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Showing posts with label Bill Palmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill Palmer. Show all posts
Monday, July 02, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Bill Palmer is Pike Angler of the Year
Dimples to Wrinkles author Bill Palmer is Pike Angler of the Year, the PAC said tonight.
Bill's well-earned award was announced at the Annual Members Meeting.
But when club officials tried to contact Bill to let him know, they found he had flown out to Italy to be with his wife Sheila, who had been rushed to hospital for an emergency hip operation.
Bill learned of his award for the first time when he returned to his home in Essex tonight with Sheila, who is now on the mend.
"It's lovely - no, it's a bit of an embarassment," he said. "It's a real bonus, it's an honour. I'm looking forward to coming up to the convention to see everyone."
Bill, 67, had the audience in stitches at last year's event, when he took to the stage to the strains of Victor Meldrew's One Foot in the Grave theme tune.
He soon had them on the edge of their seats with a talk on his Golden Season - the first winter after he retired in which he caught 30 pike over the 20lbs mark.
Bill is one of the PAC's unsung heroes, who clocks up the miles doing talks and slide shows to regions.
Announcing the award at the AMM, PAC secretary Mark Barrett said: "His pike fishing career spans more than my lifetime but he still shows the young 'uns the way home with his catches."
Peter Green was awarded the Angling Development Shield, which has been re-named the President's Shield, in recognition for his unstinting work on behalf of the club.
The late David Overy was posthumously awarded the Colin Dyson Memorial Award, in recognition for all his work on behalf of the pike and pike anglers of his beloved Ireland.
Bill's well-earned award was announced at the Annual Members Meeting.
But when club officials tried to contact Bill to let him know, they found he had flown out to Italy to be with his wife Sheila, who had been rushed to hospital for an emergency hip operation.
Bill learned of his award for the first time when he returned to his home in Essex tonight with Sheila, who is now on the mend.
"It's lovely - no, it's a bit of an embarassment," he said. "It's a real bonus, it's an honour. I'm looking forward to coming up to the convention to see everyone."
Bill, 67, had the audience in stitches at last year's event, when he took to the stage to the strains of Victor Meldrew's One Foot in the Grave theme tune.
He soon had them on the edge of their seats with a talk on his Golden Season - the first winter after he retired in which he caught 30 pike over the 20lbs mark.
Bill is one of the PAC's unsung heroes, who clocks up the miles doing talks and slide shows to regions.
Announcing the award at the AMM, PAC secretary Mark Barrett said: "His pike fishing career spans more than my lifetime but he still shows the young 'uns the way home with his catches."
Peter Green was awarded the Angling Development Shield, which has been re-named the President's Shield, in recognition for his unstinting work on behalf of the club.
The late David Overy was posthumously awarded the Colin Dyson Memorial Award, in recognition for all his work on behalf of the pike and pike anglers of his beloved Ireland.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Last orders for a wrinkly'un in Sussex...
Bill Palmer, pike fishing raconteur and author of Dimples to Wrinkles will be doing a talk at the Black Lion in Halland, Sussex, tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb 21) night. More here.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Bill Palmer at Thames Gateway on Tuesday
Bill Palmer will be speaking at the launch of the PAC's new Thames Gateway region tonight (Tuesday, February 6...).
Venue is the Papermakers Arms in Hawley Road, Dartford, Kent, from 7.30pm.
Bill's talk was one of the highlights of last year's convention in Leeds and he's been going down a storm with pike anglers up and down the country this season.
Visit the Thames Gateway blog - click here for more information on events down that way.
Venue is the Papermakers Arms in Hawley Road, Dartford, Kent, from 7.30pm.
Bill's talk was one of the highlights of last year's convention in Leeds and he's been going down a storm with pike anglers up and down the country this season.
Visit the Thames Gateway blog - click here for more information on events down that way.
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