Deprecated: Non-static method JModuleHelper::getModules() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/document/html/html.php on line 272
Deprecated: Non-static method JModuleHelper::_load() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/module/helper.php on line 88
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getBool() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/module/helper.php on line 97
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 217
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JModuleHelper::getModules() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/document/html/html.php on line 272
Deprecated: Non-static method JModuleHelper::_load() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/module/helper.php on line 88
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getBool() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/module/helper.php on line 97
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 217
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 71
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Declaration of ContentController::display() should be compatible with JController::display($cachable = false) in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/controller.php on line 28
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 71
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JModel::addIncludePath() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 382
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JPath::clean() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php on line 253
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/content.php on line 35
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JHTML::_() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/controller.php on line 37
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JPath::find() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 66
Deprecated: Non-static method JHTML::addIncludePath() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 66
Strict Standards: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, non-static method JHTMLBehavior::caption() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 91
Strict Standards: Non-static method JHTML::script() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html/behavior.php on line 63
Strict Standards: Non-static method JHTML::_() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 172
Strict Standards: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, non-static method JHTMLBehavior::mootools() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 91
Strict Standards: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html/behavior.php on line 46
Strict Standards: Non-static method JHTML::script() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html/behavior.php on line 56
Strict Standards: Non-static method JURI::root() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 176
Strict Standards: Non-static method JURI::base() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/uri.php on line 250
Strict Standards: Non-static method JURI::getInstance() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/uri.php on line 250
Strict Standards: Non-static method JFactory::getDocument() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 179
Strict Standards: Non-static method JURI::root() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 176
Strict Standards: Non-static method JFactory::getDocument() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 179
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getCmd() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/controller.php on line 40
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 255
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 134
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getUser() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/controller.php on line 46
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getSession() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 163
Deprecated: Non-static method JUser::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 166
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/controller.php on line 47
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 134
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: preg_replace(): The /e modifier is deprecated, use preg_replace_callback instead in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/filter/filterinput.php on line 501
Deprecated: preg_replace(): The /e modifier is deprecated, use preg_replace_callback instead in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/filter/filterinput.php on line 503
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/controller.php on line 48
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDocument() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 287
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getCmd() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 290
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 255
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 134
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getCmd() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 291
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 255
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JPath::find() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 627
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 71
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDBO() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 300
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getCmd() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 310
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 255
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::clean() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 311
Deprecated: Non-static method JURI::base() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/view.php on line 178
Deprecated: Non-static method JHTML::addIncludePath() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/view.php on line 13
Deprecated: Non-static method JPath::clean() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/html/html.php on line 326
Deprecated: Non-static method JModel::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 592
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JPath::find() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php on line 112
Deprecated: Non-static method JModel::addIncludePath() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php on line 113
Deprecated: Non-static method JModel::_createFileName() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php on line 114
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDBO() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php on line 83
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JTable::addIncludePath() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/model.php on line 268
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 45
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 134
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getApplication() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 356
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Deprecated: Non-static method JRegistryFormat::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php on line 373
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::clean() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/registry/format.php on line 45
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getCache() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php on line 307
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 192
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JCache::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 208
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Declaration of JCacheView::get() should be compatible with JCache::get($id, $group = NULL) in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/cache/handler/view.php on line 0
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getCmd() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/cache/cache.php on line 87
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 255
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getURI() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/cache/handler/view.php on line 148
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getURI() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 51
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JURI::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 402
Deprecated: Non-static method JCacheStorage::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/cache/cache.php on line 313
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/cache/storage/file.php on line 37
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/cache/cache.php on line 206
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDocument() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/cache/handler/view.php on line 85
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getUser() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php on line 33
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getSession() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 163
Deprecated: Non-static method JUser::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 166
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDocument() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php on line 34
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php on line 35
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 71
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JPathway::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 678
