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My name is Penn and I live on the South-West Coast of England in
town called Brixham.
In 1986 when I was just 16 I dived into a swimming pool and suffered
a serious spinal cord injury to my neck. Unfortunately the severity
of my spinal cord injury meant I was going to have to spend the rest
of my life in a wheelchair as a tetraplegic. Being a tetraplegic
means that I have absolutely no movement in my legs and hands and
limited movement of my arms. However having a spinal cord injury has
not stopped me getting on with my life and I have various interests
and hobbies that I will share with you on tetraplegic living.
Whether you are a high level tetraplegic, or a very active
tetraplegic I'm sure that you will be interested in what I do and
how I go about living my life in a wheelchair.
www.tetraplegicliving.com
'THE BIG FISH' pro celebrity charity fishing exhibition.
Set up
by Dom Morgan in memory of his daughter Jodi O'Rahilly who tragically passed away on March 4th 2010 following a year and a half struggle with severe aplastic aenemia
To help raise money for 'The sick children's trust';
www.thebigfish.tv
The Sick Children's Trust
The Sick Children's Trust believes that no child should be separated
from their family while in hospital receiving treatment for serious
illness – help us to allow the most basic of medicines to work:
family love and support.
www.sickchildrenstrust.org
The Wheelyboat Trust
'The Wheelyboat Trust is a registered charity that helps fisheries aquire wheelchair accesible Wheelyboats for disabled anglers.'
www.wheelyboats.org
 Stoney & Friends
www.stoneyandfriends.co.uk
Allan Stone has been the brains behind "Stoney & Friends" for quite
a while now, the charity that all money raised goes to is Macmillan
Cancer Support.
British Disabled Angling
Association (BDAA)
The British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA) was founded in 1996
by Terry Moseley to help develop opportunities for people with
disabilities to access the activity of fishing in the UK.
www.bdaa.co.uk
Disabled Angling Association (DAA)
The DAA has been set up to bring together organisations, clubs,
fisheries and individuals who are involved with or would like to be
involved with helping disabled/less able anglers.
www.the-disabled-angling-association.co.uk
Second Chance
Second Chance was founded in 1984 and grew from the work of the
founder and present chief executive Doug Hulme in special schools.
It was originally known as "The Foster an Angler" charity, because
it took children from deprived backgrounds camping and fishing.
www.second-chance.org.uk
Reels on Wheels
Reels on Wheels is an organisation that works with disabled anglers
The primary aim is to help the disabled and those needing assistance
to return to fishing.
www.reels-on-wheels.org
‘Fishing for Life’
‘Fishing for Life’ is an organisation which provides fly fishing
sessions for people who all have one thing in common – breast cancer
www.southwestfishingforlife.org.uk
Kent and Southeast Disabled
Anglers Association (KDAA)
Fighting to improve conditions for disabled people and their carers
who are or want to be anglers
www.kentdaa.co.uk
The Wey Valley Disabled Anglers
Association
Our aim is to promote disabled angling and organise disabled fishing
alongside able-bodied anglers. We also look after the interests of
disabled anglers and encourage companionship and fair competition
between disabled and able-bodied anglers
www.wvdaa.demon.co.uk
Irish Disabled Fly Fishing
Association
The warmest of welcomes awaits anyone with a mobility impairment to
join the Irish Disabled Fly Fishing Association.
Our outings and competitions are mainly boat fishing for trout.
We have special boats (Wheelyboats) which are so easy for a
wheelchair user to fish from.
If you have not fished before we will
be happy to teach you and can lend you a rod to get started.
www.idffa.org.uk
Fishing With Tom is a Charity Organisation project started by Tom
Carroll in 2005. Its aims are to introduce young people from all
backgrounds into Fly Fishing!
Tom became aware of the many youngsters in the area where he lives
hanging around on street corners with nothing to do with many of
them getting into trouble with the police for anti-social behaviour
and being exposed to the use and abuse of drugs. Tom wanted to offer
kids a chance to break this cycle and came up with the idea of
Fishing With Tom. Although Tom has limited mobility and is
registered as disabled he took his first group of youngsters out on
April 1, 2005. Visit Tom's website and read more.
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