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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La Morinais End of Year Round Up - 2011
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Written by Mike Walker
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 20:43
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Its a great time to be in France at the moment. That Saturday when we lost to France in the Rugby was truly a grim day. I made no noise & just kept a low profile for a while. But at the moment, being on the outside of the UK & listening to the news (from the French point of view) is just hilarious - Point scoring taken to an international level. Locally, when within groups of people I just get it over with & splurt it out - ´Hello I`m Mike, the non - European here`. Reactions are interesting to say the least; more insults across the channel, but that is far as it goes.
Outside it is bucketing down, as it has been for most of the day. Still raining following last nights storm. The gales coupled with the monsoon have caused severe damage across France, causing by far the most damage I have seen here at the lake. I got up at 1:50 in the night for a visite a la toilette & stood at the window watching the storm. It was a strong storm; the force of the wind was making an eery howl which I hadn´t heard before, maybe the wind blowing across the top of the chimney. The lightening was spectacular making an impressive light show & the thunder woke Matthew up. The rain though was torrential, which caused most of the damage. The ground got so sodden that the tree root balls were getting ripped out of the ground.
First job this morning was to walk the grounds & check the damage. If I had not been in awe of the storm, I could have groaned. Branches were everywhere, eight trees down & three at a precarious 45 °. Buildings damage was minimal except for one poplar bough through the tractor shed roof. The big mowing machine inside was not damaged, so all in all, I am sure there are others who were not so lucky. My estimate is three days work then all should be back to normality.
Just yesterday, before the storm started, I witnessed another spectacular event. I was working for a client just a few miles from here, doing some plumbing work. This sweet old lady was having a well bored in her garden, the goal being to provide well water for the large garden, saving on the water bill. The guys came in the morning, drove the machinery in through the gates & into the garden. In the foul weather, the machinery was already making a muddy mess of the lawn & looked to get far worse as the day progressed. At 2pm, after the obligatory long French lunch, everything was in place & drilling started. I came out to look, then went off back to mind my own business & work inside.
Upstairs I could hear the drill grinding its way downwards through the ground. In the morning, the boss told me in this area, they could expect to hit water at about 20 metres, but could keep going to a maximum of 50m, if need be. At about 3pm I heard a desperate & very loud shout.......´STOP, STOP, STOP`. When I looked out of the window, the activity on the nice lawn now looked like a scene from a tsunami disaster movie. Grey mud was spewing 30ft into the air & lots of it. Ever seen that John Wayne film about the oil drilling when they finally hit oil? Later in the day I was to learn; once the pressure pocket was tapped, there was no way to stop it until the pressure had blown its way out of the hole in the ground. The mud pool kept on swelling. It came down some steps in the upper part of the garden, onto the next lawn, then down two steps & started pouring into the garage. More of the tidal wave crossed the lower lawn, down the slope to the gates, passed under the gates, pouring onto the road then spreading out off towards the church opposite. I´m working there again tomorrow, not plumbing though - assisting with the cleanup operation.
2011 has been a good year for us. After redundancy in December 09, our aim for 2010 was just to get through the year & still be afloat by Christmas. If we could do this, 2011 could only get better & it has been. Mid year last year & we were heading for a big financial pit. It is true what people often say; it takes twice as long to climb out of debt then to fall into it`. I spent the first half of this year doing as much work as I could, no holidays & often getting very weary in the process. Working five days a week, sometimes Saturdays for others, then working down at the lake during the evenings & often weekends. This was not part of the plan. Things have been changed however. We are now in a fortunate position where I work four days a week for others & spend , usually Wednesdays, working here at the lake. This frees up weekend time & makes working around the lake much more enjoyable again. I am doing more skilled work now, more so than earlier in the year & hence it is bringing in a better crust. I am a much more chilled person again & enjoying life like I had hoped & planned for, for such a long time. The whiskey shelf on the dresser is brimming. Its amazing how the fairies keep re-visiting, following each very sad event when a bottle is emptied! I´m not sure what I enjoy the most; drinking the golden syrup (with friends & neighbors) or the prospect of going to buy a new bottle.