Deprecated: Non-static method JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/pathway.php on line 75
Deprecated: Non-static method JSite::getMenu() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/pathway.php on line 34
Deprecated: Non-static method JApplication::getMenu() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 345
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 679
Deprecated: Non-static method JComponentHelper::getParams() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 240
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 384
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 384
Deprecated: Non-static method JRegistryFormat::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php on line 373
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::clean() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/registry/format.php on line 45
Deprecated: Non-static method ContentHelperQuery::buildVotingQuery() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 526
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getUser() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 608
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getSession() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 163
Deprecated: Non-static method JUser::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 166
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDate() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 611
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 71
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getLanguage() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 426
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getACL() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/user/user.php on line 260
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::_createACL() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 227
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 71
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDBO() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 526
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JText::_() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 550
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getLanguage() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/methods.php on line 120
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getUser() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 110
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getSession() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 163
Deprecated: Non-static method JUser::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/factory.php on line 166
Deprecated: Non-static method JRegistryFormat::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/registry/registry.php on line 373
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::clean() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/registry/format.php on line 45
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 583
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::getVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php on line 60
Deprecated: Non-static method JRequest::_cleanVar() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 151
Deprecated: Non-static method JFilterInput::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/environment/request.php on line 577
Deprecated: Non-static method JTable::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/models/article.php on line 181
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JPath::find() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/database/table.php on line 91
Deprecated: Non-static method JTable::addIncludePath() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/database/table.php on line 91
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getDBO() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/database/table.php on line 112
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getACL() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/user/user.php on line 260
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getACL() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/user/user.php on line 260
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getACL() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/user/user.php on line 260
Deprecated: Non-static method JRoute::_() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php on line 78
Deprecated: Non-static method ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php on line 78
Deprecated: Non-static method ContentHelperRoute::_findItem() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/helpers/route.php on line 49
Deprecated: Non-static method JComponentHelper::getComponent() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/helpers/route.php on line 97
Deprecated: Non-static method JComponentHelper::_load() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/component/helper.php on line 39
Deprecated: Non-static method JApplication::getMenu() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/helpers/route.php on line 99
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getApplication() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/methods.php on line 41
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 372
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JRouter::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 655
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 656
Deprecated: Non-static method JSite::getMenu() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/router.php on line 419
Deprecated: Non-static method JApplication::getMenu() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 345
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getApplication() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/router.php on line 401
Deprecated: Non-static method JSite::getMenu() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/router.php on line 295
Deprecated: Non-static method JApplication::getMenu() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 345
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Deprecated: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Strict Standards: Non-static method JSite::getMenu() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/router.php on line 19
Strict Standards: Non-static method JApplication::getMenu() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/application.php on line 345
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Strict Standards: Non-static method JMenu::getInstance() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 701
Strict Standards: Non-static method JError::isError() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 702
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getApplication() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/router.php on line 90
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 384
Deprecated: Non-static method JFactory::getConfig() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 384
Deprecated: Non-static method JURI::base() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/includes/router.php on line 109
Deprecated: Non-static method JPluginHelper::importPlugin() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/components/com_content/views/article/view.html.php on line 101
Deprecated: Non-static method JPluginHelper::_load() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 92
Deprecated: Non-static method JPluginHelper::_import() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 97
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 486
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 140
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JPluginHelper::_import() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 97
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 486
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 140
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JPluginHelper::_import() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 97
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 486
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 140
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JPluginHelper::_import() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 97
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 486
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 140
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
Deprecated: Non-static method JPluginHelper::_import() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 97
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::import() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 186
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/application/application.php on line 486
Deprecated: Non-static method JDispatcher::getInstance() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php on line 140
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::load() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 161
Strict Standards: Non-static method JLoader::register() should not be called statically in /home/cfx8bem9ipav/northwestcarp.co.uk/libraries/loader.php on line 138
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An Anglers Journey, Part 3
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 20:08
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I described in my last piece how I became disillusioned with fishing for Carp and had temporarily veered off course, heading towards the match fishing side of our sport. I had thoroughly enjoyed my Sunday morning coach trips to the rivers Trent and Severn and looked forward to the draw for pegs as well as the weigh in at the end of the match.
