Dreamstore Academy plans to bring its acclaimed Level 2 Coaching qualification to England & Wales in 2011. The Dreamstore course is the only one developed specifically for the voluntary sector and places will be open only to those who are active in youth, education or community activities. We are still at the planning stage, so [...]
Read MoreGlamorgan 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 [...]
Read MoreSouthlands Angling Club is a project within Southlands School, near Lymington, Hampshire. Southlands School is a residential special school for around 50 boys aged 9- 16 years old with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome and associated conditions. Most of the pupils are of average or above average ability; however significant difficulties in a range of [...]
Read MoreHallmoor School is a ’special’ school in Birmingham, addressing the educational needs of children with a variety of ‘special needs’ ranging from emotional and behavioural needs to learning difficulties. In partnership with Dreamstore, GHOFMidlands delivered an EAZ day, to followed by an angling ‘Taster Day’, for a total of 26 students. The EAZ was planned to assist the pupils [...]
Read MoreJohn Grooms Charity 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. In [...]
Read MoreServicemen and ex-servicemen – coaching support Ian Houlton is an ex-serviceman on the South Coast. He has a brain injury. He introduces visually impaired people, and their friends and family, to sea angling. He will join in with the RNC Angling Club to offer sea angling ‘getting-started’ tips and offer some examples. He has also [...]
Read More30 groups serviced at specialist disability angling centre William Corns supports the Albrighton Trust centre outside Wolverhampton. William has been our oldest Academy participant at 70+ (pictured here with our youngest participant, Jos – there is over fifty years in the age difference: never too old, never too young). He is the driving force of [...]
Read MoreDreamstore provided a small grant to Westhaven School, Weston-super-Mare to book the British Disabled Angling Association team of coaches for a fishing day at Cider Farm fishery near Brean, Somerset. Westhaven School was delighted at the response of the students, who have learning difficulties, to the angling day out. The school had struggled to find [...]
Read MoreVisual Impairment – website support from work of RNC Angling Club Barry Morris works as Lead Project Officer for enrichment support at the Royal National College for the Blind. He joined the Academy to provide a more skilled coaching experience for a few of the students at RNC who fished from time to time. Once [...]
Read MoreDavid Lewis supports Milton Keynes Disabled Angling Club, which has progressed strongly now that there is a qualified coach on hand. Stoke on Trent Disabled Angling Club has similarly benefited from the coaching support of Paul Brammer. Related Galleries
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