Cast for Life Charity Open Match - Results & Thanks

Thank you to all who fished, helped, bought raffle tickets or simply donated money or prizes to the event. It was a great success and was a sell out for the match.

My aim was to raise £500.00 , that we did. Infact we obliterated it with a total raised to date of £851.00

The results of the match were:

1st Liam Darler 84lb 6oz
2nd Taylor Thorpe 83lb 11oz
3rd Les Cook 46lb 8oz

Biggest Fish Bob Fuller - Mirror Carp 10lb 2oz

Randon Peg - Sophie Williams

Junior Winner (16 and under) - Adam Overett

Section Winners

Alex Gissing - Sec 1
Peter Bank - Sec 2
Darren Clark - Sec 3
Bob Fuller - Sec 4
Rob Ledger - Sec 5

A huge thank you to Stuart Mills at SWP for donating the lake and the 2 SWP Shirts, and huge thank you to Mark at SWP and my wife for selling so many raffle tickets on the day.

An a special thanks to Craig who worked hard running the banks with me and weighting in the sections.

Hope we can do something like this again next year....

Jason Skilton is fundraising for Cancer Research UK

Jason Skilton is fundraising for Cancer Research UK

Ok, we are well on the way to 500 quid raised....so if you can't make the match....why not just donated some cash!!!!!!

Your chance to get involved - Cancer Research UK

Dear All,


Cancer Research UK has launched Cast for Life: a brand new fundraising campaign for anglers. Fundraisers can hold a fishing tournament or take part in our sponsored catch to help raise money to fund specific cancer projects. We hope to raise £50,000 and tournaments have already begun to be set up across the UK. The first 50 people to set up a tournament will receive £500 of fishing gear to give out as prizes on the day, kindly provided by our sponsors Korda and Guru tackle.

For more information on Cast for Life, to set up a tournament or to find an event near you, please go to http://www.castforlife.org/ or contact the MyProjects team on myprojects@cancer.org.uk



Kind Regards



Ryan Bromley

Online Communications Manager

Cancer Research UK



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Donate to the Campaign - Cancer Research UK

Well the preparations for the charity open fishing match are going well.

I now have the donation promised and in some cases already received. I still have places for the match and I have some fabulous prizes from companies big and small, local and international.

So here is a list of the prizes

• Breakaway Tackle Shop- Shakespeare Rod Holdall
• Dynamite Bait - Box full of various products
• Pure Fishing - Rods, Reels, Seatbox
• Orrisa Bar & Grill - Meal Vouchers for Two
• Lake Wizard - £30.00 of bait
• Fitness First, Ipswich - 3 month Membership & 3 Personnel Training sessions
• Crazy Carp - Wychwood Signature Chair & Match accessories
• Birds Tackle Shop- £30.00 in store voucher
• Markhams Tackle Shop - TBA
• St Peters Brewery - Gift Pack
• Anglian Water Services - Season Permit
• Handmade Floats - A section of hand made floats
• Korda - Selection of Prizes (TBA)

These prizes will be used for the match and raffle.
If you can't make it on the day to fish, why not just donate directly http://www.justgiving.com/Jason-Skilton

Cast for Life - My Story!!!

Hello, my name is Jason Skilton and I'm organising a Cast of Life Charity Open Fishing Match at Suffolk Water Park on the 13 August 2011. I'm a keen, or in my wife's words, obsessive angler since the age of 12 when I started to fish my local waters with my dads old fly rod. I was then bought one Christmas a D.A.M general purpose rod and Pirate reel and I've never looked back.


As a kid, I used to fish for all types of fish, but now tend to spend my time in pursue of Bream & Tench in the Spring/Summer and Pike in the Autumn and Winter. I also run my own blog "An Anglers Dandling Log"

My Tournament is a 5 hour open fishing match on the 13 August 2011 at Suffolk Water Park, Bramford, Suffolk. The match is open to all, whether you an experienced match angler, novice or youngster as the intension to to raise as much money for charity as possible.

I intend to offer prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, biggest fish caught during the match and a random peg draw. I also hope to run a prize draw on the day, with all proceeds going to the Cast For Life campaign for Cancer Research UK.

