Self-catering & Fishing at it's finest
Here at Newbarn Farm we don't just pride ourselves on the quality of fishing at this beautiful location for Devon Fishing Holidays, nor do we just pride ourselves for the excellent Carp Competitions held on a regular basis, the last being the 24 hour Paignton Sea Anglers Association monthly Carp Competion which was held over the weekend. Commencing at 7am on Saturday 18th April the anglers made themselves at home on the banks of Mirror Lake for a 24 hour stint. Three fish were caught by club members and another four fish by Newbarn regulars who became 'honoury members' for the day!
The overall winner was Maurice Bulmer with two fish: A Mirror Carp weighing in at 17lb 2ozs and a Common Carp at 9lb 12ozs (a club record). Maurice took the overall pool money of £54 together with a bag of prizes donated by Newbarn Farm. Unfortunately Maurice caught his fish at night and no pictures were taken of the catch. Mike Wall caught the third fish from PSAA, a Mirror Carp of 18lb, setting another club record.
We pride ourselves too for the work you just don't see and probably are unlikely to hear about. Two years ago on a blustery cold summer's day we managed to raise £400 by hosting a Summer Fayre up in Home Field, this money was split with half going to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute here in Paignton and other going towards the local primary school to kick-start their healthy-eating kitchen.
During term time we have 12 -18 children from the YMCA, who care for these children who have been excluded from School for various reasons. These children either spend the morning Devon Fishing, a great way to try to get them to focus and concentrate more or they spend the morning helping us to create a nature trail through the small copse within the 42 acres of beautiful landscape housing our luxurious holiday cottages and fishing. And they love it!
Today I was approached by my youngest daughter's play group leader who has included the topic of fishing in her planning for this term. She has asked us if we would mind spending some time with the children to show them what fishing is all about. No doubt we will take a fish with us and some maggots which I am sure will fascinate the boys and make the girls squirm perhaps we may include a worm or two just for fun!
Both of us belong to various assocations which hold raffles for fund raising and yes you've guessed it we offer a day's fishing as a prize and more often than not this ticket for a day at Newbarn Farm a fabulous place for fishing in Devon is often chosen in preference to the finer wines on the table!
And that's just a little of what we do!
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