Editing Countryside Alliance (section)

== The Countryside Alliance Foundation ==
The Countryside Alliance Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1121034&subid=0|title=Charity Details|website=beta.charitycommission.gov.uk|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> is the charitable arm of the organisation. Its mission aim, according to its website, is to "help adults and children alike make the most of the incredible remedial and educational benefits of being involved in the natural environment. By introducing people to the delights of rural Britain we hope to inspire them to become passionate about the countryside, and helping to protect the natural environment."<ref name="foundation"/>

The Foundation's core projects include the Casting For Recovery (UK and Ireland) programme,<ref name="Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland">{{Cite web|url=https://www.countryside-alliance.org/Charity/Casting-for-Recovery-UK-Ireland|title=Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland|website=Countryside Alliance|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> Fishing for Schools<ref name="fishing">{{Cite web|url=https://www.countryside-alliance.org/Charity/Fishing-for-Schools|title=Fishing for Schools|website=Countryside Alliance|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> and Falconry for Schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.countryside-alliance.org/Charity/Falconry-for-Schools|title=Falconry for Schools|website=Countryside Alliance|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216163428/https://www.countryside-alliance.org/charity/falconry-for-schools|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Casting for Recovery ===
The Casting for Recovery programme was set up by The Foundation to provide women affected by breast cancer treatment with an opportunity to learn the sport of [[fly fishing]] as part of a free weekend retreat. The retreats are run by health care volunteers, qualified fishing instructors and fishing guides.<ref name="Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland"/> The programme was established by Sue Shaw. In an article for the ''[[The Yorkshire Post|Yorkshire Post]]'', the aim of the programme is stated to be "to give the women a shared, safe environment in which to discuss their illness and share experiences. They receive all the latest advice from an oncology nurse and an on-staff counsellor is also there to lend expertise on the specific fears and worries associated with breast cancer. Retreats can stir up emotions for many of the women, so the professionalism and expertise of the medics and counsellors is vital."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/the-hobby-giving-women-a-retreat-from-breast-cancer-1-8512281|title=The hobby giving women a retreat from breast cancer|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk|date=26 April 2017 |language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Fishing for Schools ===
Fishing for Schools was set up in 2007 by award-winning angler Charles Jardine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charlesjardine.co.uk/fishingforschools.html|title=Fishing for Schools|website=www.charlesjardine.co.uk|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.totalflyfisher.com/news/item/8941-charles-jardine-to-run-london-marathon|title=Charles Jardine to run London Marathon|website=www.totalflyfisher.com|language=en-gb|access-date=16 December 2019|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216163841/https://www.totalflyfisher.com/news/item/8941-charles-jardine-to-run-london-marathon|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a profile piece written by [[David Profumo]] for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', the programme is described as being "aimed at students in secondary education, especially those with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and a spectrum of special needs. Working alongside teachers in and out of the classroom, it explores core curricular subjects (maths, natural science, English) through the medium of angling and its range of associated skills – social, practical and interactive. It fills the gap between fun and academia."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/10320635/Fishing-for-Schools-how-to-get-kids-hooked-on-learning.html|title=Fishing for Schools: how to get kids hooked on learning|last=Profumo|first=David|date=21 September 2013|access-date=16 December 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> According to its webpage, the programme offers participants between the ages of 10-16 the opportunity to gain qualifications through accredited schemes run by [[ASDAN]], COPE, [[BTEC Extended Diploma|BTEC]] and NOCN.<ref name="fishing" />

=== Falconry for Schools ===
The Falconry for Schools project sees [[Bird of prey|birds of prey]] taken into primary and secondary schools, with an aim of teaching knowledge and understanding of the natural world to pupils as part of general subjects relating to history, science and technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bude-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109175&headline=Pupils%20get%20up%20close%20to%20birds%20of%20prey&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017|title=Pupils get up close to birds of prey|website=Bude & Stratton Post|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>