So why did I choice to get involved? "Well two reasons really. The first was after being inspired by my 15 year old step son who is raising money for his chosen charity (Help for Heroes) by doing events at school and selling wrist bands. Secondly, because my family has been effected by cancer ever since I was three years old, when I lost my father to it and more recently, an Aunt who has been fighting cancer for the last 10 years.

So what are you waiting for? We are a 3 million plus participator sport in the UK alone, so if we can all raise a bit of money for research into cancer, perhaps we can help to prevent the pain and suffering it cause.

For more information, please contact Ryan Bromley @ Cancer Research UK email him myprojects@cancer.org.uk

Thank you for reading my story.....

Cast for Life - 13 August 2011

Hello to All,
Prizes are coming in for the "Cast for Life" Open Charity Match on the 13 August at Suffolk Water Park, Bramford, Suffolk. Just need some more anglers to pledge their involvment in the event

We have donation pledges from Crazy Carp in Bristol, Dynamite Baits, Anglian Water Services, St Peter Brewery in Suffolk as well as local businessess in Ipswich including Markham Tackle Shop Orissa Bar and Grill and Fitness First in Ipswich..

So get you name down and reserve a spot by emailing me at jasonskilton24@gmail.com

Message of Support Cast for Life - 13 August 2011

Message of support received today from Keith Arthur - Tighlines (Sky) and TalkSport radio


"Anglers are becoming famous for the amount of money they raise on the bank for charity events, both competitive and social. This ‘Cast for Life’ is yet another example and should provide not only a great day’s fishing in super company but the satisfaction of knowing that angling has helped again."

Keith

Cast for Life- 13 August 2011 Details

Dear All,


Suffolk Water Park has kindly donated match lake 1 for the event.

The match is open to all, whether you an experienced match angler, novice or youngster as the intension to to raise as much money for charity as possible.

If you wish to book a place for Cast for Life, Charity Open Match (5 hour duration, 35 peg) for Saturday 13 August, @ Suffolk Water Park Match Lake 1.

please email me at jasonskilton24@gmail.com

Giving your full name, telephone number and email address.

Entrance fee will be £10.00 which goes to charity with an optional £5.00 for the match "pool" prize fund.

Depending on donations, I intend to offer prizes for 1st, 2nd 3rd place, biggest fish caugh during the match and a random peg draw.

I hope to run a prize draw on the day, with all proceeds going to the Cast For Life Campaign for Cancer Research UK.

Open Match Rules are attached and must be followed. Match officals decision is final in the event of any dispute.

Arrival times for the match will be posted up here 3 week inadance.

Thanks

Jason Skilton

Cast for Life - 13 August 2011

Ok Chaps...hot off the press...:shock:

Offically the First Tournament booked for the new campaign!!!!

I have booked a match lake in Suffolk for Saturday 13 August for a 5 hour match.......its all in the name or charity.......

The venue is Match lake 1, Suffolk Water Park, Bramford, Suffolk http://suffolkwaterpark.com/.

With some luck, I'm be getting some celebrity anglers down for the event to pitch their stuff against anglers wish to purchase a ticket for the event. Ticket price is yet to be confirmed

So I'm looking for any donations for the event.

Its being done as part of the the new campaign which is about to be launch by Cancer Research UK in Spring 2011 called Cast for Life...see my blog for details from the Cancer Research UK

So far I have been give the biggest freebie.....the lake for free!!!!!!

So can you help or are you interested in entering??????

Please feel free to pm me.

Thanks for reading this.

Cast of Life - Fundraiser Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is launching ‘Cast for Life’ in Spring 2011 – a brand new fundraising campaign specifically for anglers. The campaign is targeting individuals and angling clubs who would be willing to set up a charity fishing tournament in their local area, with all funds donated through Cancer Research UK’s new MyProjects website: http://myprojects.cancerresearchuk.org/ . This will give each tournament the choice to raise funds for the research which means the most to them. The campaign plans to raise £50,000 in 2011 to support the charity’s life saving work, and will become an annual event thereafter.


The new Cast for Life website will be launching in the next 4 weeks and another update will be sent as soon as it’s live.

In the meantime, If you want to find out any more information about how you can get involved please email the Cast for Life team: myprojects@cancer.org.uk”

I'm hoping to organise a match style fishing event for the campaign myself, so watch this space for further details.