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theft of fish FISH poaching on the River Teise near Marden has been halved fol- lowing intervention by bailiffs and the police. Each year, the river is stocked
with trout by the Teise Anglers and Owners Association, whose mem- bers fly-fish on an eight-mile sec- tion between Marden and Goudhurst. The association found it was los-
ing large numbers of fish to poach- ers, and the police rural liaison team was approached by the head bailiff about the problem, which had seen some frightening con- frontations with some of the of- fenders.
Chairman of the TAOARoy Har-
ris said: “The results of the co-op- eration between the bailiffs and police have been dramatic and very visible.
“Poaching numbers are down by
50 per cent on the previous year, confrontations with poachers and members are minimal and evi- dence of poaching is much re- duced.” Police have followed up on peo-
ple reported to be poaching by con- tacting the registered keepers of
vehicles.Three peoplewere also re- ported for summons for theft of fishing rights.
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County show brought forward to help farmers
CLIMATE change has had an un- expected knock-on effect on one of Kent’s longest running events. The Kent County Show, histori-
cally held on the second weekend of July, will take place one week earlier in 2016, to help accommo- date the farmers’ harvest. Organiser of the show, the Kent County Agricultural Society, has several reasons for choosing the new dates of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 8-10. However, the driving factor has been the effect of climate change in the South East on the timing of the arable harvest. Kent is one of thewarmest coun-
ties in the country and generally the first in England to start the har- vest. Several of the show board mem-
bers who are farmers pointed out that the show nowadays was in danger of clashing with the first week of combining, as the harvest has gradually moved forward with the changingweather. Kevin Attwood, Kent County Agricultural Society chairman and an arable farmer said: “Ensuring
The Kent County Show will be earlier next year, to accommodate the harvest
that our farmers can attend the show without compromising the important first few days of harvest was a big consideration.” Historically, agricultural shows
have followed a calendar going back several decades, ensuring that both exhibitors and competitors are able to attend sequential shows without a clash of dates. The clo- sure of the Royal Show in 2009, which took place on the firstweek- end in July, opened up a space in the calendar, which the Kent show
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