Hi inkmark, I use the pond in Maldon and anything is aloud but not i.c. because of the noise. You do not have to be a member of the barge club or any club as the pond is for the general public. The pond was rebuilt a few years a go and is great. Their is a problem though, the pond gets clogged up with weed and stops the boats, I believe it is the councils job to clean it but they are not too bothered. Martin