A new book, video and helpline is supporting riverside workers
Would you like to appear on our site? We offer sponsored articles and advertising to put you in front of our readers. Find out more.The support offered to gillies by the Gamekeeper’s Welfare Trust (GWT) has been highlighted in a new ten-minute film, Nothing Is More Important Than Health, which features keepers and gillies who have been helped by GWT nurses.
The charity runs a confidential hotline (0300 1233 088) staffed by healthcare professionals and has produced an easy-to-read online book that can be downloaded to a phone. Gamekeeping for Life offers general health advice about accidents, weight, drinking, sex, the prostate, the brain, cancer, backs and bones. Watch the film at thegamekeeperswelfaretrust.com/health-wellbeing
This summer, fly-fishing fanatics from across the country will descend on Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, for The Game Fair 2025
Join the UK River Summit on July 8 at London’s River Wandle for talks, art, fly-fishing and debate uniting policymakers, scientists, anglers and artists to promote clean rivers and better water use.