tynemouth pier

[Charlton]

certainly interested in this info that anglers are allowed to fish from the upper level of the pier during opening times. As someone who has lived in the area for many years and a member of Tynemouth club and have had many dealings with the Port of Tyne i have always been told fishing is only allowed from the lower level (safety reasons, loads of Joe public on upper level) and only during pre arranged club comps. Could you please send me a copy of the e mail, think whoever you where e mailing got their info wrong.

[bribones]

can you pm your e-mail address charlton

id also like to say at this point i think it would be best to sit back on this as petitions and multiple e-mails probably wont stand us in good stead,im in contact with the appropriate department and will keep you all posted



[Edited on 15/11/2004 by bribones]

[TC]

I agree TOTALLY with bribones.

He\'s approached the PTA and has had a response. He\'s awaiting a further reply.

Bombarding the PTA with lots of e-mails coming from loads of people is one SURE way of getting their backs up.

Bri\'s obviously made the right move and is on the case, let HIM be the point of contact for the PTA.

You don\'t wanna spoil something that may be of benefit to all for the sake of having your two-pennarth worth.

[bribones]

cheers tony as alan charlton has pointed out i might be a victim of wrong information syndrome so i dont wanna rock the boat whilst theres a chance of getting public access or at the least a chance for nesa members to fish a comp or 2

[alan]

Hope its true,but I wonder if Alan is right maybe its a cock-up on the PTA behalf.
TC if NESA is a website based club then do we quallify to fish it if we held a comp or mini comp or do we need to arrange insurance etc.

[TC]

THAT\'S what it boils down to Alan......insurance.

Having said that, mind......I think it\'s only certain clubs that are allowed to fish the pier, anyway.....might be wrong on that

Insurance and \"restricted\" clubs aside, I doubt the PTA would recognise NESA as a \"club\".

To qualify as a \"club\" you need to go through all the \"proper\" channels.....have an elected Committe, pay subs, have an AGM.....etc........NOT really what NESA\'s about.

[bribones]

im sure at some point tony with a little arm twisting they may allow a one off for charity ,afterall it would show them up in a good light as well as NESA

[TC]

I wouldn\'t bank on it Bri.

Without the necessary insurance cover, I doubt THAT would ever happen.....even though it would be a charity event, they would be putting themselves in a vey precarious situation ALLOWING such an event to take place on their property WITHOUT insurance cover.

[BILLYB]

There is no fishing on the top level of tynemouth pier so someone has made a mistake bri, and you do need insurance to fish the pier so a load of anglers going on the pier with non will end up in a load of claims against the port of tyne. it will never happen

[BILLYB]

I HAVE SPOKE TO THE HARBOUR MASTER AND THERE IS NO FISHING ON THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE NORTH PIER, A MISTAKE WAS MADE IN THE EMAIL TO BRIBONES. IF YOU WISH TO FISH THE PIER JOIN ONE OF THE CLUBS THAT FISH THE LOWER LEVEL ONLY.the harbour master was going to post this message himself but i have posted for him as he is not member

[BILLYB]

While on the subject of the pier anglers who fish the nights on the pier ,have been throwing the lifebelts in the water this is stupid and you are putting lifes at risk. one belt was set fire to help keep someone warm in the doorway of the pier i hope this person never needs a lifebelt in a hurry

[jonny_mc]

BILLYB, i have noticed the same thing at shields pier. Life rings chucked in and set alight!
i actuyally caught 1 lad doing it a15-16 he was...... when i asked him why he did it..... he told me to F*CK OFF

......so when he was walking in front of me i gave him a kwik little boot in the ankles LOL the little sh*t fell over.......

HOPE that teached him a lseeon ....... fools who chuck life rings in should fall in themselves and when sum 1 goes 2 save them they is no ring there....... WONDER coz of who?

[bribones]

Billy why you shouting ?
im not getting into a row over this one i sent an e-mail and got a reply correct or incorrect it seems a case of chiefs and indians here someone is wrong and im awaiting an e-mail from the estate manager on the matter
on the subject of night fishing im not saying i agree or disagree as im enquiring about legal access to the pier but it could be non anglers as well as anglers throwing lifebelts in the water and yes it is stupid and most likely one of the reasons why decent folks cant fish public areas freely
with regards to clubs i dont really want to join a club as your restricted to fishing set dates and venues ,this might suit a lot of people but im not one of them ,i like to fish when i like its just a shame i cant fish where i like as well (over to you billy lol )

[bribones]

ok update and end of subject ...e-mail just recieved

Dear Sir/Madam
I would like to take this opportunity to clear up any confusion and apologise for any inconvenience caused by any information that may have originated from the Port of Tyne Authority.

North Pier (Tynemouth) :

For safety reasons (the protection of the general public) the Authority do not allow fishing from the upper level of the pier.
Use of the North Pier is restricted to bona-fide members of registered Angling Clubs who must provide us with evidence of insurance and who also must adhere to times/dates allocated on a strict rota.
They must also adhere to the opening and closing times of the pier.
Individuals may not fish from the North Pier. They must also adhere to the opening and closing times of the pier.
I believe an amendment to the recent posting on the NESA website (www.nsea.co.uk) is imminent.

Michael Nicholson

Harbour Master

Port of Tyne Authority





[Edited on 16/11/2004 by bribones]

[jonny_mc]

well said bri!
your tongue has pleny exercise or shud i say fingers????????.....
LOL