We hope you are impressed by what you have seen on this website or maybe you have heard from others about what we achieve.
Maybe it has inspired you to join us in our work and help to ‘Catch a Few More Smiles’.
MTSFC is an entirely voluntary organisation and a Masonic ‘not for profit’ venture. It relies heavily on the goodwill and time of its members and helpers to organise events for disabled and disadvantaged people up and down the country. Branches of MTSFC are organised on a County or Province basis and in the Areas and Events section you can see where events are held at the moment. You do not have to be a Freemason to join in the fun!
If you would like to help us spread into new areas or help in those areas we already operate in then you will be welcome and can do so in the following ways.
We always welcome new participants and if you want to know more about how our days are organised please click here. Participants for MTSFC events are drawn from Special Needs Schools, or units and adult centres. We also invite individuals to events who can bring their own carers. MTSFC does not provide transport to and from the event and this must be organised by the organisation involved.
Participants must be over eleven years old and sufficient carers, teachers or helpers must accompany the group to cater for their personal needs. Likewise any special dietary needs would need to be brought with them for the day although MTSFC does provide a barbecue lunch with a vegetarian option and tea, coffee, soft drinks and water throughout the day.
Please go the Area/Events section for more information about events in your area and the person to contact. You can go there by clicking here.
If you cannot find an event in your area please email us at info@mtsfc.co.uk for more information.
MTSFC events are mainly Fly Fishing events and are held at various small fisheries around the country. We also have a limited number of coarse fishing events and sometimes we combine them both. You can read how a typical day is organised by clicking here.
As we provide a one-to-one fishing guide and participant relationship we always need men and women fishermen who are willing to give up their day and act as casters. You role would be as follows:
You can come and join us very easily by clicking on this link to download the
Caster / Helper Registration Form.
Instructions as to where to send it are on the form. You will then be added to our database, sent a CRB form to complete and be contacted for events in your area. If you have a particular event(s) that you would like to attend you can include this in your reply. Details of forthcoming events are available by clicking here.
If you would like to see a copy of our General Risk Assessment you can do so by clicking here.
Thank you for joining in, we look forward to welcoming you amongst our throng.
By becoming a life member you not only help the organisation financially but, become part of a rapidly expanding organisation dedicated to helping those who are in need.
In exchange for your £40 donation, we will send you a cloth badge to attach to your fishing vest or whatever, a metal lapel badge, occasional newsletters, an invitation to attend the Club's AGM and access to the member's page of our web site.
This members' only area, will allow you, via a password, to access and contact other life members and therefore exchange information and, perhaps, make new friends.
If you are a subscribing Freemason, (or you can send a friend or member of your family), you will also be invited to attend all meetings of Lodge of Opportunity, even if you are not a member for just the cost of the dining fee.
We also ask that you become an active Friend by helping to promote the Club's work, assisting, if possible, to gain sponsorship and by joining in by helping, wherever you can, in the events that are held during the year.
Occasionally we hold fishing or other events for members and friends and you would be invited to join in these as well. On these days you would have to meet all your expenses of the day as Club Funds are ONLY used to entertain participants.
If you would like to download the application form to become a Life Member please click here.
It costs around £50 per day to take a single participant on these events, so the more sponsors we have the more participants we can take. As we are a Masonic Organisation we seek donations from Masonic lodges and individual Freemasons. You may like to consider sponsoring a school, an individual or maybe an amount as a donation.
If Companies would like to help us they may like to donate hats, shirts, souvenir items or items that can be used in ‘goodie’ bags or used as prizes in raffles. Alternatively there is always a need for extra equipment that we need and help with the cost of printing and stationery
Please send any donations that you may have to your local area Representative, Event Organiser or the MTSFC Treasurer. They will always be acknowledged and an invitation to attend an event and present the prizes would usually be offered
Helpers are always welcome, whether to help us in preparing the barbecue and lunch, taking drinks around the lake, setting up, clearing away, helping the casters with their charges or generally helping to make sure that our participants are having a good time. You do not need to be a Freemaason to help us and if you would like more information please contact us by emailing info@mtsfc.co.uk.
Organisation is the key point of our activities and all the events rely heavily on a number of people to help organise them. Some of the roles include, Event Organiser, Schools Liaison Officer, Caster Registration Officer, Catering, Photography, Publicity and PR and general help on the day.
If you would like to help our growing band of organisers it is not vital that you are a Freemason but it would help. Again please contact us on info@mtsfc.co.uk.
MTSFC is organised on a County or Provincial basis and every area needs a small organising committee to get it going. It is not a particularly difficult or onerous job to start off with and a small event in your area would be relatively easy to achieve. Maybe you already know of a school that may like to participate, a fishery that would welcome you along or are part of a bunch of fishermen keen to participate.
Either way it will give enormous satisfaction and enjoyment to both the participants and you as well. The main organiser or Chairman of your local committee needs to be a Freemason and all members of the committee will need to be CRB checked before you can commence. You will also need your Provincial Grand Master's approval before any action is taken.
Before you embark on this course we would like to talk to you to explain things more fully and to send you the necessary paperwork. We would then issue you with the password to access the Organisers section of this website.
In the first instant please email us on info@mtsfc.co.uk.
Thank you for your interest.
Click here to enter the secure area of our website for Event Organisers. You will need the password.