Cancer and Pisces Trust

03/09/2026

Tuesday 1st of September was the return of Cancer and Pisces Trust at Swinton Estate swintonestate

For the first time, (and by complete chance) aside from Tom and one other, the morning session were all ladies!

Another first was having The Solan Connor Fawcett Family Cancer Trust teamsolantrust join us with their team of Warriors! Thank you to Michelle Atkinson for organising and bringing them.

Thank you to all our guides, Charlie, Mark G, Mark C, Richard and Adam!

28/08/2026

We've had almost a two month break, due to the hot weather and water conditions and we are ready to welcome back our regular members and see some new faces at all of our venues:

📍Swinton Park Hotel, North Yorkshire Swinton Estate
📍Holbury Lane Lakes, Hampshire Holbury Lakes
📍Albury Estate Fishery, Surrey@albury_estate_fisheries Albury Estate Fisheries

21/08/2026

🖊If you are wondering how to sign up, follow this simple guide below:

🌐www.cancerandpiscestrust.org
📧[email protected]

18/08/2026

There is still time to book your place at all 3 of our venues!

16/08/2026

Our free fishing days are open to anyone affected by cancer - those living with it, and those caring for someone who is.

Time outdoors, good company, and a very happy day on the water. Three venues across the UK in North Yorkshire, Surrey and Hampshire.

Visit our website to find out more
www.cancerandpiscestrust.com

15/08/2026

As well as the safety and wellbeing of our members, fish welfare is also very important to The Cancer and Pisces Trust.

There are some do's and don'ts when catching fish - especially when catch and releasing:

🎣If you manage to catch a trout and bring it in with a net, let the net stay in the water for two minutes - this gives the trout a chance to recover and calm down.
🪝We use barbless hooks - in the vast majority of cases, the fish will spit the hooks out whilst resting in the net. This also has the added benefit of not being as disastrous if you hook yourself, as it can be removed easily!
🖐️If you want to take a photo holding the fish, make sure to wet your hands first. Dry hands can feel like burning to the fish!
💚When you are ready to release your fish, you can either use the net to gently guide the trout back into the water. If you are holding the fish, place it back into the water while maintaining your hold until it begins to swim away.

🐟Anddd Awayyyy!

11/08/2026

We are proud partners with Maggie's Centres and work closely with their centres in Leeds, Southampton and Middlesborough.

Maggie's provides a range of ongoing support through the cancer journey and beyond.

From support groups, to advice, to exercise groups, Maggie's is open - Just Come In!

Find your nearest centre on their website:

Maggie's is a charity that provides free expert care and support in centres across the UK and online.

08/08/2026

We are looking forward to hosting a few of the ladies from the Buddy Cups support group in County Durham at our September session at Swinton Estate.

Buddy Cups is a support group for those affected by cancer and is held monthly.

For more details, please visit their website: buddycups.com
Or you can email Margaret: [email protected]

05/08/2026

Last month, we visited another partner charity, Team Solan Foundation in Spennymoor.

CEO Mark Solan created the charity to help anyone affected by cancer in the North East - patients, carers and families.

Team Solan aims to assist those in need in any capacity they can - this could be financial help, arranging repairs on homes and cars, transport, or planning trips and days out as well as anything else required!

As well as this, in their central hub they also have a support cafe (open to all), as well as private rooms for therapy and holistic beauty rooms as well as wig fitting services.

https://teamsolan.org.uk
[email protected]
01388 531333

03/08/2026

At the beginning of the month, some of our members were lucky enough to take part in a fishing experience on the Test with Julian Smith, who was kind enough to donate his time and expertise!