Sally has a regular job now, which she enjoys. That here in France is a real positive; so many people seem to be stuck in jobs which they just tolerate for the salary. We are both lucky that we have clients who are more than happy for us to take responsibility for getting things sorted out & moving, so they can get on with doing what they need to do. This makes our respective jobs far more interesting. Sal works five mornings a week plus Friday afternoons. This brings welcome additional income & leaves Sally the afternoons for all the other stuff; our house, keeping the hut & Gingerbread house in order, animals, kids (or is that two of the same?), the veggie patch, battling with the incomprehensible French administration & time for her too.
Matthew & Ellie are growing up. I was chatting with Sally just a few evenings ago, about how suddenly the constant clattering in the Lego box had stopped, how toys were no longer about the house, all the innocence gone. Now the kids question things still, but in a more serious manner i.e. wars on the news, why children are starving around the world, why some people in some countries have no money. My biggest concern is children going into teenage years without a passion. May be this is based from what I remember when I was a teenager, just how happy I was to go fishing & how important it was to me at that time. Do we parents all have the same reservations about the current electro-gadget era? Those personality removing gadgets. Fortunately though, respective passions appear to be flourishing.
Ellie continues to develop her relationship with horses, growing her independence, & goes off riding each Tuesday evening. She had her first tumble from a horse this year, which I understand can be a clincher of a moment for if people get back on a horse or not. She did & yip dad was proud. Matthew likes water, not so much to cast into it, but to be afloat on it in a kayak. Kayak club each Saturday afternoon a right through the winter. Like most things in France, there is a big emphasis on family participation & there is usually something going on out of the water as well as on it.
With both Matthew & Ellie now at college, two beaming faces came home earlier in the year & enthusiastically asked ´Can we go skiing with school?` From where we were this time last year, for me this is a huge personal success when we can say ´yes`& get our kids on that trip, especially as I never had the opportunity. They go off to the French Alps in January.
We have just received a letter & Christmas card from some good friends in the UK, whom we have not seen for some time. They wrote that they had visited their son, who lives here in France. One short simple sentence put me into a burst of uncontrollable laughter. It read ´everything seems to take a long time in France`. I have to be careful here because the French are lovely people, which they have a good reputation for here in Brittany, plus it is a lovely country. But trying to get anything done is always a constant battle. In the UK, there is always a way, keep bulldozing at the problem & eventually you find a way through. The French have nailed down everything down they can in so tightly in Codes, Articles, Regulations so that a) it is difficult to breath because everything is so stifled in Regulations & b) things are so complex that the respective experts themselves don't understand their own rules. Nothing gets done here without first opening a dossier. It is so inconceivable to even try & get something sorted, however simple, without first opening a case file. It's hilarious. A train of thought lurks though; socialist country - creates lots of jobs, even if those people don't actually really do anything. So next time you wish to complain about the UK HM Customs Income Tax Dept, remember; the UK system is a breeze.
We run the lake as a small business. We did go through lots of groaning setting it up with the local authorities; wasn't on this list, this is not on that list. But when up & running, dare I say, is pretty straight forward. So off I trot to look at setting up a small business as self employed. One of my meetings went something like this..........
´What do you want to do?`
´Multi-service` (I knew this was a huge mistake at the outset)
´For example?`
´Plumbing, DIY.` She cut me off before I could venture further.
´Do you have a certificate for that, for plumbing?`
´Not specifically. Learning to weld, braze & solder was part of my apprenticeship. I have a certificate for that.`
´But does it say plumbing?`
My head sinks ...´No`.
´What else?` she enquires.
My big chance to make progress I'm thinking. So I say ´Gardening`.
´Do you have a certificate for that?`
Next we talk:- electrics, painting, plaster boarding, wood work, fencing, wall building, tiling. Do I have certificates she wants to know. I explain that I learned a trade as a maintenance fitter; I continued with college for a further seven years, I studied civil engineering, mechanical engineering, I have lots of certificates. I explained that we even won the Mow Cop gardening competition where we used to live (which we entered so we could see other peoples gardens). ´Did you get a certificate`.
