George Thornley Appeal

by allthegearnoidea Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:36 am

Saw this on Wsf forum Many of you will have read the story of George Thornley, the 68 year old man who was almost killed and is currently in a serious condition in hospital, after disturbing someone trying to steal his fishing tackle.
Read the story here:

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/bl...ted.4765904.jp

and on this thread:
http://www.worldseafishing.com/forum...d.php?t=148174

Several members have asked me by PM, and others on the thread, if we can organise an appeal for him.
I know times are hard for most of us at the moment but lets see what we can do for him.
I am happy to accept Paypal donations to cascars@btconnect.com and cheques to my home address which I will provide by PM to anyone wanting it.
If you have an item or service you can provide that can be auctioned to raise funds then I can help with this too. Just let me know how you think you can help and I will do what I can.
I will start the ball rolling with a trip for two people on my boat Sea Mistress that can be taken at a mutually convenient time during 2009. This will be from Newhaven on the South Coast and depending on the time of year could be wrecking, bream fishing, inshore bassing or there may be something you wish to target.
Previous auctioned trips on Sea Mistress have raised between £75 and £150 so please bid a worthwhile amount.
As items are offered for auction I will add them to this post below. I will also list any donations received and a running total. When sending payment by whatever means please give your WSF name. If you do not want your details disclosed then please let me know and I will mark it as anonymous.
Lets get started and see how much we can raise for this fellow angler.

Having read this discusting and tragic report we have decided to hold a meet and eat on the east coast all money raised to go to George to help replace his lost tackle and show that the fishing community is a close one and look after their own the event if succesfull will take place on one of the following dates at Huttoft
sat 10th jan hw 17.25 - 6.5m
sat 24th jan hw 17.16 - 6.0m
sat 7th feb hw 16.21 - 6.0m
sat 21st feb hw 16.08 - 5.5m
please let me know if you are available and wich dates you would prefer majority will rule ticket will be £5 each

by ryan1 Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:05 am

as it's for a very good cause we'll be there, any of the above dates will be ok just let me know on which date you decide.
might be worth a mention on the east coast forum wsf, i'm sure there will be quite a bit of interest from the lads that fish that area.
ryan

by allthegearnoidea Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:10 am

done m8

by allthegearnoidea Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:22 am

I have just recieved the sad news that George passed away this lunch time the meet at Huttoft on the 24th January will now be a memorial meet all money raised will go to his widow
R.I.P George

by joe roberts Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:02 pm

very sad indeed.

by allthegearnoidea Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:04 pm

I have been told George has no widow as he lived alone
so we are leaving the desision of what to do with the funds raised to his son i will keep you informed

by allthegearnoidea Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:44 pm

recieved a cheque from Paddy for the appeal it is going to a gr8 cause thanks m8

by Guest Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:28 pm

16 yr old charged with his murder & was due in court today
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Teenager-charged-with-murder.4832433.jp

by allthegearnoidea Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:08 am

called in a Huttoft yesturday and took some photos of the venue its perfect for the meet as its safe parking easy access and room as you can see for lots of anglers the photos were took at low tide anyone trying fishing for the first time or need any help or advice help will be on hand free of charge we have had plenty of anglers offering there support and i could do with a list of all attending its a fun event with prizes for biggest fish raffle and hot food depending on numbers so please add your name at the bottom of this post i will be adding this post to my site and to as many others as i can if you have any questions please feel free to pm me.we will be there from 12noon on the 24th of January i will list prizes as i get them

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by allthegearnoidea Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:15 am

This Trophy will be awarded to the winner as part of the prize
the winner can have his name and the year won engraved
and will be fished for every year as a memorial to George
all money raised will go to deserving Charities such as the R.N.L.I
so please show your support
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by allthegearnoidea Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:56 am

gr8 news lads the amount of anglers pledged to attend has reached 30
and i am expecting a lot more before the event please tell all you meet about it as not every angler has a computer.
I will be giving a reel and a few other bits of tackle towards raffle or prizes if anyone else is going to bring prizes please let me know.
i will also bring my stoves to to make bacon sausage & beefburger cobs
to give away for a small £1 donation to the cause any other ideas would be most welcome (Steve)

by eddie Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:56 am

I will be attending and bringing possibly 10 other anglers with me. Anything for a good cause as this certainly is.

by allthegearnoidea Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:35 am

Thanks for your support Eddie

by ryan1 Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:06 am

I will be attending and bringing possibly 10 other anglers with me. Anything for a good cause as this certainly is.

welcome to the site eddie, look forward to meeting you all should be a good event lets hope the weather holds out for us.
think we going to have a chuck over there this saturday, did you get your bait sorted ok. will keep you updated closer to the day.

cheers ryan

by ryan1 Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:07 am

trophies now engraved looks good.

by allthegearnoidea Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:30 am

will be getting tropy in couple of days it was posted today 1st class

by fizzgog Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:00 pm

I will try and get over for this meet

by allthegearnoidea Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:54 pm

fizzgog wrote:I will try and get over for this meet

hope you can make it m8 it looks like being a gr8 event

by allthegearnoidea Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:25 am

raffle prizes recieved for Huttoft meet so far
online baits £25 voucher.
just received the very generous raffle prizes from Glasgow Angling Centre
which include
Jumbo rig wallet
bait coolbox
spool tube
reel bag
sea rod holdall
large red smock
DLX wallet +10 rigs bait cotton & dispenser
box of rig maker accessories

by allthegearnoidea Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:52 am

Mike at W.S.F tackle shop is sending
MTI Shore Rig Wallet, MTI BassRig Wallet and an MTI Spool Tube.

