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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
A leading light of the angling world was recently rewarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Les Webber from Tilehurst in Berkshire received an MBE for his work with more than 41,000 young children over 30 years. Les is the co-ordinator and founder member of Angling Projects, a facility open to all schools, youth centres, scouts, girl guides and specialist youth/need groups. Over the years Les has cemented relationships with a number of police forces, helping to rehabilitate countless young offenders through angling with remarkable success rates.
More recently, Les also set up Junior Coarse Angling (UK) to get more people starting new junior angling clubs. In 2006, Les received the Countryside Alliance's Welchman Award, which is given to a person who is judged to have rendered outstanding service to field sports during the year. This is usually given to someone who does everything on a totally voluntary basis. |
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
 Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, the unique outdoor-based programme specifically designed for women who have, or have had, breast cancer, was delighted to be the beneficiary of funds well in excess of £15,000 thanks to London-based recruitment company Prima Principia’s recent annual charity fishing day at Dever Springs in Hampshire.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
 The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, was challenged over the huge rise in rod licences for disabled anglers during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday 30th April 2008. The visibly uncomfortable Prime Minister pledged to look into the 37% increase saying: “I will look at the facts…and see what has happened to bring that about”. |
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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 Fourteen brave ladies (and Molly the spaniel mascot) enjoyed a weekend fly fishing retreat at Caer Beris Manor Hotel at Builth Wells from 11-13 April at the first ever Casting for Recovery event to be held in Wales. The Caer Beris retreat was only the third to be held in the UK, the first of its kind in Wales, and attracted several Welsh participants who were instructed by members of the Welsh Ladies Fly Fishing Team. Local MP Roger Williams also came along to wish the participants well as they went fishing for the first time at Llyn Gwyn fishery near Rhayader.
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
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Countryside Alliance Chief Executive Simon Hart applauds the angling rod licence, but highlights an unjust hike in fees for vulnerable anglers: Many of you, like me, will have renewed your rod licence in the last couple of weeks. I hope you have also taken the opportunity to support your local Post Office by purchasing your licence over the counter. |
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
 Nine brave ladies enjoyed a weekend of fly fishing at the Arundell Arms in Devon from 28-30 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. |
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 |
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.jpg "Sea fishing") The Government U-turn on licensing sea angling, announced by Defra Minister Jonathan Shaw in late March, was welcomed by the Countryside Alliance and sea anglers across the country.
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