2026 - Trip to Ireland , visit friends , enjoy the sights

 July 12th we travelled to Hollyhead for the Ferry to Dublin and then drove to Inishmore Island to stay at Gary Envis and Mandy Platts superb place. 

Gary and Mandy - The People to make your stay one to remember

Their beautiful property made for a pleasant time with these fabulous hosts

On the Ferry , Ireland bound and Mick has his first 'Black-stuff' 

Carola joins with first Lager of the day

Arrived at Mandy and Gary's and a great picture of the former GREENHILL AC members

The girls also in the picture 

What a great start to the holiday 

Dangerous 4 - dont mess with them !

Another evening sitting in the garden

Visit to some beautiful gardens

Suffering with their special Breakfast 

Mick with the perfect pint of Black stuff

On the Island for evening meal 

Sneaked a few hours down at Gary's local fave fishing spot

Gary started well with a hybrid then roach however the swimmers were jumping off the landing stage so it became a little tough to increase the catch .

River boat trip - launch !

The boat trip commences

                             

Guess who with a pint of Black stuff ...... Ooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The music flows like the river and the drinks 

                     

Boat trip and serenaded by live music

Ballyconnel at the Anglers Arms

Memories of fishing days past at the famous Francis Steak place

         

Enniskillen and the best tackle shop - meeting up with Simon again 

Invite to the Sussie and Julian Palace (note the artistic brick floor work of Jules)

This Brickwork is only 15 years old !!!

Then the entertainment started .......Dave and Ed on Guitars with Julian

              

            

                                    

Crazy 'Ange' 

                

Julian ! ........never knew he was so musical !

                

Great people evening 

Julian cloned with Elvis 

Belturbet

A visit for Mick who had great memories of the small town

Meanwhile back at the Gary + Mandy home of Relax - we had a cup of tea

Home time and Mick sinks his last Black stuff on the Ferry... Oooooooooo

Ferry Home time - bye-bye Ireland , see you again soon 💘💚💘💚💘💚

2026 - JUNE - GREENHILL AC - 50 YEAR ANIVERSARY - HISTORY OF THIS LEICESTERSHIRE CLUB - XTRA PIXS

Further to the previous blog i issued are more pictures from the Rothley Soar days plus Thurlaston complex and days on the Trent

Rothley Soar record weight of 37lb by Gary Envis has never been beaten

Rothley on the River Soar 

Pete Towle weighing in watched by some eager juniors - in the background is Mick Carr and Roger Oxford

Phil Green on peg 1 with a brace of Bream

My old engineering mate Geoff Morris 

Greg on peg 1 start of season

Dick Austin 

Mick Bentham

In those days there was no serious clothing like today 

Greg Gammage 

Graham Walis (Uncle of Dave Petch)

Tony Potter GAC Chairman

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Dave Shipton

Darel Bottrill - top angler - lived at first terrace house from the river section

Jim Winkless

Phil Green

Geoff Morris - i think he is holding a roach ?

John Wilson

Paul Graves related to Engelbert Humperdink

Tony Metcalfe

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Shippo

Greg

Right hand bank Rothley

Summer dog roach on the Tare

Mick into a few 

Pictures from Thurlaston Complex

Greenhill youth at one point we had 64 registered and fishing 6 matches at 21 a time - then came PLAYSTATION !!!

Doug Hayes - crippled his back playing Rugby but enjoyed fishing with us - i designed some PCB's for his company in my spare time

Who could forget the mighty 'Colk' .....here on an evening league match at Thurlo lake

When Ashpole was full of fish like Crucians , Tench Rudd and Roach 

Days on the Trent

Sometimes after a morning match at Rothley we would pack up the car and drive to the Trent at Thrumpton on the Coventry DAA book. I would use up the bait from the morning and catch well on hemp and Tares.

My eldest Sarah learning well 

Tony Potter with a Dogius Roachious - Rutilus rutilus

Greg Gammage with great catch of chub on the trotted meat

Tony also with good chub and roach

The fishing was insane as we caught mostly at the back of the keep nets !! either using tare or meat 

Dog

In the sun all 3 of us standing just smashing the strikes into them 

A few times we fished there . One night myself and Greg travelled from the car park with a trolley and all our gear , tilley lamp , food , drink etc..

It was pitch black and we could hardly see where we were going then we came up to a wire fence which i touched with my leg and i got a shock so we decided to go under it carefully - eventually we got to the shingle bank where we would spend the night on . 

Next day after great fishing we returned to the car park only to notice we had gone under the wire fence protecting a cricket square / pitch from grazing sheep !  - bloody idiots we were !!

Very sad when Greg passed on 

Proper stick float days 

The famous Section 1 at Thrumpton where Stu Killen caught a record weight of Barbel from