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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
 As National Fishing Month is ongoing it is a good time to update you on the important and inspiring Fishing for Schools initiative being run by The Countryside Alliance Foundation. Fishing for Schools genuinely transforms young lives through fly-fishing.The main target group for the project is young people between the ages of 14 and 16 with special educational needs. These children find academic work particularly difficult but respond well to alternative learning. The aim is to teach them the skills of fly-fishing and in doing so explore and enjoy other areas within the natural world. |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
 It seems that the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Project may be being targeted by pressure groups with an agenda which would like to see total bans on fishing activities within the zones and that these would include the recreational angler. We are very much aware of the potential problems of "no take zones" forming part of the regimes operating within designated MCZs. We have been working closely with members, and through our communications networks, to ensure that local recreational anglers are aware of proposals and fully involved in the process. We would, however, urge local members to take an active part in the consultation process to ensure that a balanced outcome is achieved which is acceptable to conservationists and anglers alike. The first MCZ Newsletter was issued in Spring 2010 and the second was published last week. To receive the first Newsletter, which includes an additional link to subscribe to further editions, click here. |
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Friday, 11 June 2010 |
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 Unique fly fishing programme Casting for Recovery (CfR) is now a registered charity and is attracting huge support. The unique fly fishing retreat programme for ladies who have, or have had, breast cancer has inspired two excellent fundraisers recently. Only this week a two-man 250 mile kayak paddle from Belleek in Co Fermanagh to Limerick City ended in triumph, while two Casting for Recovery staff travelled to Forbes of Kingennie fishery and resort near Dundee last weekend to collect a cheque for £5,000 from owners Mike and Gail Forbes. The Countryside Alliance continues to provide backing to the charity too. Read Jill Grieve's blog about CfR's support here.
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 |
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 We have just received and analysed the CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) Lowestoft Laboratory “Annual Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries in England and Wales 2009”. Tim Hoggarth, the Countryside Alliance’s Fisheries Policy officer, has welcomed the accuracy and detail which CEFAS put into their annual report and commended them for their continuing valuable work in this regard.
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
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 Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, a unique outdoor-based programme specifically designed for women who have, or have had, breast cancer, has been granted charitable status by the Charity Commission. Casting for Recovery has received the financial backing of the Countryside Alliance since its inception in the UK in 2006.
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Thursday, 01 April 2010 |
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 If you are 18 or under please take part in an angling survey. As part of research into The Social and Community Benefits of Angling, Angling Research has launched its Young Person’s Angling Survey. The research aims to find out why young people go fishing and what can be done to improve their experience. The Survey runs until 1st Sept 2010 and is being carried out by Substance, a not for profit research cooperative, and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund. To Take the Survey visit: www.anglingresearch.org.uk/youngpeople
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 |
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 Ten brave ladies enjoyed a weekend of fly fishing at the Arundell Arms, Lifton, Devon from 26-28 March as participants in Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, a unique outdoor-based programme specifically designed for women who have, or have had, breast cancer. Click here for the photo gallery.
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