I can now fully understand the attraction that matchmen have in competing against each other and I have felt chest bursting pride when you have the caught heaviest weight, beating all your rivals hands down, this feeling only came my way twice and on both occasions it was large Chub that helped me to win the pool money. Up until I started going on coach trips to distant rivers I had never seen a Chub in the flesh, but when I did eventually catch one I was in total awe at the size of it, although it weighed four and a half pounds it looked twice that size and its mouth looked far too big for its head, a veritable eating machine. I will now jump forward a couple of years and introduce my cousin Paul Morris, because of his surname he had acquired the nickname “Mo” I will credit him for starting me back along the big fish trail.
Mo was a couple of years younger than me and lived in the next street, his family had always gone on camping holidays and he used to make his expeditions under canvas sound really exciting especially when he told me stories about camping on the banks of Bala lake in Wales and fishing into the night for whatever came along, his tale of the angry Pike he had caught held me spellbound and wishing I had been there to see it.
Mo started to accompany me on my fishing trips; he had quite a bit of fishing tackle, loads of enthusiasm but not a lot of experience but he was more than willing to learn. It was whilst on a Perch fishing trip one cold and frosty February morning on a small lake in Lyme Park that the conversation between me and Mo got around to night fishing and how much easier it was to catch the bigger fish, I wouldn’t know as I had never fished a night through; it later transpired that neither had Mo! Anyway a plan was hatched to go night fishing once the weather warmed up a bit in a few months time.
My uncle Michael, who years before had given me a Mitchell 300 reel, lived in the village of Foulridge near Colne, Lancashire his house was a fairly short walk from the banks of Foulridge reservoir, which fed the nearby Leeds Liverpool canal, over a hundred years ago it was a watery lifeline for local industry , I think Foulridge is also known as Lake Burwain, I had fished the lake numerous times when my family stayed at my aunt and uncles house for our weekend visits to the countryside and I usually caught some nice Roach and Perch as well as the odd two pound Jack Pike.
Mo and I planned to carry out our first night fishing trip to Foulridge reservoir for a couple of reasons, firstly if during the night we needed to pack up for any reason we could stay at our aunt and uncles house until we could catch the bus home the next day and secondly we could have our tea at their house before we started fishing which was a bonus as my aunt was a brilliant cook and usually gave me loads of homemade cakes to take with me on a fishing trip. We drew up a list of what we would need to take with us and then counted down the days to our adventure.
A few weeks later we were at Chorlton Street bus depot Manchester, climbing aboard the grimy X43 bus to Skipton, it was a Saturday afternoon and very busy, we got some very strange looks from the other smartly dressed passengers as we boarded, dressed like young soldiers and carrying a mountain of smelly fishing gear.
The kit we had with us appeared to be everything but the kitchen sink, but it later turned out to be so inadequate that we nearly had to call off our adventure before midnight; we were so cold and uncomfortable that night, that it very nearly became our first and last night fishing trip!
I don’t know exactly how many acres of water made up Foulridge reservoir but to me it was big, bigger than Debdale Park reservoir, it was fed by another reservoir higher up the hill, this reservoir was a private Trout fishery, from it flowed a small feeder stream which ran under the main road and into the shallower end of Foulridge, which was dammed at the opposite end, its depths there were twenty feet deep or more and popular with matchmen who used to fish the slider float to good effect. Most of the banks seemed to be made up of gritty sand and were pretty easy to fish from unless the water level was up, then the bushes and stone retaining bank edges made it difficult to fish from.
I had been told by my uncle that there were some large shoals of big Bream present as well as the odd Tench and Carp, I had always wanted to catch a large Bronze Bream, and had read a book from the Catchmore series of fishing paperbacks called Catchmore Bream so at least we had done our homework and we should if all went well put a couple of “dustbin lids” on the bank. For the younger generation amongst us “Dustbin Lids” in those days meant large Bream not young children, just in case you were wondering!
