Casting for Recovery

The Nith District Salmon Fishery Board recently assisted in organising a pilot event in conjunction with the physiotherapy department in D&G Royal Infirmary. Borderlines, a not for profit company specialising in introducing induviduals and groups to the sport of fising, attended and provided casting tuition for the event. Casting for Recovery is a national programme that was designed to help women who have or have had Breast cancer “to promote physical and mental healing”. The action of casting helps rehabilitate muscles affected by the cancer and surgery and also has the benefit of taking place in beautiful and relaxing surroundings. The Nith District Salmon Fishery Board helped to organise an afternoon’s casting tuition at the end of September to give ladies from the physiotherapy group run by Linda Davidson, an opportunity to try casting as a rehabilitation method for themselves. The event was held at Glenkiln Reservoir with the kind permission of Sir Henry Keswick. The casting tuition was provided by three professional instructors from Borderlines; Chris Bowman, Clive Mitchelhill and Glyn Freeman. Staff from NDSFB were also on hand to assist with the day. The afternoon was voted a success with all of the ladies quickly mastering the basics of casting and enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the reservoir. It is hoped that this pilot day will lead to further events being organised with “Casting for Recovery” to provide regular support for ladies in Dumfries and Galloway that have been affected by breast cancer.