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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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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St Ninian’s Angling Club is a community based angling group in Paisley, meeting in the Hall of St Ninian’s Parish Church. St Ninian’s Angling Club wanted to work through the winter to keep young people engaged in positive recreation. The big challenge is to maintain interest in angling through the cold wet winter nights. Dreamstore [...]
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Although it has taken a number of years to reach, and it will take time to develop further, the completion of Dreamstore Academy Level 2 qualifications by members of the Stroke Association in the North West has marked a significant point in the development of angling as a recreational activity to benefit stroke survivors. Andy [...]
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Hartcliffe and Withywood Angling Club offers a scheme to divert young people, living in a deprived area of Bristol, away from anti-social behaviour, crime, drugs and alcohol misuse. Through strict conduct and behaviour rules, the club helps young people, within the environment of fishing, to gain new skills, build confidence levels and engage positively with [...]
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The RNC Angling Club was created in 2007 after lead project office Pastoral Care at the Royal National College for the Blind, Barry Morris gained an angling coaching qualification at Dreamstore Academy. Barry was supported by the BDAA and Dreamstore in establishing the Angling Club to provide angling teaching and advice for those with visual [...]
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Good news for the New Year. Dreamstore is re-opening Small Grants funding. It has been a hard couple of years for voluntary sector funding. Reorganisation, reinvention and retrenchment have all been part of the consideration in maintaining a presence to see out the other side an unsettled and subdued economy. Throughout this period the voluntary sector has [...]
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 MoreIain 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.
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 [...]
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