Cheque Presentation for Trout in the Classroom UK

At 11 a.m. Tuesday 26^th June 2007 at “The Clothes Rail”, Whimsy House, 8 Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Allan Suttie will be presented with a cheque for Two Thousand Pounds by ADAM BINDER of ADAM BINDER EDITIONS of Cirencester and Karen Phillips and Anita Mears, the proprietors of The Clothes Rail.  The cheque presentation follows the successful launch of the timed edition piece entitled “Spawn Free” which is helping to raise funds for TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM UK.  The timed edition piece is a cold cast bronze depicting two rising trout. 

Allan Suttie said “I can only thank Adam, Karen and Anita for their support and generosity towards Trout in the Classroom programme.  As a direct result of the “Spawn Free” launch I have had two more schools sign up to receive their micro hatcheries at the end of the year.  Those schools being St. George’s C E school, Kidderminster and Golden Hillocks school, at Sparkbrook, Birmingham.  This coming year looks as if it will be quite busy for us, with a number of other Schools, both in England and Scotland, keen to take on the programme.  Our problem will be to obtain sufficient funding to match the growing demand for our programme.  With the continued help of Adam, Karen, and Anita I am sure that Trout in the Classroom will continue to grow”.

Karen Phillips and Anita Mears, the proprietors of The Clothes Rail have supported the cause with a passion. Karen said  “Anita and I both think that the Trout in the Classroom programme is a wonderful concept.  Having met some of the children at the “Spawn Free” Launch from one of the schools already involved in the project and hearing from them what they have obtained from it we are both more convinced that our local schools should get involved.  We are supporting this programme to the extent that anyone one ordering any item of  our stock “on line” and indicating they wish to support the project will lead to 10% of the value of the order being donated to Trout in the Classroom UK”.  

Trout in the Classroom UK is an award winning programme based in Primary Schools throughout the UK and is an educational programme based upon the development of native Brown Trout, reared in micro hatcheries within the school, and released in to the school’s local river.

Any one wishing to order the piece please contact www.loopyladies.com or telephone +44 (0)1527 579500

For further information about Trout in the Classroom UK  go to http://www.jetsettroutintheclassroomuk.org/  or telephone 0205 6405036