Our chosen swim was on a gently sloping stretch of bank we knew as the “The Graveyard stretch” this was because of the adjacent cemetery, the swim itself was fairly shallow with very clear water, it had some marestail weed growing in small clumps throughout its depth, the Bream, we were told liked to root about in the weed searching for morsels of food, the area seemed an ideal place to set up camp. When I say set up camp, you might picture in your mind a bivvy with bed chairs and army style sleeping bags along with all the associated paraphernalia that goes with today’s Carping scene but in the mid seventies the reality was very different. Our camp consisted of my green 32” inch nylon umbrella sat up like a mushroom with some opaque plastic sheeting pulled over it and pegged down with some large stones from the bankside, another piece of plastic was used as a groundsheet, it looked like an Eskimo apprentice had messed up on his first attempt at building an igloo. Mo had his own thin nylon sleeping bag but the only cover I had was a single grey army blanket borrowed from my mum’s airing cupboard. We had one wicker fishing basket between us because in those days nobody would be seen dead sitting on a chair whilst fishing, not that fishing chairs had been invented then anyway. When we set out earlier that day we both thought that we had brought too much kit with us and considered leaving behind the sleeping bag and army blanket, thank god we didn’t!
The day had been roasting hot, the sun shone fiercely through a cloudless blue sky and carrying our tackle from my uncle’s house to the lake had made us hot and sticky, without the slightest breeze to cool us down we were both soon drenched in sweat. With frequent stops to adjust the balance of our fishing gear and also to take a cooling drink from our rapidly diminishing lemonade supply, we eventually arrived at our chosen peg and set up camp. Once we had everything in place we set up our rods, one each! It would be years before fishing two rods became the norm. Our rods were fibreglass float rods; I also had my trusty Mitchell 300 filled with 5lb Platil line whilst Mo had an unusual silver reel the make of which I had not seen before, I think it was an American fixed spool spinning reel. We had brought with us some white breadcrumb groundbait and a large container of lobworms, the groundbait along with a large quantity of humanely chopped up worm was quickly despatched towards the edge of the marestail weed, in slightly deeper water about twenty yards out. We knew that the best time to catch large Bream was going to be around dusk which was about three or four hours away, so we had a bit of time on our hands before the witching hour. We were both set up fairly close to each other; this was so we could sit in the “Bivvy” and still keep an eye on our indicators which believe it or not consisted of a small ball of bread squeezed onto the mainline with a 15” drop, when ledgering I would normally have used a Fairy Liquid bottle top but my last one was lost on the strike a few weeks before, my mum warned me about nicking another one so it was back to basics once more.
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I don’t think bite alarms were commercially available in 1973 when I was a teenager so we had to stay awake in order to strike when we got a bite, we couldn’t afford to leave our torches on all night as the batteries would run down after a couple of hours so we used the old system of placing a candle in a jam jar which was a cheap and effective way of lighting up your dough bobbin indicator. You had to be careful though because if the light source was too close to the bobbin you ran the risk of a gentle breeze swinging the line over the naked flame causing it to melt!
Whilst waiting for dusk to slowly descend upon us, we started to eat our meagre supply of dry, curled up sandwiches, bags of sweets and the cakes my auntie had given to us, it wasn’t long before nearly everything had been eaten and we had no more lemonade to drink, it would be fair to say that our expedition planning was not what it should have been and by all accounts it was going to be a long night without any refreshments to keep us going
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As the sun slowly dropped down towards the West, a breeze suddenly came from nowhere and quickly put a ripple on the previously mirror like surface of the lake, this didn’t bother me at first as I prefer it when there is a ripple on the water as opposed to a flat calm surface. I started to notice that my sweat dampened Tee shirt was not enough to keep me warm so I reached for my jumper and put it on in order to keep out the chill. By 7:30pm I had also put on my quilted army type jacket and still felt cold, the breeze had whipped up over the last few hours and was decidedly arctic and to make things worse was blowing straight into our swim and funnelling directly into our shelter, we had nowhere to hide from the biting cold. Not having stayed out overnight in the wilds before, I was wearing the clothes that I would normally wear during the day, I had no thermal underclothes with me because I didn’t own any; I had no hat or gloves I was completely unprepared for night fishing, Mo was in a slightly better situation than me because he had brought his sleeping bag with him whilst I could only wrap my army blanket around me to try and keep warm. We discussed what we should do, should we cut and run to our auntie’s house and have the Mickey taken out of us forever more or stick it out and laugh about it tomorrow, foolishly we chose the latter. We decided to move the position of our shelter so the breeze wasn’t blowing straight into it, we also doubled up my blanket and put it on the groundsheet to stop the cold coming through and covered ourselves up with Mo’s sleeping bag which was slightly thicker than my blanket, the changes immediately made a difference and we both started to feel warmer and more comfortable.
