grahamch Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Are there any charities that teach fishing to folk?I have a lot of surplus flies and other gear that I would like to go to a good cause. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, grahamch said: Are there any charities that teach fishing to folk?I have a lot of surplus flies and other gear that I would like to go to a good cause. TIA There are a few and some specific to things like veterans (fishing for heroes, for example) and I think some that do fishing for those with mental health issues. The other option might be to contact your local club? If they have a juniors section that does coaching with them, they might well appreciate the tackle; I know my club's always on the hunt for stuff for our juniors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 I'd totally agree with the above. Our local club used to (I'm not sure if they still do) have a junior open day to encourage youngsters, and their family, into angling. We used to get loads of 'gear' donated for the day, and for the attendees to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted February 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Thanks. Nothing doing with my local clubs, they struggle for adult members never mind juniors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Keep searching. As chrisjpainter said, and I remember it being highlighted on TV, there's an ex forces charity that use angling (fly fishing also) to help their mental issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) Here you go; https://www.fishingforheroes.com/ https://www.fishingforheroes.com/what-we-do/ Edited February 19, 2023 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 3 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Here you go; https://www.fishingforheroes.com/ https://www.fishingforheroes.com/what-we-do/ thats a really good place to donate surplus fishing kit............i would imajine, to take up fishing would be top class therapy.....and kit aint cheap....... good call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 I used to do a lot of fishing competition years ago, sea and coarse. There came a point where all the trophies I had amassed had to go. I contacted a fishing club and asked if they had a junior section. I donated all my trophies to them, they took the name plates off and renewed as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBlox Posted March 3, 2023 Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 SPACE Herts is a charity that runs events for autistic and learning disabled children in my county. They've recently started offering "SPACE for fishing" sessions - they might be interested in your kit? https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/space-introduction-to-fishing-tickets-528152035957 https://spaceherts.org.uk/ admin@spaceherts.org.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillaroo Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) Fishing for Schools do some really good work. Contact Charles Jardine on Facebook. Edited April 5, 2023 by Gillaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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