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Article: Success is catching at farm's new fishing lake.(Business)
- Article from:
- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- February 7, 2004
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Byline: By Jennifer Mackenzie
A northumberland farming family, whose livestock was only the third to be culled in the massive 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic, have diversified, transforming an area of rough grazing into a popular fishing lake.
Now Higham Lake, near Ponteland, is drawing anglers of all ages and experiences from throughout the North- East to its tranquil waters and beautiful surroundings.
Three generations of the Lawson family are involved in the farming and fishing lake business - Jack and Pauline and their daughter Cheryl and her ...