Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Germs....
A very special Charity Auction for a very special Charity called Gardening Leave.
Before you start bidding, here is what they do....
Gardening Leave is a Charity that is heavily involved in improving the mental and physical wellbeing of ex-Service personnel using Horticultural Therapy and,
specifically for us Forumites,
Fly Fishing! (further details at the bottom of the page)
The main person behind this auction is our very own forumite, lvlacleod (Tam Anderson) who is an ex-serviceman and very involved with the Gardening Leave Charity and also in encouraging and engaging with other veterans in flyfishing.
I am sure we can all imagine what other Soldiers and other military personal go through and no doubt many of us have friends or family involved in, or have been involved in, conflicts locally and abroad.
All proceeds will go to Gardening Leave!...........
The below is the
entire lot of a rod, reel, leather tube and fly tying equipment....Wow!
The entire lot is worth £600+ and we would like achieve at least £300
Auction ends 9pm on Sunday 17th July
First up, a very special rod made by our own Stephen Parkes AKA Atom Six Fly rods
Atomsix custom built fly rods by Stephen Pakes
Rod Blank - Dan Craft FT905
Rod Length - 9'
Rated for a 5/6 line
Very fast action
Steve will make a black and pearlescent reel seat with half wells handle
Black and silver thread
Fuji Alconite strippers
Single leg guides
Complete with rod sock and a clear plastic tube
Next up, a beautiful leather rod tube from Grandson Salter!
Wm Salter & Grandson - Merchants
“Protect your favourite classic fly rod in style with this luxury leather rod tube.
Wrapped around a sturdy tube of 1.5mm PVC, the tan coloured leather is expertly stiched and has a traditional block leather push-on cap with strap and antique brass fittings.
The interior dimensions are 30 inches long by 2 inches in diameter, and will fit a 4 piece 9ft or 3 piece 7ft rod.”
Tam himself is donating a recently won prize of loads of fly tying equipment - what a cracker lot!
Tam has now included another 100 (yes, 100!!) items fly tying items - wow!
This lot includes A Pair Of Woodcock Wing's An Artifly Cape, Dyed Pheasant Tails Numerous Bobbins
A Bobbin Holder And Hackle Pliers
Assorted Fritz Peacock Herl Dubbing & Yarns etc
Also a set of very special Mrtrout Furled Leaders!!
Thank you very much Atomsix, Grandson Salter, Mrtrout and Tam himself!
Wow! Something special to add now thanks to Goose41 (Gus) - a very snazzy pair of Bolle Backlash Sunglasses.........check these badboys out!
Lastly, one of my pimping black/gold reels with a spare spool in black. Both reel and spool with take a 5 or 6 weight line - perfect for the Zenith rod
Bidding will start at £50 so dig deep, people!
Further details of the charity are below:
Gardening Leave
Gardening Leave
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Gardening Leave was started by Anna Baker Cresswell in 2007 to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of ex-Service personnel using Horticultural Therapy, in walled gardens and is now developing Horicultural Therapy projects throughout the UK.
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Gardening Leave & Fishing
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We are very fortunate that Annbank Angling Association have generously given us 2 permits to fish the river Ayr which runs through the gardens at Auchincruive. The riverbank is easily accessible from the garden.
Gardening Leave are also in the process of building a Stillwater with accomodation for visiting ex-servicemenQUOTE]
How they are funded:
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As yet Gardening Leave receives no statutory funding so all our income is from donations.
As we welcomed more veterans to Gardening Leave in Year 2 & 3, and the cost of running the charity began to rise, we recruited Pamela Smith to be our full-time Horticultural Therapist so that I could concentrate on raising the money to keep the wheels on – a perennial problem for fledgling charities!
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Happy Bidding everyone and be generous, please
Tam or I will contact the winning bidder to arrange payment and posting the goodies to you
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Very Special Auction - Gardening Leave (Veterans and Ex-Servicemen/Women)
Re: Very Special Auction - Gardening Leave (Veterans and Ex-Servicemen/Women)
we have,nt got enuff to fish in now
so stop it
SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.
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