AT Team England Fly Fishing regret to announce that Len Childs, captain of the England team in the 1997 Autumn Loch-style Home International on Loch Leven, passed away on the 4th July, aged 81.

Len, who gained three Loch-style caps, and also competed in the Rivers National, was a stalwart of the South East Federation, with an outstanding record in their loch-style qualifiers on Bewl Water.

He also captained the Meridian team to success in the Lexus, Airflo, Grand Max and other team competitions, winning the Lexus on Chew in 2009.

Laura Childs, his daughter, has requested that anyone who wishes to attend the funeral, or who wants further information, should contact her through AT TEFF General Secretary Alex Adams alex.adams1969@gmail.com or the Angling Trust’s Danny Williams daniel.williams@anglingtrust.net