Over the next few days we’ll be posting who recived this year’s Dreamstore Active Awards. Snow in March meant that some who were to receive the Awards weren’t able to make it to Hereford – weren’t able to make it out the end of their street! We have finally caught up with everyone. There are [...]
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A great initiative from our friends at the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network. A weekend where volunteers help gather valuable data for scientific and government research. The information is used to help the future management of Scotland’s Sharks and inshore waters, while also helping to maintain recreational sea angling and rural jobs for the next [...]
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We have had two great Dreamstore Days, in Whitburn in Scotland on 2 March and in Hereford on 23rd March. More on those two days later. Meanwhile, the presentation shared on each day was on a topic which everyone in the voluntary sector knows to be of pressing concern at this time: fundraising. Terry Yarnall [...]
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Dreamstore Day is the largest meeting of voluntary sector organisations using angling as an engagement activity, in Scotland and in England. Two dates for your diary for March: with the 2nd March as Dreamstore Day in Scotland and 23rd March as Dreamstore Day in England and Wales. The 2nd March event will take place at [...]
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Saddleworth School worked with the Environment Agency to develop a previously derelict pool, close to the school, to open up the possibility of fishing as an extra-cirricular activity. Dreamstore provided a small grant to enable equipment to be purchased from Preston Innovations to help with the development of school Club. But the weather to the end [...]
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Six candidates were certificated for the Level 2 Coaching Angling at Dreamstore Academy at the end of 2012. All attended a course during the Autumn, at the Redruth Youth Centre, with hopes of being better skilled to develop their working with youth and community groups across the South West. This was the first time Dreamstore has organised [...]
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COUNTRYSIDE LIVE took place at Lee Valley Park, The Waterworks, East London on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 Sept 2012. The event was organised by Lee Valley Park and the charitable Countryside Learning, bringing the countryside to urban young people. Around 3000 pupils from schools all around north and east London attended the event. Dreamstore, along [...]
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Dreamstore is delighted to have helped a number of groups get started over the summer with Small Grant support. Thanks to Preston Innovations for their support in Dreamstore being able to provide equipment to a number of great projects around the country. Andrew, a teacher and keen angler at Saddleworth School, Oldham, completed a project with students [...]
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The next Dreamstore Academy angling coach training course will take place in Cornwall, beginning in September 2012. The three weekend course will be held at the Redruth Youth Centre and is being run in association with the local Cornwall Angling School. There are a total of twelve places available for people active in the voluntary [...]
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Another successful Academy was completed in Blairgowrie on 20th May. Three of the group were placed on the course by the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network, a first step toward building its future outreach and education capacity. Dreamstore wishes SSACN the very best in this exciting development. Great too that this was the first course [...]
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