http://www.dreamstore.org/news/ Latest News from Dreamstore. en CakePHP http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/conservation-award-2008-presented-to-the-wild-trout-trust Left to right –Mark Tellwright of Dreamstore UK presenting the Dreamstore Conservation Award 2008 to Trout in the Town project manager Paul Gaskell and to WTT Chairman Edward Twiddy. The Conservation Award 2008 supported by Dreamstore UK has been presented to the Wild Trout Trust. The Wild Trout Trust acts as a catalyst in stimulating hands-on, in-the-water, habitat-improvement projects at a grass-roots level - effectively helping others to help themselves. Dreamstore commends the Trust for its openness in providing advice and resource to any individual or organisation, anywhere in the country. The Award also recognised the WTT’s ground-breaking urban conservation project, Trout in the Town. Dreamstore Active Awards are presented annually and across a range of categories. Awards raise the profile of individuals or groups where their activity has gained particular commendation over the previous year. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/conservation-award-2008-presented-to-the-wild-trout-trust http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/social-inclusion-award-2008 Left to right, Mark Tellwright of Dreamstore UK, presents John and Rozy Brooks with the Dreamstore Social Inclusion Award 2008 for their work with many groups in Cornwall. The Social Inclusion Award 2008 supported by Dreamstore UK was presented to John and Rozy Brooks, from Redruth, Cornwall, who have individually and together, provided support to a vast range of social inclusion projects and programmes in Cornwall. Both Dreamstore Academy graduates they have supported Nine Maiden Centre in Redruth for community support, Helston College, Falmouth Primary School and the Dreadnought Centre for autistic young people. John and Rozy have been initiators and the dynamic of angling activities and bring passion and dedication to everything they undertake. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/social-inclusion-award-2008 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/group-award-2008 Left to right – Martin Stark from the Environment Agency presented Barry Morris the Group Award, supported by the Environment Agency. Barry received the Award, on behalf of the Royal National College for the Blind for its support to the establishment of an Angling Club within the College. The Group Award 2008 supported by the Environment Agency was presented to the Royal National College for the Blind for its willingness to incorporate an Angling Club as part of the personal development and life enrichment offer at the College. Institutions are not known for embracing new ideas. The Royal National College support to Barry Morris in establishing the Angling Club is recognised in this Award and through the obvious passion and commitment of all those involved with the RNC Angling Club. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/group-award-2008 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dreamstore-day-huge-success-for-angling-in-voluntary-sector Left to right – John and Rozy Brooks were presented with the Dreamstore Social Inclusion Award 2008 for their work with many groups in Cornwall, and Barry Morris received the Group Award, supported by the Environment Agency, on behalf of the Royal National College for the Blind for its support to the establishment of an Angling Club within the College. The first ever Dreamstore Day at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium Saturday 11th October has been hailed as a huge success. Around forty participants attended, from all over the country, attending a series of seminars and demonstrations. The Day included presentation of the Dreamstore Active Awards 2008 and a demonstration of the highly innovative Dreamstore Education Action Zone. Short courses included, First Aid and Child Protection refresher courses, and Coaching Disability and Access Awareness by the British Disabled Angling Association. There was a special presentation on Voluntary Sector Funding by Voluntary Action Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dreamstore-day-huge-success-for-angling-in-voluntary-sector http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/update-on-the-halton-brook-children-s-centre-fishing-club The Club has held a series of matches over the summer, now possible because of the store of equipment provided by Dreamstore UK. During one of the matches, 7 year old Ryan Jones landed a 5LB 12oz Bream. Ryan was thrilled with his catch. Terry Middleton, the Secretary of the Halton Joint Anglers Association who helps with running the club on match days, says this is a wonderful catch for a young boy: Ryan’s catch represents one of the top three record weights caught by any member of the Halton Joint Angling Club, junior or senior. We are all absolutely delighted for him. He won the monthly ‘Biggest Fish’ and ‘Heaviest Catch’ trophies. Well done Ryan. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/update-on-the-halton-brook-children-s-centre-fishing-club http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/new-website-for-visually-impaired-anglers Left to right Terry Harding, Dave Knowles (student), David Strong (student), Barry Morris (Lead Officer for Enrichment Support), Mark Fisher (AD residential support). Dreamstore UK and the Royal National College for the Blind is delighted to be able to announce the launch of the RNC Angling Club at www.dreamstore.org/rncangling/ Dreamstore’s partnership with RNC arose when Barry Morris, Lead Officer for Enrichment Support, enrolled on the Dreamstore Academy at Pershore College to gain his Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Angling. Barry firmly believed in the value of angling as a recreational and therapeutic activity for students at the Royal National College. Dreamstore suggested that it would host a website where the experiences of Barry and the college students would be shared with others who might be interested in angling for the visually impaired. The website is launched with a welcome page, a Frequently Asked Questions section, and a Visually Impaired Stories (VIstories) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/new-website-for-visually-impaired-anglers http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/lymm-high-school Lymm High School students enjoy learning at Meadow View Fishery. Dreamstore has provided a wide range of Browning-ZEBCO equipment to Lymm High School for a new Angling Club. Eric Hazzard, a teacher at Lymm High School, has ten to fifteen Year 8 pupils meeting each Wednesday lunchtime for an Angling Club Hour – since Whit half term everyone has been taken angling in groups of 4/5 each Wednesday. Eric explains the range of activities he is organising from the School: “On Tuesdays we have a small group of Year 9 pupils who are preparing to take an Open College Network (OCN), Angling and the Environment, course in Year 10. This year there have been three Year 10 students taking the OCN course, due to complete by mid-July, who are likely to move on to a coaching course next year. Links and visits have been made with primary schools in the area and it is planned for Year 11 students to coach primary pupils next year when they are coach training. An inter-hall angling Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/lymm-high-school http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/safe Desiree Elliot of Stoke Angling for Everyone thanks Dreamstore for its support in helping bridge a funding gap, allowing the youngest members of SAFE’s Youth Clubs to take part in all the activities. For a number of years, Stoke Angling for Everyone (SAFE) has organised two Junior Angling Youth Clubs in Stoke on Trent and obtained funding to support the activities of each. The Clubs were originally open to young people in the 13 – 19 age groups. At the same time SAFE’s general activities at local primary schools resulted in over 25 young people aged 9 – 12 yrs attending the clubs. For 2007, this had no additional financial implications for indoor activities, where the room hire is already funded and coaches are voluntary.  Once the young people were taken outdoors, however, there were extra pressures on costs due to the increased numbers needing, for example, transport, entrance fees, and peg fees. Of course SAFE didn’t want to exclude the younger Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/safe http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/halton-brook-childrens-centre Ben (right), aged 8 years old, with his dad Andy, who helps the young people whenever he is free to join the Halton Brook Children’s Centre Fishing Club team. Dreamstore has been delighted to provide Halton Brook Children’s Centre some funding towards the Centre’s Fishing Club and a large range of Browning equipment. The first outing with the new equipment took place at Easter 2008. The Centre approached Dreamstore to help its recently formed Fishing Club, as early starter sessions had proved hugely popular among young people and parents alike. The Centre hopes to use the Club to generate greater community cohesion in an area of considerable disadvantage. Mo Ball, a Community Development Worker at Halton Brook started to go fishing about eighteen months ago and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. She says: During my work with parents in the community I started to talk about fishing and how enjoyable and relaxing it was. Some of the parents told me their children Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/halton-brook-childrens-centre http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/orri-vigfusson-lifetime-achievement-leads-2007-dreamstore-awards Left to right; Orri Vigfússon (Lifetime Achievement Award), Peter James, South Staffs Angling for All (Group Award), John Clasby, Wessex Water (Business/Agency Award), Emile Tambeth, Fishing4U (Social Inclusion Award).Orri Vigfússon was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award, (click here for more info), at the 2007 Dreamstore Active Awards, supported by Bank of Scotland Corporate held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire.  