Buckingham & District Angling Association

Founded 1910

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Our waters are renowned for holding specimen fish and our membership list includes some of the great names of specimen angling.
It's official the Association was founded in 1910.

Bernard Lewis writes “ I joined the committee in April 1967 and until this year (2009) I fully believed that the Association was founded in 1911. While trying to find an exact date using the Buckingham Advertiser's archives we discovered that an initial meeting to gauge the amount of interest in forming a fishing club was held on 28th September 1910. At the next meeting on 21st November 1910 a committee, with a President and a Treasurer (who happened to be the local Lloyds bank manager), was elected.

The original article from 1910 from the local press of the time, which makes first reference to the association was printed on 26th November 1910 this is reproduced below - with the kind permission of the current Buckingham Advertiser.

Special thanks to also due to Geoff Kirk who helped research the history.

We hope you find these articles as interesting.

History Nov 1910 part 1
History Nov 1910 part 2

Below is another article from the Buckingham Advertiser and North Bucks Free Press printed on Saturday January 21, 1911 - this article refers to the first inaugural meeting on September 28th 2010 and the first AGM held on the 18th January 1911.

History Jan 2011 Part 1

History Jan 2011 Part 2

History Jan 2011 Part 3
Buckingham Town Council Award
A big thank you to Buckingham Town Council for awarding the club a grant of £300. This money will be used to provide additonal Riverfly survey equipment and chemicals for water quality testing used by the club's River Warden group.
Simon Bumstead, our treasurer, is pictured below being presented the cheque by Buckingham Mayor Cllr. Fran Davies at the Mayor Making event held in June at the Coummunity Centre.
BTC Award
New BDAA President Elected - Pat Dunkley
At the 2025 AGM in May, Pete Williams stood down as president after being in the post for just over forty years. Pete after serving a number of roles was actually elected as President at an AGM held on 10 April 1985.
The club wishes to thank Pete for his service though he will continue as a Trustee.

It was agreed at May's AGM for the committee to appoint a replacement which was duly completed at September's Committee Meeting, when Pat Dunkley was elected to the position of President for the club to serve for a period of three years.

Pat has had long history being involved with the club, supporting the club in more recent years with his volunteer work at working parties and supporting the running of the match programme so is well suited for the role.

The President's role is primarily an honorary role, though it does carry the duties of chairing the AGM, signing off the both the minutes of the AGM and the audited accounts for the club.
Bernard Lewis Presentation - Oct 2019
Bernard is pictured below being presented with an engraved tankard by Barry Smith.
Bernard Lewis Bernard was originally given the engraved tankard at the 2017 AGM when he resigned from the committee and it has taken us this time to get him back to the lake for a photo. Bernard has been a long serving member for over 50 years. Serving as chairman for 25 years and 15 years as treasurer. Bernard was instrumental in the purchase and development of Woodfields.