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Forbes of Kingennie give a boost to CfR
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A charity auction held at Forbes of Kingennie on Saturday 27th February has raised £5,000 for Casting for Recovery, the unique fly fishing programme for women who have, or have had, breast cancer. High praise from Country Life
News from CFR UK & IrelandKeith Passant raises £2000 for CfR
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Casting for Recovery is delighted to publish Keith Passant's diary of his second ever 24-fly tying marathon to raise funds for us. Thanks Keith!
There is a saying “Once bitten, twice shy” and another “ Learn from experience”. Well, it seems I am neither shy nor capable of learning. You see, last year I took on a challenge of tying fishing flies for 24 hours to raise cash for this little charity group run by some really wonderful people. With a little help from some very good friends I managed to raise just under £3000. This year I said I would do it again and try to beat the figure. Hence the comment on shy and learning and such! Another 24 hours coming up......
2010 retreat schedule announced
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The 2010 schedule of retreats has been announced by Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland. The four-retreat programme for the year will begin at the Arundell Arms in Devon in late March. If you know of a lady who has, or has had, breast cancer, and feel they would enjoy a free retreat of relaxation, counselling and fly fishing, then please encourage them to apply now . (NB retreat places are allocated by ballot and are subject to medical clearance.)Peacock proves a fitting end to our 2009 schedule
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Our twelfth retreat, held at The Peacock at Rowsley with fishing on our host, Lord Manners' private stretch of the River Wye, was our last of 2009 and a great success. Lady participants coped admirably with the onset of Autumn and fished on through torrential rain, with many catches along the way. View the slideshow of the retreat here . Kingennie retreat in the media
News from CFR UK & IrelandCoverage for the Kingennie retreat has so far included the Scottish Field's piece "Unique charity brings its magic to Scotland " and a piece on angling website Between the Lines entitled "Lady anglers who can teach us all a thing or two " by writer angler Gordon Mack. Gordon came to Kingennie to act as a guide for one of the ladies on the retreat's final day and saw first hand the positive effect CfR has not just on participants but on guides too.
Countryside Alliance press officer and CfR team member Jill Grieve has also blogged on CfR on the Countryside Alliance website recently - you can read her thoughts here .
September retreats are a sunny success
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The 10th Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland retreat was held at Brookhall Trout fishery in Co Antrim. Eleven ladies enjoyed the CfR experience and the generous owners of Brookhall donated almost £4,000 for future retreats - view the gallery here . The 11th retreat, our first in Scotland, was held at Forbes of Kingennie near Dundee from 25-27 September. Yet again the sun shone and the fourteen participants enjoyed every minute of it. View the gallery here .CfR touches down in Hampshire
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Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, the unique outdoor programme which provides fly fishing retreats for women who have, or have had, breast cancer, hosted its first event in Hampshire at Kimbridge-on-the-Test from 17th – 19th July. View a slideshow of photos here .The Irish Independent on Mount Falcon
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On Monday 29th June 2009 the Irish Independent published a feature on the recent Casting for Recovery retreat at the Mount Falcon hotel and fishery, County Mayo. The feature is about the first ever retreat in the Republic of Ireland, lets the lady participants speak for themselves and reveals why CfR's brand of therapy is so necessary. In the words of one participant: "....on the retreat, there was one woman who mentioned that it had been 20 years since she had had cancer and at that moment, I could feel my shoulders relax. You think, OK, this isn't a death sentence and it isn't necessarily going to come back. I suppose I hadn't realised just how heavily that had been weighing on me." Read "Real Life: Hooked on fishing therapy" by Liz Kearney. CfR given a warm welcome in the Republic of Ireland
News from CFR UK & Ireland Casting for Recovery made a dazzling debut in the Republic of Ireland on 10th June 2009 at its retreat at Mount Falcon, Ballina, County Mayo. More news and photos will follow shortly.