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Connecting on a personal level is an important part of sharing ideas. TweedStart involves the following:

ANGLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
 
Eoin Fairgrieve A.A.P.G.A.I.
 
TweedStart Angling Development Officer Eoin Fairgrieve A.A.P.G.A.I. is a fully qualified professional angling instructor. He is a member of the Scottish World Speycasting Championship Team. Eoin has a charismatic and infectious teaching style and represents the new face of angling.
Eoin is fully committed to the natural management and enhancement of river systems.
 

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Eoin Fairgrieve safely returns an Atlantic salmon

TweedStart's Chairman William Rodger owns and runs a building business with his brother.  William is the Secretary of the St Boswells & Newtown District Angling Association and a River Tweed Commissioner.

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Casting instruction on a TweedStart day from Kenny Galt for an Ancrum Primary school pupil

Kenny Galt

Kenny is The Tweed Foundation's Trout and Grayling Biologist. Kenny provides instruction on entomology and fish life-cycles for the TweedStart schools days. His knowledge and excellent teaching skills are invaluable. 

 

THE TWEEDSTART STEERING GROUP
 
TweedStart is a voluntary, non-profit making organisation and is run by a small Steering Group.

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William Rodger

William Rodger - Chairman, Businessman and angler

Andrew Douglas Home - Chairman of the River Tweed Commission and angler

Nick Yonge - Director of The Tweed Foundation

TweedStart is very fortunate to have the support and backing of such an experienced team.

 

 

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The TweedStart Roadshow

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Inclusion for all

TweedStart, c/o The Tweed Foundation, Drygrange Steading, Melrose, TD6 9DJ