Also presented Awards on the evening were Fishing4U, A Hastings Social Inclusion Award, Wessex Water, Best Business/Agency 2007, and South Staffs Angling For All for its work with disability groups in the region.  Dreamstore Active Awards are unique in the angling world for focusing on the individuals and organisations generating making a difference for others.David Hoey from Dreamstore Active comments:“Dreamstore Active created the Awards night to highlight the tremendous work and effort that goes into activity that may otherwise be Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/orri-vigfusson-lifetime-achievement-leads-2007-dreamstore-awards http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/taster-day-for-john-grooms-in-bedfordshire In mid-July the BDAA organised a day for around 20 John Groom clients, offering them a first chance to try fishing as a recreational pastime. John Grooms Charity www.johngrooms.org.uk works to provide residential care and housing for disabled people, so they achieve greater independence, choice and freedom.Dreamstore was approached to support a Lifestyles Choices Project in Bedfordshire which aimed to develop a programme for disabled adults to become more involved in social, leisure, and educational activities outside their homes.Scott Richardson, Project Manager for Lifestyle Choices, commented on the day:“The terrific weather, well-stocked swims (at Manor Farm Fisheries) and expert guidance from Terry Moseley and his BDAA team of instructors made it a fantastic day for our clients, from whom I heard nothing but positive comments.Disabled fishing is an activity we would be very keen to develop, as our service encourages clients to engage (and ultimately independently continue) Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/taster-day-for-john-grooms-in-bedfordshire http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/nine-maidens-glad-to-be-all-at-sea Dreamstore is pleased to be able to award a small grant to help The Nine Maidens Centre with the organisation of its angling activities. The money will go towards by purchasing the appropriate equipment and organising day trips sea fishing off the Cornish coast.The Nine Maidens Centre (closed in summer 2007) supported programmes for children, and their families, who have extreme emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. The Centre aimed to keep young people 11-14 close to their families rather than boarding schools, providing lessons in the morning and then constructive leisure in the afternoons.Undertaking coarse and sea angling, the young people and families are now encouraged to join the local club which provides a positive environment which may not otherwise be available.One of the young people who took part in sea fishing activity,Lee, said of his day at sea:“I loved fishing on the day I caught a pollock, which was 1 lb. My mates caught loads of fish too, and James Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/nine-maidens-glad-to-be-all-at-sea http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/eabc-goes-deep-sea-fishing The Essex Association of Boys Clubs organised its first ever deep sea fishing trip in March 2007.Six young people and Keith Cranmer, a Boys Club officer, left from Bradwell and went out into the North Sea. The group fished off the Kingfisher, though due to weather conditions the boat stayed in the estuary rather than venturing out to sea. This did not spoil the enjoyment for the young people, particularly the youngest in the group, James Clasby, who caught the biggest cod of the day. Everyone caught fish, in total around twenty-five, mostly small codling, whiting, dogs and a couple of thornbacks.A second fishing trip took place a month later in April.  This time the boat took the fishing party sixteen miles out from Bradwell. Over forty fish were caught and most were skate up to 12lbs. As well as dog fish, the young people also caught two good sized cod and two small whiting. Everything added up to another great day out, this time in perfect weather conditions. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/eabc-goes-deep-sea-fishing http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/castlepark-young-anglers Young people at the Castlepark Centre, Dundee, decided that going on a trout fishing trip and donating their catch to a local old people's group was an excellent way to promote citizenship within the community. A small grant for equipment and support to the project from Dreamstore UK enabled the creation of a Castlepark Fish Fest which took place at the local Kingennie fishery. The over 60's tea dance group based at The Grey Lodge Settlement was delighted to accept the large rainbow trout freshly caught that afternoon by the budding anglers from Castlepark Fishing Club.Grey Lodge Settlement director Alan Duncan commented on the project:This gesture helps promotes community spirit and lets adults see young people in a positive light by donating what the young people described as, in their words, 'Monster Fish'.Castlepark Community Education Worker Sandy McLeod said:The children at Castlepark have varying difficulties within their young lives which leads to at times them Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/castlepark-young-anglers http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/fun-2-fish Fun2Fish works with children and young adults who have learning difficulties and have often been excluded from mainstream schools in the Bournemouth area.  The project has recently purchase a selection of Pike Fishing Tackle, made possible with a generous donation from Dreamstore UK. The 6 sets of Pike Fishing Tackle have been thoroughly tried and tested over the past couple of months.One of the young people with Fun2Fish, James Gardner, is shown here with one of five small Jack Pike caught at the David Lloyd Leisure Centre’s lake in Ringwood Hants.Fun2Fish has also taken groups of children from three local primary schools for day taster sessions, which were funded by Bournemouth Borough Council.  All enjoyed this and there have already been enquiries about fishing days during the summer holidays.Fun2Fish supports the learning AQA (ASDAN) Certificates in “Basic Angling Skills” (unit 1) and “Fishing as a leisure pursuit”.  Early next year Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/fun-2-fish http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/a-big-christmas-fish Wilson Stuart School, Birmingham, has been an important partner in the development of the Dreamstore Education Action Zone.  We asked the special needs school's art classes to design a Christmas Fish for Dreamstore for use on our e-card.  Dreamstore chose a Christmas fish designed by Katharine, Year 11.2. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/a-big-christmas-fish http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/fish4u-launch-2006 Fish4u is a new web-based angling events finder which is open to coaches, Clubs, match organisers, angling groups, or anyone organising an angling event that is open to the public. The charitable Dreamstore UK has created the Fish4u facility to help people find out where to find an angling event, whether coarse, sea or game, closest to their home. Dreamstore says: We have provided the event search facility for National Fishing Week for the past three years, including 2006. Then we asked what happens for the rest of the year? One of the biggest barriers to angling participation is knowing where to start. So Dreamstore created a easy to use search facility and opened the organiser section to enable any event at any time of the year to be registered with Fish4u and promoted free of charge.Dreamstore has made the organiser registration process easy. And there are lots of backroom benefits, including useful downloads, and an organiser's forum where organisers have the opportunity to Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/fish4u-launch-2006 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-award-winners-2006 Left to right; Rhys Llywelyn, Fishing Wales winner of Conservation Award and Best Business/Agency Award, Richard Wightman, Environment Agency Sponsor of Group Award, Simon Henton, winner of Individual Award, Chris Reece, collecting on behalf of CWM HEDD Fisher winner of Social Inclusion Award. The weekend's 2006 Dreamstore Active Awards, sponsored by Bank of Scotland Corporate held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire, highlighted a range of groups, projects and individuals that have made a huge contribution to society through angling over the past year. The awards are not about the fish, equipment or celebrity - the awards are about people and organisations generating change for the better, for others. A Dreamstore spokesman said: "Dreamstore Active created the Awards night to highlight the tremendous work and effort that goes into activity that may otherwise be overlooked or passed by. The underlying message of the Awards is that an awful lot can be achieved Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-award-winners-2006 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-priory-youth-centre Left to Right: Delighted with the donation of new sea angling equipment is Ruth Murchie (left), Priory Hall Youth Centre, being presented with some of the new sea angling equipment by David Hoey (right), Dreamstore UK. A donation of new sea angling rods and reels and life-preservers to the Priory Hall Youth Centre, Halstead, Essex, is a timely boost to engaging young people in positive use of leisure time. Six rods, with reels, rod rests, hooks and line were generously donated by Fladen Fishing, a leading supplier of sea angling equipment. Life-preservers have been donated by the