Board Meetings

2026/27 Meeting Dates

10am Thursday 23rd April 2026 – Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors and Board Members Meeting

10am Thursday 6th August 2026 – Annual Public Meeting and Board Members Meeting

10am Friday 23rd October 2026 – Board Members Meeting

10am Thursday 28th January 2026 – Board Members Meeting

Notice of

ANNUAL MEETING OF QUALIFIED PROPRIETORS

DATE:     Thursday 23rd April 2026 following on from the Board’s quarterly meeting, commencing  10am

VENUE:  The Buccleuch & Queensberry Hotel, Thornhill, Dumfries DG3 5LU

NB: The Board’s quarterly meeting is normally conducted over a period of 1.5 to 2 hours. Proprietors are welcome to attend this meeting.

The Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors (the AMQP)

At the AMQP the following matters will be considered:-

• The activities of the Board for the year to 30.11.25 (detailed in the draft annual report).
• Consideration of the annual report and accounts for year to 30.11.25.
• The proposed activities of the Board for the year 01.12.25 – 30.11.26.
• Any other competent business

IMPORTANT. PLEASE NOTE:

A qualified Proprietor is the owner of a salmon fishery lying within the jurisdiction of Nith District Salmon Fishery Board. A Qualified Proprietor may authorise a person (the Mandatory of the Qualified Proprietor) to act and appear at the AMQP on behalf of such Qualified Proprietor. It is essential that if any Qualified Proprietor whose Mandatory is not already known to the Board wishes to send a Mandatory to the meeting, such Qualified Proprietor send to Roderick Styles, Clerk to the Board at 37 George Street, Dumfries, DG1 1EB written confirmation of who the nominated Mandatory is and which Qualified Proprietor the Mandatory is to represent, receipt of which nomination must be with the Clerk by not later than 15 April 2026, failing which participation of the mandatory at the meeting may not be permitted.

This AMQP is open to members of the public, who are entitled to attend in an observing capacity. It is essential for the arrangements for planning, seating, etc. that any member of the public who wishes to attend the AMQP informs the Clerk at the address above specified by not later than 15 April 2026 , failing which it may not be possible to provide seating at the meeting.

In order to ensure that best information can be provided at the meeting, Qualified Proprietors are requested to submit written details of any questions or matters that they may wish to raise to the Clerk by not later than 15 April 2026.

The draft Annual Report, Draft Accounts and agenda for the meeting will be posted to the Board’s website by not later than 15 April 2026 and can be viewed at www.river-nith.com

Papers for AMQP and Board meeting – 23rd April 2026

Agenda to follow shortly

The minutes from previous Board meetings can be viewed at NDSFB meeting papers.