Hi All
couple of posts i've seen on here - one recently asking for gear and tonight a seller in classifieds looking to sell to raise money to sponsor a beneficiary Is casting for heroes an established group or charity - can't find any reference via google. Just wondering....cos i'm involved with a time bank group who have links to helping all forces veterans within our area.
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casting for heroes is not currently a registered charity. i am currently working on the paper work but i have been told that this is not a quick process.

i am not currently aware of any other charity that that supports miltary personnel. but would be very interested in aiding and helping if possible.

i come from a miltary background and provide fly fishing day outs using contacts from miltary family and friends to try and help as much as possible.

please PM me if i can help or you wish to discuss anything further.

Kind Regards
rivercoln

There is a registered charity helping miltary personnel through fishing.

Check out this link Fishing For Heroes, Support For Military Veterans

Paul

I've been going to Combat Stress for over 9 years both in Ayr, Scotland and Newport, Shropshire and have never heard of this.


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It seems that this charity is the same as Combat Stress in that not a lot of people know about it and doesn't have enough exposure. Nothing against "Help for Heroes" (which has only been going a few years) but as this is a new and exciting charity to help veterans, it has overshadowed Combat Stress which has been helping veterans since !919 (I think).

Ask anyone while your out fishing or just out in the street who has heard of Combat Stress and who has heard of Help for Heroes and I bet most have never heard of Combat Stress but heard of Help for Heroes.

Now I'm betting the same can be said for Fishing for Heroes, mainly because I have been receiving treatment from Combat Stress for so long and never heard of it. I live too far away to be able to have the benefit of Fishing for Heroes now but it's a great idea and it needs more exposure. There are so many resources out there for veterans but are mainly unheard of and if veterans only knew about them sooner there would be less veterans taking their own lives (a very sad fact but one of the main problems with suffering from PTSD)

As some of you may be aware I go to another chairty for veterans called Gardening Leave which has a fishing club, so I will be speaking to Anna who set it up to see if she can maybe work together with the boys at Fishing for Heroes in the hope that they might be able to set up other venues for us in Scotland.

Sorry for rambling

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The best way to a fisherman's heart is through his fly.

http://www.gardeningleave.org

Thats not rambling! that's informing us and giving us food for thought. Keep it up.

I will contact the charity as I would like to be involved. I have fished with Tom Hill before but was unaware that he was involved in this charity.

I believe the more exposure these charities can get the more possibility to provide this service to all the ex service women and men who need support.

If anyone has anymore information I would be very grateful

Kind regards
Rivercoln

This sounds like a worthwhile cause, How do I donate. I also have some old tackle which could go to Ebay but would probably be good for beginners etc
Would they like it? I guess lot's of us have tackle we've grown out of or just don't use any-more I would be happy to donate it, rather than let it rot in the Garage

slightly off topic but ex and serving members of the forces can use this site for discounts in all sorts of things including some fishing tackle, holidays etc

Forces Discount

Check out their website. I'm sure they have contact numbers etc

Paul