G.A.A.C are based in a small villiage called Brown Lees which is near Biddulph in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
The name of the club is taken from the name of the local public house, which is our base for club meetings and socialising. We our run by a small dedicated committee who have put in the time to make the club what it is today. We are steadily growing, always looking to improve on what we've got and to take on new waters for the benefit of our members. The club are active in the local sports council and regularly put on charity or free events. We usually meet on the first Monday of each month at 7.30pm at The Gardeners Arms. Please see below for our full history.
During December of 2007 we got approached by May Bank Angling Club whom have been formed for 45 years with a membership at one point of 80 and boasting a waiting list of an additional 40 applicants .It was a thriving and desirable club to be part of. Sadly those days are long gone and the declining membership over the past few years has made it more and more difficult for the club to survive financially. The committees of both clubs got together and after a lot of thought and consideration to the best interests of May Bank Angling Club and the Gardeners Arms Angling Club. The committees of both clubs have decided unanimously that in the best interest of the clubs that they are to amalgamate with effect from 1 st February 2008. In doing so the Gardeners Arms will absorb May Banks members. The Gardeners Arms angling club will now be the controlling club.
This amalgamation brings a new water to the club called Lime Kiln Pool near Mow Cop on the border with Astbury. Lime Kiln Pool is an old limestone quarry situated on Lime Kiln Farm at Newbold near Astbury, which is owned by farmer Mr Eric Potts. The pool has been leased by May Bank Angling Club for the last 45 years and is well stocked with Bream, Roach, Perch, Crucian Carp, Tench, Rudd, Gudgeon, Large Carp and some large Pike. The pool is about 4-5 acres in size and has varying depths, which fluctuate during the year as it is fed mainly by surface water and has no outlet. Long dry spells will produce a drop in water levels and as the trees come into leaf they also will have quite a dramatic effect on the water levels as they take water through their roots. The surrounding woodland is rich with wildlife particularly birds and on the banks there can be found wild strawberries, primroses and violets. This is a virtual anglers paradise and should be treated as such.
We are a club that provides fishing to the expanding community, with a cracking pool in Lime Kiln, but still at a low price, and still remaining as the same locally based charitable club that we always were and always will be.
