On Saturday 25 June Banbridge Angling Club held the Corbet Lough Open Boat Fly Fishing Competition 2022 in aid of two nominated charities, the Alzheimer’s Society and the Ukraine Crisis Fund. The Competition was a great success attracting an entry field of 30 anglers. The Competition also received tremendous support and generous donations from local businesses and individuals. The Competition, along with a ‘make-up’ donation from Banbridge Angling Club, raised a fantastic £1,000 to be divided equally between the Alzheimer’s Society and the Ukraine Crisis Fund.
On Thursday 11 August Janae McCartan from the Alzheimer’s Society visited the Corbet Lough where 3 of the Club’s Directors Sam Grant, Joe Curran and Sam Watt, presented Janae with a cheque for £500 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Janae advised that the Alzheimer’s Society is a care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and their carers. The funding is crucial to help the Society to fund essential research and to provide support, assistance and advice. Janae expressed her own and the Society’s gratitude and appreciation for the great fundraising donation. She also thanked the Club for helping to raise awareness about the Alzheimer’s Society and dementia.
If you wish to hold a fundraising event in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society or make a donation to the Society you can do so by contacting Janae McCartan on 0044 78 8409 0891 or through the Alzheimer’s Society website www.alzheimers.org.uk