An angling club is holding an event for a local mental health charity as a member says fishing saved his life. Peatmoor Angling Club has teamed up with local mental health charity Ipsum to hold a fishing competition at Peatmoor Lagoon which will include a 48-hour carp fishing competition, marking the first time the lake has been night-fished since its inception 40 years ago. The event, which has been backed by several big names in the world of fishing, is taking place over several days from August 16 to August 18 and will include a presentation and live raffle draw with over £3,000 worth of prizes up for grabs at the lakeside.
The event had been planned prior to recent events that saw a woman having a mental health episode jumping into the lake on July 25. But Peatmoor Angling Club member Ted Rowe says that this incident has reiterated the need for a bigger spotlight on mental health. He said: "We will be raising money for a local charity called Ipsum Swindon who help people in and around our community with their Mental Health Issues.
"This is so prevalent right now with what sadly happened at the lake yesterday and I hope the person is getting the help and support they need." A fundraising page for the event can be found here: https://www.justgiving.
com/team/fish4ipsum?utm_medium=team&utm_content=team%2Ffish4ipsum&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share Fellow member Michael Bromley, 48, has explained he wouldn't be here if it were not for fishing. "I started fishing thi.