Comfortable is a slight exaggeration, we either sat or lay on the ground which was cold, unyielding and anything but comfortable, the hard compacted gritty sand we sat on started to hurt our hips and backsides, no matter which way you positioned yourself, you could only gain some pain relief by constantly moving about in an attempt find a softer bit of sand to sit on, but invariably pins and needles returned to your backside only to be eventually replaced by numbness, then the whole cycle would start all over again. Joy! By the time we had sorted out our camp it was almost completely dark and our attention was once again focused on our dough bobbins which hadn’t moved an inch since we cast out our baits.
Mo had the great idea of making a small fire and set about collecting twigs and bits of wood from around the bankside, and pretty soon he had a welcome fire crackling away, it was funny really because he had built it like an American cowboy would make a campfire with a circle of stones surrounding the burning wood, he was happy and the fire kept him busy searching for wood in a wider and wider area around our campsite. At about 10:30pm the cold breeze dropped and thick cloud started to slowly sweep across the night sky, we needed to replace our candles as they were almost done, as I was trying to estimate how much burn time was left my dough bobbin slowly lifted straight upwards and stayed there on a tight line, I was so surprised that I just stared at it, I eventually came to my senses and struck firmly........nothing!
Mo suddenly did the same and again....nothing, we quickly rebaited and excitedly cast out to where we had previously been fishing, as I was putting the bobbin on my line it was suddenly pulled from my fingers and sailed silently upwards, another strike had the same result as the last time, what was going on? Mo in the meantime was having the same problem as me, over the next half an hour we must have had about fifteen to twenty bites between us, none of which resulted in a fish on the bank.
I had resorted to leaving the bailarm off my reel and I let the fish take as much line as it wanted but when I struck there was nothing there. All of a sudden everything went dead it was as if a switch had been pulled and the bites stopped. It wasn’t until much later that we learnt about lines bites that Bream are notorious for, had we known that the Bream were probably closer to the bank than where we were fishing we might have caught a couple but as it was we were probably fishing our baits nowhere near the main Bream shoal. The night dragged on and on, it was never ending and I began to regret the decision to stay and fish and not go to my auntie’s house to await the morning bus. The cold prevented either of us getting any proper sleep; I was hungry, damp and miserable and vowed never to go night fishing again, I sulkily walked up and down the bank trying to generate some heat to keep warm but without success.
The inky darkness of night slowly started to give way to the weak greyness of dawn, the wood smoke from our dying fire slowly drifted and swirled around our shelter giving the impression of a misty morning; it was then that eerie thoughts of ghosts and ghouls made me look over towards the cemetery with trepidation, it was a very spooky atmosphere and one I didn’t like very much. The lake had once more become flat calm, dotted with the ripples of feeding Roach and Rudd. In mid walk, I suddenly heard a loud metallic click and looked towards where the noise had come from, which was Mo’s rod and reel, his rod tip was bent and pointing along the margin towards the thickest clump of marestail, it seemed to be happening in slow motion but all of a sudden his clutch went into overdrive as an angry fish powered through the shallow water and pulled his rod off the front rest.
Mo who one minute before had been fitfully dozing in the shelter was now standing by the water’s edge holding his rod in full battle curve, line was being ripped from his reel at a rate of knots and the fish was making a meal out of trying to escape, its powerful lunges soon had small waves lapping the sandy bank, the Roach and Rudd which had been confidently supping the surface trapped flies had disappeared into the watery depths looking for sanctuary. Mo kept the fish on a tight line, not by choice but out of sheer fright, he didn’t want to lose whatever was on the end of his line and he just kept reeling and reeling much to the annoyance of the clutch which shrieked in agony at its mistreatment. It soon became apparent that the fish was a large Pike, which had picked up the worm hookbait, it steamed off like an express train with Mo chasing along the bank trying to keep up with it, there must have been dozens of Pike all along that bank, as Mo’s fish ploughed through the shallow water, others panicked and shot off in all directions causing mayhem.