charitable Dreamstore UK. Ruth Murchie, resident youth worker at the Priory Hall Youth Centre attended the Dreamstore Academy during the summer and is well on her way to achieving a full Level 2 coaching qualification in sea angling. Meanwhile her plans for sea angling activity attached to the Youth Centre are being supported by a member of the ladies England Sea Angling Team. Ruth says: "The Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-priory-youth-centre http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/british-disabled-angling-association The British Disabled Angling Association is a poorly funded, but enormously important body which seeks to improve access to fishing for people with disabilities. It is involved in providing information and supporting facilities for people with disabilities throughout the UK. Dreamstore supported the BDAA with a small grant to keep open a stretch of the River Doon for the exclusive use of anglers who are disabled, providing an opportunity for a very special experience that would otherwise be out of reach to people with disabilities. “Dreamstore’s professional support to the British Disabled Angling Association has made us more focused and more confident in opening opportunity to the disabled through angling participation” Terry Moseley, President British Disabled Angling Association Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/british-disabled-angling-association http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/staffordshire-man-wins-dreamstore-cuba-competition Mark Tellwright (left), Dreamstore, presents Neil Scarratt (centre) and his brother Kevin (right) with their travel pack for CUBA on the Orvis stand at the Tackle & Guns Trade Show. £100 Orvis vouchers were sent to 11 runners-up. Neil Scarratt from Staffordshire is the lucky winner of the CUBA Competition which featured in the Environment Agency 2005 REEL LIFE magazine earlier this year. 37 year old Neil who usually fishes carp and pike is leaving Gatwick on the 3rd November for a fishing trip of a lifetime, along with his twin brother Kevin who usually fishes off the beaches near his home in Kent. For a fabulous week they'll be fishing in a fisherman's paradise for Bonefish, the formidable Tarpon, the elusive Permit, the Yellow Fin Tuna or the Bonito. In addition to Cuba trip, there were eleven runner-up winners of £100 Orvis vouchers. Dreamstore would like to thank Roxton Bailey Robinson Worldwide, Virgin Atlantic, Orvis, and YYS International Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/staffordshire-man-wins-dreamstore-cuba-competition http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/get-hooked-on-fishing-trust Fishing has proven to be a useful means to provide diversionary activity suitable for young people who are ’referred‘ by many official agencies. Dreamstore has provided a small grant to Get Hooked on Fishing to review its broader application as an aid to addressing social inclusion and to help develop its programmes for wider application. This review is principally sponsored by the Countryside Agency’s Social Inclusion Unit and the Home Office’s Positive Futures. “If we stop one young person offending and serving a custodial sentence, it may save as much as £100,000, whilst the saving in suffering to both victim and offender can not be calculated. Over three hundred young persons have been through Get Hooked on Fishing at Durham and many more in similar schemes around the country. Dreamstore has helped fund a review of how Get Hooked can be developed and expanded to make an even greater contribution to social inclusion.” His Honour Judge Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/get-hooked-on-fishing-trust http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/national-fishing-week The ATA's National Fishing Week encourages angling participation for everyone by providing a focus for events during the last week in August. The 2005 National Fishing Week is supported by Dreamstore, which has provided a web based search facility to enable anyone to check out where to find their nearest event. The SUPER SEARCH facility further enables those who rely on public transport or those with disability to find what locations are best suited to their needs. The early part of the year will see the ATA encourage organisers to list their events on the website, and a broader public campaign will begin mid-year to let people know where to find their local National Fishing Week event. To view the site, click on the link below. Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/national-fishing-week http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-award-winners-2005 Left to right; Christopher Edwards, Warren Bradbury Desiree Elliott, Daniel Wright from SAFE, Group Award 2005; Richard Wightman of the Environment Agency who collected the Conservation Award 2005 for the Godalming Angling Society Marsh Farm Project; Andrew Walker, Individual Award 2005, along with colleagues Craig Steventon and Yvonne Tustin; Rachel Duland and Tina de-Bear of YYS International Best Business/Agency Award 2005; Pat Mansfield of Lord Williams School, Oxfordshire Social Inclusion Award 2005. This Dreamstore Active Awards evening held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire, highlighted a range of groups, projects and individuals that make a real difference to society and are a credit to the angling community. The Awards look to the huge efforts that bring enormous value to wider society through angling. The awards are not about the fish, equipment or celebrity. A Dreamstore spokesman said: "Dreamstore Active created the Awards night to highlight the tremendous work and Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-award-winners-2005 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-business-award-2005 eft to right - Simon Henton, Chairman of the Angling Trades Association presents Rachel Duland and Tina de-Bear of Fladen Fishing Best Business/Agency Award 2005. Portland/Weymouth based Fladen Fishing was awarded the Best Business/Agency of the year at the Dreamstore Active Awards evening held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire. The Award is given for a Government, Non Governmental Agency or commercial business that has best supported fishing, whether as core or incidental to its main activity. A Dreamstore spokesman said: “Fladen Fishing was presented the award for actively supporting activities that have contributed to growth in angling participation, (which means it hasn't always waited to be asked). The Company also has a sensibility to wider social giving, which makes it a credit to the Angling Trade and to angling in general. Fladen Fishing is not the largest company in the trade, but its contribution to the wider angling community is huge.” Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-business-award-2005 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-group-award-2005 Left to right; Dafydd Evans of the Environment Agency presents Daniel Wright and Desiree Elliott (Project Co-ordinator), from SAFE, the Group Award 2005. Stoke Angling For Everyone (SAFE) was awarded the Group Award 2005 at the Dreamstore Active Awards evening held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire. The Group Award, sponsored by the Environment Agency is presented to a Club, Association, or Society that has demonstrated an ability to generate and sustain membership, and undertaken innovative and imaginative programmes or activities that have opened participation to new anglers and provided a welcoming environment to all those who take part in Club, Association, or Society activities. A Dreamstore spokesman said: "From the simple idea of using Council waters more effectively by anglers as the keenest stakeholders of waters, this group has transformed under-used and disregarded resource into an asset to the area. Stoke Angling for Everyone had the foresight to understand Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-group-award-2005 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-social-inclusion-award-2005 Left to right; Mark Tellwright of Dreamstore UK presents Andrew Walker with the Dreamstore Active Individual Award 2005. Andrew Walker of GHOF Midlands was awarded the Individual Award 2005 at the Dreamstore Active Awards evening held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire. The Individual Award is presented to the individual who has done most to promote and encourage fishing as an enjoyable pastime, and to encourage responsible participation among new enthusiasts. A Dreamstore spokesman said: "It is often difficult to pick out one individual from a team. But even in a team there will always be a first among equals. Andy took an idea and extended it further than any other comparable group has achieved. His professional approach demonstrates best practice in the regulation of referrals of young people to a variety of well-structured programmes which are carefully structured to meet specific need, and are planned in collaboration with referral agencies." "The range of Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dsa-social-inclusion-award-2005 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/lord-william-s-school-oxfordshire-presented-social-inclusion-award-2005 Left to right; Kym Southwell of Bank of Scotland, Corporate, presents Pat Mansfield of Lord Williams School, Oxfordshire, the Social Inclusion Award 2005. Lord William's School Oxfordshire was awarded the Social Inclusion Award 2005 at the Dreamstore Active Awards evening held at Chesford Grange, Warwickshire. The Social Inclusion Award, sponsored by Dreamstore UK, is for the individual or group that has best encouraged social inclusion of alienated or disadvantaged individuals, singularly or in a group project, which has clearly defined and measured outcomes. A Dreamstore spokesman said: "Social inclusion is very much about making a difference and creating opportunity. Fishing is proving itself to be an effective