by Billyfishing Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:24 am

I have marked the George Thornley appeal location on the map with a
YELLOW MAP PIN
Link to the Map below

http://wis-fm.co.uk/Documents/MAP%20DISABLED%20FISHING.html

Billy

See you all there.

by allthegearnoidea Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:56 am

Thanks Billy that toolbar gets better every time i look at it i would recommend every one to download it a must for all fishermen and women

cheers

by allthegearnoidea Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:01 am

Veals have sent a Grauvell calypso AX60 fixed spool real and a spool of 20lbs stren blood red line

plus had this email from Rob at bft bargain fishing tackle

Give me an address Steve, I will send a left and right handed Abu Garcia 7000i , brand spanking new and in boxes. I think that they will go down well.

by Billyfishing Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:09 am

Well done mate that shoud bring the fish in.

by allthegearnoidea Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:37 pm

because of the large amount of anglers expected we have made a few rules to make it fairer and so we can get as many anglers in an area where the socialising and fishing will be at a premium i will be there early with Paul and Ryan 1 to answer any questions you may have to the sheet will be stapled a free raffle ticket please keep it safe as it as well as being a registration form it will also place you in the draw for a really good prize
just for entering the winner gets a £25 bait voucher from of online baits plus the Trophy we will also be having a raffle with some fantastic prizes
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by Billyfishing Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:52 pm

Great that mate are you going to copy that in on the RSS feed.
Looking to be a good Day.

Billy

by allthegearnoidea Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:55 pm

can you add the charity forum to the feed m8 i dont know how

by Billyfishing Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:21 pm

No for now you will have to copy and paste into the other feed mate.

by allthegearnoidea Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:49 pm

ok Billy will do

by allthegearnoidea Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:40 am

We have been asked for more details of the venue and how to get there hope this helps if you google in (huttoft, alford, lincolnshire
NG13) it will take you to sea lane carry on up the lane untill you get to a staggered junction go straight on to the beach,we will be fishing to the right of the little hut.
with regards the venue you'll be fishing into clean sand which is very mobile therefor any features/holes can change from tide to tide, best to have a look at low water on the day.
good size whiting and flatties are the main stay, there's been a few cod starting to show but are a bit patchy at the min.
yellow tails, blow lug and frozen black are the usual baits and can be tipped with squid or mackerel, rag worm tipped with a small piece of mackerel will also work, 50yrd - 80yrd out will put you into fish however a bait at distance can also pay off.
the only tackle shop close by is is fishing 4 u at ingoldmells 01754874950

by allthegearnoidea Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:14 am

Just had had Email from OldCodgja (the Fenland artist) offering a fantastic prize
for the winner a £150 voucher to commission an original painting
you can see some of his work here www.artworksbybuds.co.uk

by Billyfishing Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:36 am

Just a thought as there are so many people attending the charity match any thought of how to identify people ?

by allthegearnoidea Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:41 am

Not really m8 was just going to stand at the entrance
in front of the table full of raffle pizes and the shield and say hi do you have any ideas?

by Billyfishing Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:04 am

Thank you for a GREAT DAY and a big thank you to all that organized the event look forward to taking the shield from Bill next year so you better be there Bill.

by allthegearnoidea Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:55 am

well what can i say but thanks first of all to Ryan 1 and Paul for their help organising the event and secondly a big thanks to all that attended 27 in total we raised £261 and best of all made some new friends for life great lads and lasses who came from all parts of the country hope you all enjoyed it as much as me the weather gods were kind and a few if not masses of codling Whiting and flatties did show up hope you lads and lasses from Liverpool managed to get home with all your raffle prizes and what can I say about Billy not only did he win the shield with a 5lbs 1oz Cod but then went on to pick his own ticket out on the raffle well done all of you but its a good job the loverly ladys turned up or people would think it was a gurning competition
(Billyfishing got my vote for that prize) :thumbs: now for the pics
Eddie with his 2 1/2lbs Codling unfortunately caught 10 mins before match and dident count :bangin:
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And here is the winner who i think enjoyed it by the look on his face
Well done Billy Brewer
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sorry about the lack of photos but i was buisy meeting and greating running the raffle and cooking the bacon and sausage cobs with Ryan1
but i am sure other pics will be posted see you next time (Steve)

by claire_s_p Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:52 am

Looks like you organized a great event WELL DONE, I'm sure it will get even bigger and even better as the years pass Smile

Perhaps Julz and I might even get there and try our hands at sea fishing LOL

by allthegearnoidea Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:01 am

would like that Claire got enough takle to lend you
and i think you both would love it i know lots of marks that Julz can fish out of her wheelchair but i think she would like the summer fishing better. Smile

by eddie Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:40 am

A good day out on the East coast and hopefully the first of many. Nice to meet you all and congratulations on the running of the event. Heres some more pics of the day....

Picking up Jags from his new home...
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Me and my lucky top as we set up....
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Jags prepairing to do battle.....
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The girls with their hoards of tackle...
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The location...
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Did someone mention I had a nice codling???? Laughing

Maccas Dab...
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Jags 38cm whiting. Watch the look in its face when it sees jags in the 2nd pic Laughing

I fished really well for most of the day ending with 3 good sized whiting, a 10oz dab a small dab and the codling....
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