I surrender. Without the Town Halls blessing I can't progress. If I said I just wanted to pick up litter & did have a certificate, then I could get my needed letter to get insurance. But then the insurance company would only insure me for picking up litter & transporting litter. If I had an accident & was transporting bales of straw in my van at the time - insurance invalid. ´You are not insured for transporting bales of straw, you need different insurance for that`.
I ask about bringing photos of my work, witness testimony from happy clients, offer for a ´professional` to come & see my work, but its no good. I haven't got a certificate. Imagine how I feel; the French trades people generally are very very slow workers, never break sweat, many drink (excessively) at lunch time, rarely turn up when they say & the most important thing in the day is their lunch.
I find all this hilarious, because when I think about it, I am just trying to do things right. I have found a way of paying my dues & avoiding the knock on the door. France is in a real financial mess too & Zarkozy is trying what he can to recoup funds, especially from non tax paying Brits. For those considering working here; I signed up with Pole Emploi, got set up on-line & declare my earnings every month that way. We did get a home visit from the tax man, who asked to see lots of paperwork. At the end of which he left happy that we were doing things properly. If we had been getting our earnings paid on the black, I imagine we would be in a lot of deep soup now. There are a surprising number of stories about of Brits who have had to sell up & go back to Blighty in order to pay a tax bill.
Some of which have been staggering. The French certainly take no prisoners on the fiddling front.
Still on politics; there is a very quick way at the moment of sending a Frenchman into a frenzy of excitement. Say to him ´there is no euro crisis, because Zarkozy walks a path of ultimate extravagance wherever he goes`. Watch French TV & it blares out at you. A festering zit got burst just recently when a policeman of the Gendarmerie National blew a gasket. Said policeman had the responsibility of sorting the police duties when Zarkozy was making a swift public visit on his patch. He had to organise one rail journey with SNCF, two helicopters on standby in case the train ran late, 1,265 police officers, a flotilla of police & civil servant vehicles, plus multiple other lesser items. On his way home, he looked down at his car mileometer, which was reading 235,000kms. This was the drop of water which toppled the heavy load.
The next day he returned to work, expressed his disgust in the cost of all of the above & emailed it anonymously across the Gendarmarie of France. Then from within the gendarmarie it spread outwards into the public domain. France has a population which hovers around 50% socialist, so if this will have any effect on the pending presidential election result remains to be seen. Rumour HQ tells us it will be a two horse race; Zarkozy versus socialist Francois Lande.
Anyway, if the burdening French administration & politics all seems too much, I still go & have a good blow out each Friday night & play with the local samba band Zumbahuazil. When I first joined two years ago, our gigs were small village fetes & small town street carnivals. This year we progressed to music festivals & played at some big events within Brittany, playing alongside some well known Breton bands. A band called Ty Yann are huge over here & with four other bands we played in front of ten thousand people on the evening when the Tour de France came to Redon. Forty eight years old & getting the willies before you play - fantastic! I have heard a phrase that seems to pass around music circles - ´Learn to play an instrument & you will always have a friend`. If you have any interest in learning to play - do it, please! At times it is so hard, but you will never ever regret it.
The Fishing
The fishing in general this year has been good, thankfully. I say thankfully because last year I suspected there was a problem emerging in the lake. I had fisherman on the lake in September & November. Carp were caught but some of the fish which I identified, were down in weight. Some of the forty pounders were five to seven pounds down. This at a time of year when weights would normally be returned to pre-spawning weights as a minimum. One angler said that the fish did not fight well at all. This alarmed me somewhat because the carp here have a reputation for quite the opposite. No fish popped up dead then or through the winter. The next thing was then to sit it out & see what happened in the spring. I limed the lake in winter again & in the spring started to feed some protein into the lake. However, I needn`t have worried. One fish that was caught the previous September weighing 40lbs, was landed again in early April weighing in at its heaviest weight to date; 47lbs 8oz. By summer it was clear that what ever was going on had cleared up & fish weights were back where I hoped they would be.
