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I have posted about this before but here is the back story. Mike at the Red Lion gave me an old float box full of half made floats; elder pith stems on quill, a bit like Topper floats. They were made but not finished and they sat in my garage for a year or so. Well last winter I took them out and gave the tips a red or orange paint finish and a coat of varnish. They aren't too pretty (and certainly not too symmetrical!) but they will work just fine.
What then do I do with them (all seventy!)?
I work for QBE Insurance and this year our charity partnership is with Breast Cancer Care. Every donation is matched (I.e. doubled). So I thought I would sell the floats and donate the proceeds.
So, please please visit Ted's stall (Lea Dweller) at Romsey because he has kindly offered to put them there for sale with a tin to collect any sale proceeds. The floats are only £3 each but this means that for every float purchased £6 will go directly to helping someone out there who needs it, to receive specialist nursing care and support. Think how much extra satisfaction that will give when they dib under to the pull of a winter roach, chub or grayling. Surely Izaak will look kindly on the user of such a float!
I thank you all in advance of your generosity (and if you do buy one, and it brings you luck, wouldn't it be great to post the catches here on this thread!).
Here is a pic of some of them:
