Breast cancer fly fishing charity returns to Hampshire’s waters
Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, the unique outdoor programme which provides fly fishing retreats for women who have, or have had, breast cancer, returned to Hampshire for a weekend at Kimbridge-on-the-Test from 16th – 18th July. View a brief slideshow of photos here.Retreats
The 2010 retreat programme is now closed for applications - the 2011 programme will be announced in late summer 2010.
| Date | Venue |
Accommodation
Venue |
Cut-off Date
for Applications |
| 26-28 March | Arundell Arms, Lifton, Devon, England | Arundell Arms, Lifton, Devon, England |
This retreat has already been held |
| 16 - 18 July | Kimbridge on the Test, Kimbridge, Hampshire | Kimbridge-on-the-Test |
This retreat has already been held |
| 17- 19 September | Brookhall Trout Fishery, Lisburn, Co Antrim | TBC |
Applications are closed for this retreat |
| 24 - 26 September | Forbes of Kingennie, Broughty Ferry, Angus | Kingennie |
Applications are closed for this retreat |
Please note the application deadlines above.
Places at retreats are allocated by ballot and are subject to medical clearance.
Welcome to Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland
“I am a fly fisher, I have also suffered from breast cancer. It is my pleasure and privilege to introduce you to Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland. This initiative is the first of its kind to combine therapy and support for breast cancer patients with the gentle art of fly fishing. Casting for Recovery has been up and running in North America and Canada for several years now with an incredible success rate, so bringing the programme to the UK and Ireland was a natural step. We hope to be able to help and support as many ladies as possible through this initiative, and we also hope that they fall under the spell of fly fishing in the process - I certainly did.”
Sue Hunter, UK & Ireland Programme Co-ordinator, Casting for Recovery
What is Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland
Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland is a charitable educational programme which provides fly fishing retreats specifically tailored for women who have, or have had, breast cancer throughout the United Kingdom & Ireland. Casting for Recovery was founded in the US in 1996 and has since helped more than 2,500 breast cancer survivors. It was brought brought across the Atlantic by Sue Hunter and the England Ladies Fly Fishing Association in 2007, held its first retreat at Duncton Mill in Sussex in September of that year and since then over 150 ladies have been through the programme at retreats all over the UK & Ireland. The initiative enjoys the financial backing of the Countryside Alliance and all fly fishing equipment is funded by Orvis UK.
Please use this link to visit the Countryside Alliance website.