I followed the now jogging Mo, landing net in hand, the size of which now seemed inadequate, eventually the Pike stopped and floundered about in some slightly deeper water about eight feet out from the bank but it wouldn’t come any closer, we had travelled well over a hundred yard from our camp and no longer felt cold.
After what seemed an eternity the fish allowed itself to be slowly towed nearer to the bank, Mo had at my request tightened his clutch and gained slightly more control over the fish, he walked backwards away from the water’s edge until the Pike was in very shallow water and had turned on its side, its gills flaring and dark emotionless eyes looking straight into mine.
It was well over two feet long and very thick around the body, its mottled green and brown colours made it the perfect predator, I noticed a tiny worm baited hook nicked into the flesh just on the outside edge of its scissors but as I went to put the small landing net near it, it shot off along the margins once more. There was no way that it would fit into the landing net and there was even less chance of me putting my hands anywhere near it in order to pick it up! I ran back to our camp and unscrewed the landing net head from the handle and then replaced it with our eight foot keep net and made my way back to Mo who by this time had managed to get the fish near to the bank once more, I slowly manoeuvred the keep net towards the tail end of the pike and on the count of three quickly scooped the net around the fish, it went ballistic, thrashing the water to foam and snapping Mo’s line in the process.
We had done it; we had beaten the freshwater shark! We both jumped about like kids, I was as happy as if I had caught the Pike myself, it was a joint enterprise with both having equal shares in its capture. I don’t know how much the Pike weighed as we didn’t bring any scales with us, neither did either of us own a camera at the time so its image is only stored in my memory, but I can still see it now in all its glory. It probably weighed between ten and thirteen pounds but we had set out to catch a big fish albeit a Bream and had been successful. I was back on the road to specimen hunting once again
After releasing the fish we decided to break camp and make our way to the bus stop to catch the bus back to Manchester, we were already making plans for another night fishing trip but next time we would be better prepared, we had learnt a harsh lesson by being totally unprepared for the long cold hours of darkness, what would we have done if it had rained or if we didn’t have the safety net of having relatives living nearby?
The pain didn’t end when we reached the bus stop at 7:30 am, we knew that the buses arrived on the hour every hour but what we hadn’t realised was that the bus service on Sundays didn’t start until 10am, we sat at the bus stop until our bus arrived at 11am, we hadn’t dared leave the bus stop and go to our aunts house for a brew, because as soon as we moved a bus would have arrived, you just know that would have happened don’t you!
In my next effort I will jump forward in time to 1980’ish, by this time I had foolishly married very young and had acquired a wife and mortgage as well as a job I hated, how lucky was I? It wasn’t that bad, I also had a car, an Austin Allegro bought for £200 so could now travel in style to the lakes and Mere’s that were almost on my doorstep but not quite. I had also narrowed my favourite species down to Carp and Pike, and had taken to buying Coarse Fisherman and Coarse Angler magazines in order to keep up to date on any developments in the big fish world; I think these two mags were the forerunners to all the current specialist magazines we have today.
I remember reading in Coarse Fisherman how Matt Black (Tim Paisley) described his time fishing at Roman Lakes; I was amazed at this because it was it was a fishery so close to where I lived. I think nearly all of Tim’s articles were written in code, which could be broken eventually, once I managed to decipher over a couple of months a simple boilie mix which had Minamino added to it, but the one thing he hadn’t mentioned in his articles was that you had to boil them! I ended up with a bag of soft paste marbles which were useless, talk about a missing link!
I also remember reading articles written by a young Frank Warwick who at the time was known as a distance caster; Frank had made a boilie rocket out of Alka-Seltzer tubes when he was fishing Redesmere all those years ago, apparently he used one of the dissolving tablets to hold the boilies in place which in turn were under tension with elastic within the tube and once the tablet had dissolved out flew the boilies. Voila!
Until next time...
Teekay.
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