means of helping people gain self-confidence though a very simple act of achievement - catching a fish." "Most schools have 'challenging' children. Many give them up to external agencies. The Social Inclusion Award 2005 is for a programme Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/lord-william-s-school-oxfordshire-presented-social-inclusion-award-2005 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/browning-sponsors-dreamstore-academy Dreamstore Academy is delighted to announce that it has attracted Browning as a major sponsor. Browning is the benchmark brand of Zebco Sports Europe Ltd, and is the one with which most anglers associate the company. Browning will be the official equipment supplier to Dreamstore Academy for the next three years. The ground-breaking sponsorship agreement will be worth in the region of £30,000 to Dreamstore Academy, with Browning providing coarse, sea and game equipment from its extensive catalogue. Welcoming the association of Browning with the Dreamstore Academy, David Hoey of Dreamstore Academy says: “The sponsorship support to Dreamstore Academy by a significant angling brand such as Browning Fishing is a great boost to angling participation though improved coaching provision within education, youth and community activities. Dreamstore Academy was created to provide a fast learning environment for education, youth and community professionals who will be able to Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/browning-sponsors-dreamstore-academy http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/north-wales-boost-to-getting-hooked-on-sea-fishing Delighted with the donation of new sea angling equipment are participants and partnership representatives: Mark Finn, Yvonne Boswell (Conwy LEA), Richard Burns, Wesley Roberts, James Wyatt-Jones, Eric Humphries (Welsh Course Angling Association, Official Coach), a Dreamstore representative along with Stephen Wood (Denbighshire YOT), Harry Wym-Owen (Welsh STA Coach), Daniel Jones (Conwy LEA), Simon O'Hara, and Michael Davies. February 2005: A donation of new sea angling rods and reels and life-preservers to the North Wales Get Hooked on Fishing scheme is a welcome boost to engaging young people in positive use of leisure time. Twelve Steadfast II Silver Surf sea rods donated by leading manufacturer LEEDA and eight GUL life-preservers donated by the charitable Dreamstore were presented to the Get Hooked on Fishing supervising team at the Colwyn Bay Sea Angling Club. The donation of sea angling equipment will add to a range of supervised courses for young people that already Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/north-wales-boost-to-getting-hooked-on-sea-fishing http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/ymca-londonderry Londonderry's Y.M.C.A. is an active organisation in community development in Londonderry. Along with the Y.M.C.A. Loughs Agency it plans to open a new programme of activities to encourage young people to take up fishing and to improve their awareness of the environment. However, to release significant government funding for the planned programmes they needed trained coaches to NVQ Level 2. Dreamstore's small seeding grant to the project has covered the cost of three NVQ courses and means that within a number of months a series of programmes will begin. Central to the programme schedule will be a rolling 10 week, four times a year course introducing kids from the North West to fishing. Without the modest grant from Dreamstore we would have been unable to unlock a wealth of funding opportunity which will enable us to engage young people and their parents in a series of programmes centred on fishing skills.We know this will create new friendships and contacts that will greatly Mon, 31 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/ymca-londonderry http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dreamstores-fishing-action-zone Supported by the Environment Agency, Dreamstore helped create Dreamstore’s Fishing Action Zone at Go Fishing 2004. For the first time ever, many not-for-profit organisations were brought together in a single open space. The British Disabled Angling Association, Get Hooked on Fishing, Wheelyboat Trust, Eden River Trust and other members of the Association of River Trusts, along with the Salmon and Trout Association and the National Federation of Anglers development teams, all worked with a great spirit of co-operation and enthusiasm to create something accessible and fun for the public. National Fishing Week was launched on the central podium of the zone as was Sport Relief’s Fishing Megamatch. “Dreamstore has made an enormous difference in a short space of time. It has a focus and professional approach about how best to move forward. It has made people sit up and think positively about how to deliver the facilities needed to encourage greater participation in Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.dreamstore.org/news/read/dreamstores-fishing-action-zone