Looking at the year overall, fish weights have been averaging the same as last year but the numbers of fish caught has clearly been up. It has been very nice to see some more new mirrors coming through, some fully scaled too.
Mirrors
The heaviest this year was 49lbs 8oz. It was the same fish which tipped the scales over fifty pounds last year. There was a difference though which I viewed as a good result. Last year the fish was full of spawn, this year the fish was landed post the big early April spawning. Due to the very warm & dry spring, the carp spawned early over three days in mid April. There were a few other small bouts of spawning activity later in the year but nothing like the April romp. Plenty of forty pounders were caught this year, most in the forty to forty-five bracket. These results, coupled with last autumns mystery, I hope is suggesting that 2012 could be a very good year for some big mirrors.
I have thirteen mirrors coming through into doubles in the Bridge Pool. I will check their size & growth in February & will then have a better idea of when these will be moved into the main lake. This I anticipate will be February 2013, when I hope they will be in the fifteen to twenty pound category.
Commons
The common record keeps nudging up, this year rising from 36.8 to 38lbs 8oz, tantalisingly close to forty. The fish was caught in the first week in August, so if this fish hits the mat next year, surely it will be a forty. A 40lb common is a fish I have been wanting to see for some time now & can't wait. Unlike the mirrors, the commons average weight is climbing, slowly but steadily. I have taken twelve commons out this year, which incidentally will be sold & moved out this February. There are plenty of small commons in the main lake, I see them leaping enough, just can't catch them.
Grass Carp
Where? I see them all the time, usually where they tend to spend their time, along the northern bank in the shallow water. But for the last two years their capture has been a rare occurrence, only two leaped onto the bank this year & wrestled with their captors. The lake record still remains at 28lbs 8oz, which could go with some significance at any time.
Cats
The mysterious cats, the black death. Only one landed this year, a baby at 18lbs. Time for a prediction though; 2012 will be the year of the cats at La Morinais. This is based on what I have seen while fishing for the carp & spending my time by the water. I had several nights out this year in attempts to hook a cat. I landed slippery eels which slipped their way into the freezer for pike baits but no cats were hooked. I tried sardines, roach deadbaits & those huge foul smelling pellets but no joy. These failures I think indicate some other things though; firstly I was surprised by the lack of attention from the crays, perhaps the cats are keeping their proliferation right under control? Secondly, if the cats are not eating the deadbeats, nor anglers baits, then they are munching on a plentiful supply of something else. If this something else is plentiful, then it is very likely that there are some huge cats in there.
Roach. The lake has a healthy stock of them & good quality roach too. The angler who fishes roach in 2012 will open the door to contacting the cats. In 2011 one angler put out a roach live bait a few nights in May. On one of the nights three takes, one fish on the bank, the eighteen pounder. The next livebaits were fished in October. Baits fished from dusk until midnight; two takes, both fish lost. Both of these fish were suspected as not big fish but proved that the way to catch them is livebait.
So for the forthcoming season, if you want to try for the cats, let me know in advance & I will have you some baits ready. I suspect I will be doing some thinning out of the smaller cats, while being very much entertained when a true big cat is hooked & hopefully landed.
Silver Fish
Those who have tried for the roach have enjoyed some very good fishing; plenty of fish & some nice roach. No real big ones this year but some requiring the landing net. Maggots catch many small roach with a few bigger ones, sweetcorn for better fish plus the odd tench but hemp & tares for a weighty catch.
The rudd seem to have almost disappeared over the last ten years, a fish which I think is stunningly beautiful. I have found a nice secret supply of rudd, keeping Matthew & I busy during a few Sunday afternoons. Hence, a small scale rudd restocking programme is underway.
Pike
The pike stock remain pretty much untapped. Few pike baits hit the water during 2011, alas the record stands at 17lbs 8oz which was caught two years ago. As with the scenario with the cats, with the healthy roach stocks, I am sure that there are now some big pike swimming around in the lake.
Onwards to Where?
