THE PRINCE OF WALES RECENTLY TRIED HIS HAND AT FISHING DURING A DAY-LONG VISIT TO TEESSDALE. THE PRINCE CAST A ROD BELONGING TO THE 'GET HOOKED ON FISHING' GROUP AT HEMLINGTON LAKE, MIDDLESBROUGH. UNFORTUNATELY LADY LUCK WAS NOT WITH THE PRINCE, WHO IS A WELL-KNOWN FLY FISHERMAN, AS HE DID NOT CATCH ANYTHING. HIS IMPROMPTU SPOT OF FISHING WAS PART OF A VISIT TO THE LAKE TO SEE THE WORK BEING CARRIED OUT TO REGENERATE MIDDLESBROUGH'S BECKS, AS PART OF THE CLEAN BECKS CAMPAIGN. THE PRINCE MET YOUNG ANGLERS, SCHOOLCHILDREN, ARTISTS WHO HAVE DESIGNED WORK ON THE LAKESIDE, AND MEMBERS OF THE FRIENDS OF HEMLINGTON LAKE GROUP. HE UNVEILED A PLAQUE TO MARK THE OCCASION OF HIS VISIT. HE TOLD THOSE GATHERED: 'I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A REAL JOY IT IS TO VISIT HERE TODAY. I DO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN SO HEAVILY INVOLVED HERE AS IT IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY LIVING HERE. JEREMY GARSIDE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE TEES VALLEY WILDLIFE TRUST SAID: 'IT WAS FANTASTIC TO RECEIVE A VISIT FROM PRINCE CHARLES AS PATRON OF THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS. THE MIDDLESBROUGH BECKS ARE A VALUABLE HAVEN FOR WILDLIFE AND A HUGE ASSET FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN. THE PRINCE'S VISIT RECOGNIZED THERE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING MADE TO SECURE THESE AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.' THE CLEAN BECKS CAMPAIGN WAS SET UP BY THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY IN 2006 AND HAS BEEN RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL, TEES CALLEY WILDLIFE TRUST AND MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB.
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