Masonic Fishing
Charity
Please note: This is the NEW name for MTSFC North Wales Branch
The following dates are correct at the time of publication for the 2012 season. Further particulars will be notified as received. All events are held at Tan-y-Mynydd Trout Fishery
Tuesday 8th May, Tuesday 12th. June, Tuesday 26th. June and Tuesday 7th. August. Please assist the Secretary by informing him if you are available on any or all of these dates.
The Alex Pearson trophy will be on Tuesday 18th. Sept., we also have a proposed date (Yet to be confirmed) for a Hot-Pot supper and quiz at Hawarden Masonic Hall on Friday 30th March at 7.00p.m. when Dave Sutch will present his Cheque to the charity.
New Chairman for the North Wales Branch
Due to the continuing ill-health of the current
Chairman, Tony Ashton has agreed to take over the position on a temporary
basis. Tony can be contacted at the following e-mail
address or by telephone on 01244 817882
Ken Elliott takes over as MTSFC Secretary
The new Secretary for the Fishing Charity is Ken Elliott. His details follow for those wishing to contact him.
KEN ELLIOTT, 142 MANCOT LANE, MANCOT, DEESIDE, FLINTSHIRE.
CH6 2AJ.
Home: 01244 536744 - Mobile 07759751439
E-mail Ken Elliott
The Charity urgently needs a New Treasurer & Co-ordinator !
The Fishing Charity is in URGENT need of a dynamic young person to take on the roll and responsibilities of Treasurer for the North Wales Branch of the Masonic Fishing Charity. Please apply to the Chairman, Tony Ashton for further and better particulars.
Also needed is a Co-ordinator for the Casters and Helpers database. The duties to consist of contacting the individual Casters and Helpers for each event and ensuring there is sufficient cover on each occasion.
An interactive fishing and countryside experience for people with Special Needs
The aim of the Masonic Fishing Charity is to bring an interactive fishing and countryside experience to people with Special Needs.
It achieves this by running fishing events, both coarse and fly, at various fisheries and inviting participants from special needs schools and centres and people who have suffered trauma to come and join in. In North Wales our events are held at Tan-y-Mynydd Trout Fishery, Abergele.
This is far more than just a days fishing though! It enables mentally disabled people to gain in confidence, meet new challenges and achieve tangible results to take away; it helps disadvantaged people and those from harsh backgrounds to renew their confidence in meeting people and interacting with adults from outside their spheres; it helps physically disabled people (including war heroes and stroke victims) to participate and experience something that may otherwise be unavailable to them and it enables our volunteers to give back to the community and have some fun along the way.
The Masonic Fishing Charity is run completely by volunteers and is a non profit making enterprise.
Worried this may not suit your Special Needs pupils? Put your mind at rest by simply watching the following video. Colin Roberts, a teacher at Ysgol Belmont explains all.
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Masonic Fishing Charity Appeal for more Casters & Helpers
Why not join in and become a Caster or Helper, you will derive a great deal of pleasure from the
experience. It will be your role to involve the children in the sport of fly fishing and show them as much about the
sport as you can, by casting out for them, showing them how to cast, retrieve, hook and land the fish.
They are always interested in our flies and fishing tackle and whilst fishing you will have a chance to chat to the children and the adult Helper who will be assisting you during the day.
The Masonic Fishing Charity is a Masonic Initiative and is therefore funded by voluntary donations
from Freemasons, Masonic Lodges and the Province of North Wales, Trust Funds or events organised by Freemasons. There
is absolutely no charge to you, any of the participants or their Schools or Centres taking part.
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A Typical Day Involves
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8.00am
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Organisers arrive at the fishery to set up the event |
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9.30am
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All Helpers and Casters arrive. Breakfast, & Safety talk. |
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10.00am
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Children arrive and are introduced to their Caster & Helper. |
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10.15am
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Fishing starts |
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12.30pm
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Lunch break ..Free for everyone |
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1.15pm
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Fishing resumes |
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2.15pm
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Presentation time.. Certificates & medals for the children. |
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2.45pm
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Participants depart. |
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3.00pm
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Debriefing session with Casters and helpers, and Free fishing for Casters
& Helpers. |
All our events are held at the Tan-y-Mynydd Trout Fishery, Abergele on a Tuesday . I hope the above explains some of work and will encourage you to join The Masonic Fishing Charity and help us all to "Catch the Smile" by giving these children an enjoyable day in the countryside.
Some of the pictures on The Masonic Fishing Charity's website are testament in themselves to the enjoyment that the children get from these interactive days. The excitement is terrific and most are experiencing for the first time the joy of fishing which most of us take for granted.
You won't be on your own during the day. You will be with an experienced adult who will help you through the day. All of our casters and helpers gain hugely from their experiences that they receive from these days and we all become much more aware of the great amount of work that goes on in these specialist schools and centres that we are in contact with.
Contact: Ken Elliott - Home: 01244 536744 - Mobile 07759751439
E-mail Ken Elliott
