This year the famous Dorchester Fishing Club is celebrating its 140th Birthday…  At the coming AGM and dinner we will be holding a grand raffle to raise money for the fabulous charity “Fishing for Schools”

Raffle tickets will be on sale before and are available to all persons keen to support, you can e mail me john@riverworks.co.uk  or ring me on 07889 680464 / 01305 257490 – we can post tickets…

Tickets priced at £5.00 will be on sale at Fridays Chalkstream Club, West Stafford Village Hall 7.30 pm 24th November .

Hows this for an amazing list of great raffle prizes…  Buy those tickets now folks….

DFC Dinner Grand Raffle Prizes

All funds raised are for the charity “Fishing for Schools“

• Sculpture by the lakes – Fishing lodge for four and fishing for two.
• Sportarm – Smart Fly Fishing Place Mats and Fly Fishing For Pike book.
• Charles R-W – A day for one on the Frome at Frampton during Mayfly.
• Russell Brown – Framed Mayfly print..
• Portland Shellfish – Lobster voucher.
• The Wild Trout Trust – Cap and a free years membership.
• Neil Keep – A day for two on the river Otter at the Deer Park Hotel.
• David Burton – Two rather lovely Trout prints.
• Orvis Sherborne – Gift Voucher..
• Casterbridge Fisheries Ltd – A day for two on the famous “Home Beat”
• Wise Man West Stafford – Voucher.
• David Miller – Print.
• Funky Fly Tying – Voucher.
• Ian May – Hampshire Fly Fishing Guide – Casting Lesson.
• Devon School of Fly Fishing – A guided Salmon day for one rod, on a private beat on the river Taw.
• Colin Anderson – Champagne. 
• Derwen Organic Farm – Voucher.
• Smokin Drag Films – DVD and new film viewing
• Ian Stirling – Damson Gin.
• John Grindle – A bottle of Dorset’s finest wine
• Simon Ward – Two dozen hand tied Frome flies, with notes…
• Kris Kent – Fishpond fly waistcoat.
• Lee Moreton – A guided day foraging Fungi..
• Tom Putnam – A first day cover set of British River Fishes stamps -1983, along with a box of rather interesting items and notes..
• Doug Pritchard – A box of Czech nymphs tied by real Czechs.
• Conyers Tackle and Guns – 9ft 6″ fly rod reel and line.
• Peter Leatherdale – Two Trout landing nets and four bottles of fine red wine.
• Gavin McCourt – A fabulous days hurdle making or one or two people.
• Tony Tricky – A rather nice Single Malt.

A truly massive thank you to all those who have been so generous with their donated prizes…