Brig Eric Darlow was presented with gifts and made an honorary life member of the Farmoor Fly Fishing Club upon his retirement. – Vintage Photograph

Brig Eric Darlow has retired from his 17-year-long tenure as President of the Farmoor Fly Fishing Club. As a mark of appreciation, a new lake at Hardwick was named after him as the ‘Darlow Water’. At the club’s annual meeting at Farmoor, he was presented with gifts such as a ship’s decanter, glasses, a trout rod, reel and line, as well as a bouquet of flowers for his wife, Mrs. Elsie Darlow. This year, club members caught more than 13,500 rainbow and brown trout from Farmoor One and the Darlow Water, including 1,048 fish weighing 21 pounds or more.Brig Eric Darlow has retired from his 17-year-long tenure as President of the Farmoor Fly Fishing Club. As a mark of appreciation, a new lake at Hardwick was named after him as the ‘Darlow Water’. At the club’s annual meeting at Farmoor, he was presented with gifts such as a ship’s decanter, glasses, a trout rod, reel and line, as well as a bouquet of flowers for his wife, Mrs. Elsie Darlow. This year, club members caught more than 13,500 rainbow and brown trout from Farmoor One and the Darlow Water, including 1,048 fish weighing 21 pounds or more.

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Brig Eric Darlow (seated) with members of the Farmoor Fly Fishing Club at the Darlow Water (left to right) Mike Madden, Peter Coolman, Ken Day, Cyril Barker, Wally Ward, Jack Sweetzer and Ron Foreman. Picture: ATHAR CHAUDHRY BY YOTAR Tributes have been paid to Brig Eric Darlow who has retired after 17 years as president of the Farmoor Fly Fishing Club. A lasting testimonial has been the naming of the club’s new lake at Hard- wick, Darlow Water, as a mark of appreciation. At the club’s annual meeting at Farmoor the Brigadier, who lives in East End, North Leigh, was presented with a ship’s de- canter and glasses on behalf of the club’s committee and a trout rod, reel and line on behalf of the club. He was also made an hon- orary life member of the club and has agreed to carry on serving the club as an advisor. A bouquet of flowers was presented to his wife Mrs Elsie Darlow. The new president elect of the club, which also fish- es the Farmoor One reser- voir, is Mr Cyril Barker, of Eynsham, who has been a committee member for more than 20 years. This year club members had a good season catching more than 13,500 rainbow and brown trout from Far- moor One and the Darlow Water, including 1,048 top- ping 21b.