Indoor fishing reaching Scotland

August 5, 2010 in All Articles, Community, EAZ, Social Inclusion by editor

Dreamstore’s Education Action Zone, angling’s fun indoor learning experience, has reached Scotland. First Monday of August saw a training day to introduce the first DEAZ to Action for Youth Development (AFYD) at St Ninian’s Parish Hall, in Paisley. A mix of young people, adults, AFYD volunteers and coaches spent an afternoon learning the scope of the activities and the possibilities offered to introducing people to angling.

Paisley’s AFYD leader, Ian Williams said:

“We had looked at the pictures on the Dreamstore website, but the actual experience and the potential for the Action Zone are very, very exciting. We can’t wait to get started. In fact, we will use it next week. It is great fun, and provides instant success. Delighted this has reached Scotland.”

Click on picture for more images from the Dreamstore training day in Paisley, Scotland.

 

Dreamstore would like to express its sincere thanks to the North British Hotels Trust for its generous funding in making the introduction of the EAZ into Scotland possible.  AFYD Paisley will operate a Game and Coarse angling version of DEAZ, while a second AFYD will offfer a Game DEAZ.

Under a big umbrella

May 19, 2010 in All Articles, Community, Disability, Small Grants, Social Inclusion by editor

Glamorgan Anglers Club has an active community programme, always seeking to broaden the offer at its waters for people of all ages and ability. The Club is very much focused on angling participation for all and has been particularly active finding ways to increase angling access for the disabled angler.  

The Club requested a small grant from Dreamstore, to cover the cost of five very large umbrellas.  The Browning umbrella is 2.5 metres wide when open, which allows a wheelchair user and helper stay dry from the rain or shaded from a hot sun.  Dreamstore is delighted to see that good use is being made of the umbrellas and that this small grant goes a long way to improving the angling experience for the disabiled angler.

Angling in the community

April 2, 2010 in All Articles, Community, Small Grants, Social Inclusion by editor

Iain Mackie is the community leader at INTACT (subject of an earlier post), and here along with volunteer Keith Laycock they each outline the benefit of building angling into the programme of community activities around Ignol, Preston.