As we speak I am waiting for a lake inspection date from the Departmental authorities. Lakes are put in one of four classess here; A, B, C & D. La Morinais has been given a D classification, meaning Low Risk. The classifications have been devised in order to assess the risk to surrounding areas, in the case of flooding, dam breaches, spreading of fish parasites, bacterial infections & non native fishes into other water courses. The higher the risk, the more frequent & rigorous the inspection. Class A lakes are inspected annually, in my case class D - every ten years. My time of ownership has passed ten years but the scheme was only revamped around 2002/3.
This brings me to the point - a new ten year plan. When I started out here, one of the first things I did was to produce a ten year plan. Where did I want to be in ten years time & how do I get there? In the beginning I thought my plan was a good plan, robust & would get the lake to where I could foresee. In reality as time as passed, I have looked at the plan less & less. Partly because many of the goals have been achieved making the plan redundant but also partly because despite what I thought at the time, I was naïve & inexperienced about certain things. So I feel now is the time to take an in depth look at where I want to take the lake during the next ten years. With the experience I have gained, a ten year plan will force me to take a realistic objective view as to what I need to do, to get where I want. This excites me greatly & in some ways is like starting out again. This time though, I will leave a copy of the plan in the hut, as you the visiting angler will be a participant within the plan. Also, as always, I value the views of experienced others.
Some of the things will include; installation of a bore hole, re-digging & puddling of the Lily Pool, mass planting of marginal plants, creation of a sub surface island in the main lake, improving the Boat House Pool for holding carp & deepening the very shallow parts of the lake along the north bank.
In September a had two anglers fish the lake for a week. Tom Good had enviously been through Sparsholt College, he was clearly a thinking carp angler & was on his ninth angling trip to France. I was very interested to hear what he thought of the place at the end of their week. On the fishing front, I think it was no coincidence that they landed as many carp as they did. In one twelve hour spell, one guy took eight carp. Well, it was very rewarding for me, to hear that much of the work I had undertaken was good for the fishery. Some of the other things Tom talked about were also on the ´to do` list, again all good news. However, there were some things that I had not even considered but once explained all made good sense. I guess its all about getting the best out of what is possible, so Tom`s suggestions will find themselves into the lake new management plan. Thank you Tom!
One task of work I have had to put on hold for 2011, has been the rebuilding of some stretches of the east bank, due to erosion. The reason is that the funds will now be used for the drilling of a bore hole. The verbal quote for the actual drilling & lining is in & a date is in the diary for the drilling contractor to visit site. Once the site is confirmed as acceptable & plant access route is agreed, then I will have the finite estimate. Declaration Travaille from the Town Hall & a bore hole will be done (to the depth of 50m!), I hope before next June. The bore hole will help hugely. I will be finally be able to turn the Lily Pool into a tench & crucian fishery, the overflowing water into the Stock Pool will keep the water level constant throughout the year. This will enable the flourishing of nutrient guzzling marginal plants, this helps with the amounts of fish feed I can safely introduce, thus help up the growth rates before selecting carp for further growing on in the Bridge Pool.
.....& Finally
For now, its time for that lovely winter job of liming. The leaves are raked away off the banks & the dead branches are burnt. After the awful liming job, then its back to enjoying the place as usual. Interesting though for me, is how much I can enjoy a small pond just as much as the activity on the main lake. I sit like a garden gnome by the fish pond by the house, just watching the life in & around the pond. Down at the main lake its just repeated but on a grander scale. One exception being the winter visiting cormorants, but lets not get ourselves all excited over that debate (just think bang bang, what officer?).
So Happy New Year, I hope you can make 2012 a good & kind year for you. See the New Year in with a nip for me, I for certain will certainly be doing so, in the usual fashion!
I wish you very best wishes, get through the rest of the winter then its green leaves & warm weather again. Can`t wait.
Best Regards,
Mike Walker
Jan 2012
Mike Walker is a north west ex-pat with over ten years experience running a French carp fishery. For more information on his stunning L'etang du Morinais venue visit: http://www.lamorinais.net
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