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Mar 11, 20211 min read

Generous donation received from Plymouth based Drayton Controls

Fathoms Free are very pleased to be this years selected charity for Plymouth based Drayton Controls. As part of their annual selected...

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Mar 11, 20211 min read

Rotary Club of Tiverton & Simon Reeve make for a successful fundraising event

Recently the lovely members of the Rotary Club of Tiverton organised a fundraising event with Simon Reeve on Zoom. Simon entertained over...

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Feb 17, 20212 min read

Two more monofilament nets safely removed from the sea in Falmouth

In the afternoon of 15th February we received a report that a ghost net had washed ashore on Castle Beach, Falmouth. The photographs...

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Feb 14, 20211 min read

Fathoms Free are now registered for Gift Aid - donations go 25% further

Following closely after our charity registration, Fathoms Free are now registered with the HMRC for Gift Aid. If you have donated to us...

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Dec 11, 20201 min read

More ghost gear recovered from the Coroni River wreck in Falmouth Bay

Following a report last weekend of ghost gear on the Coroni River wreck in Falmouth bay, a team of volunteers took advantage of a weather...

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Dec 3, 20201 min read

Fathoms Free is now a registered charity

After a lot of hard work by the John, Nat and Jules as the Trustees, Fathoms Free is at last a registered charity with the UK Charities...

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Sep 12, 20201 min read

Fathoms Free ghost net recovery featured on BB2

In early September 2020 Fathoms Free volunteers were filmed for the BBC 2 two-part series 'Cornwall with Simon Reeve' recovering a 200m...

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Sep 2, 20191 min read

Sea Shepherd UK launch the first accredited ‘Ghostnet Recovery’ course

16/08/19 https://www.seashepherd.org.uk/news-and-commentary/news/sdi-and-ssuk-first-ghostnet-recovery-course.html?fbclid=IwAR2pI1ktgV4jy6...

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Sep 2, 20191 min read

The Amazing Ghost Net Dress

31/10/18 Fathoms Free are delighted to have one of our team members Nat, model the amazing #Ghostnetdress created by the insanely...

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