The club allows the facility for members to invite guests onto some of the clubs waters, where rod numbers or leasing agreements allow, and the guidelines on obtaining a guest permit is on page 13 of the handbook.
The most pertinent part of these guidelines is the requirement to give 8 days notice whenever possible. This is to allow time for the permit to be produced and posted to you however, if you have the ability to print off documents then they can be delivered electronically and it may be possible to get the permit with a shorter notice period but this is purely down to the discretion of the Membership Secretary and Head Bailiff and is not guaranteed as neither are awaiting at home just for this event.
On occasions in the past verbal authority has been issued to bring a guest but this will not continue as it makes it impossible to monitor who is fishing our waters and how often. It also does not provide you with the documents your guest needs.
If you do not have the facility to print off the documents they will have to be mailed as your guest needs to carry them on their person when fishing the water so don’t leave it too late or disappointment will be the result.
We understand that sometimes spates etc. can make fishing trips a bit of a last minute decision but if you plan to take a guest and you don’t allow the committee members time to issue the required documentation the only outcome again will be a disappointed guest.
The Membership Secretary will do his best to accommodate any late requests if he can but the longer the notice the more likely a positive result. A recent request was made in the late afternoon for the same evening, that was just an example of poor planning and that sort of last minute request should not expect to be successful.