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Casting for Recovery in the media
News from CFR UK & IrelandInterest in the Casting for Recovery initiative continues to grow, and media coverage is helping to raise awareness across the country. Angling writer Richard Donkin had a piece in the Financial Times on Saturday 16th February 2008 - read it here - and Sue Hunter and Sue Shaw have recently taken the Mail on Sunday fishing at Syon Park for a feature. We will provide you with links to future coverage as soon as possible. Rural dating site Muddy Matches has also given the initiative some support - Muddy Matches: Casting for Recovery
CfR Welsh retreat in the Western Mail
News from CFR UK & IrelandOn Friday 23rd November Wales' biggest daily newspaper, the Western Mail, published a feature on Casting for Recovery, publicising the forthcoming retreat at Caer Beris Manor Hotel. Read "Breast cancer patients urged to take up fly-fishing" here .
CfR on Five News
News from CFR UK & IrelandIn early November 2008 Sue Hunter talked to Channel Five News about Casting for Recovery and her own experiences of breast cancer. Click here to see Sue's interview.
Press release announcing the 2008 retreats
News from CFR UK & IrelandCasting for Recovery UK & Ireland, the unique outdoor-based programme specifically designed for women who have, or have had, breast cancer, has revealed its 2008 programme of retreats - one in each county of Devon, Powys and West Sussex - and is inviting patients to apply for a place.
CfR on Radio 4's Woman's Hour
News from CFR UK & IrelandAs part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sue Hunter and Sue Shaw of Casting for Recovery appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour on Wednesday 24th October to talk about the initiative. You can listen to the piece via Radio 4's website. Click here to go to the Woman's Hour website and the listen again facility.
CfR on anglingnews
News from CFR UK & IrelandAngling website www.anglingnews.net published a story about the first of the CfR retreats - read it here
CfR in the Western Mail
News from CFR UK & Ireland Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Simon Hart wrote a piece for the Western Mail on 2nd October about Casting for Recovery. Read "Catching a way back from cancer" here in which Simon acknowledges that "now and then the opportunity to become involved in a potentially life-changing project comes along" - and this is one of them.
Latest on our Retreats
News from CFR UK & IrelandDetails of the first Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland retreat have now been unveiled. Follow this link to find out more .
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