please provide the following information …
- Name of League.
- League area (e.g. Anglia, Cumbria, Humber, South Wales, Sussex, etc.).
- Number of teams in League.
- League Organiser details, to include full name, full postal address, email address, home and mobile phone number plus any other info that is relevant.
3. If you are aware of anybody else organising a National Sea League in your area who is not on this distribution then please pass this letter on to them and ask them to answer 2. above and return to myself.
2012 National Sea league Final
The 2012 Final will be held in North Norfolk and has been moved from October as advertised at Eastbourne to the weekend of 1st/2nd December 2012 and I apologise for any inconvenience this move may have created. The change is primarily due to the availability of accommodation and the high probability of a significant number of teams participating. This is because all teams in a league now qualifying provided the league comprises of 4 or more teams and that each team has fished 4 or more rounds in that league. The HQ for the event is Kelling Heath Holiday Park which was used in 2010 when everyone was most impressed with the facilities. As in 2010 I will be distributing closer to the date more information about the event and venues. However, I am aware that some teams want to book their accommodation now and as all teams now qualify this would be wise. So the following information details the HQ accommodation …
- Name of HQ is Kelling Heath Holiday Park. Their website is www.kellingheath.co.uk and the booking phone number is 01263 588181.
- All bookings have to be made by phone as booking for that weekend is not available on-line because they have reserved their accommodation exclusively for us for that weekend.
- Current cost of accommodation for that weekend ranges from £159-£197 for a 6 berth holiday home to £270-£327 for a lodge. This is their list price for the weekend but we will be getting a 25% discount on this reducing the costs to £119.25-£142.50 and £205.25-£245.25. Teams must quote SAMF when they are booking to qualify for this discount.
- The accommodation will be from the afternoon of Friday 30th November until morning of 3rd December 2012.
To assist with the logistics of the event at this early stage could you please answer the following …
4. How many of your League teams will be participating in the Final?
5. How many of your League teams will be using Kelling Heath Holiday Park’s accommodation?
The above does not have to be the exact final number as we know that may change but at least it will give me some idea of numbers.
National Sea League documentation
Finally, I have noticed over the past few years the distinct lack of visible rules and practices for the League along with being made aware of rules that are either in the minds of previous organisers or been handed down verbally. Over the next few months, one of my tasks will be to document all this information so that it can be presented, debated and agreed at the next General meeting. You and your league members are key in ensuring that I have all this documentation so if you have anything tucked away that might be useful for this process please send it to me. I must point out that with this action I am not trying to dictate what these should be but merely to document what already exists. Until everything is formally agreed at the next General meeting we will continue with the situation as it is currently.
I hope you find the above information useful and please contact me if you have any queries.
As well as the Email distribution I will be placing this letter on the SAMF website so if you are reading this via that route and want to set up a League or have an existing League that would qualify for the SAMF National Sea League Final then please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Tony Thomas
Secretary, SAMF National Sea League
01263 822400/07780793141
thomasamt@btinternet.com
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