Board Meetings

2025/26 Meeting Dates

10am Thursday 24th April 2025 – Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors and Board meeting

10am Thursday 7th August 2025 – Annual Public Meeting and Board meeting

10am Thursday 23rd October 2025 – Board meeting

10am Thursday 29th January 2026 – Board meeting

Notice of

ANNUAL MEETING OF QUALIFIED PROPRIETORS

Followed by Board meeting

DATE:     Thursday 24th April 2025 at 10am

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

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 30.11.24 (detailed in the draft annual report).

– Consideration of the annual report and accounts for year to 30.11.24.

– The proposed activities of the Board for the year 01.12.24 – 30.11.25.

– Any other competent business.

IMPORTANT. PLEASE NOTE:

This meeting is open to members of the public. It is essential for the arrangements for planning, seating, etc. that you contact the Board, C/O the Clerk, Nith District Salmon Fishery Board, 37 George Street,

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 17 April 2025, 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 17 April 2025, 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 17 April 2025.

The draft Annual Report and Draft Accounts for the meeting will be posted to the Board’s website by not later than 17 April 2025 and can be viewed at www.river-nith.com

Papers for Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors – 24th April 2025

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