Category: Youth
Dreamstore is closing.
Dreamstore
Despite the success we have achieved over the past 16 years, we have taken the decision to close Dreamstore. Since its launch in 2004, Dreamstore UK has shown what is possible with imagination and a positive outlook! With more than 260 Dreamstore Academy trained coaches, we have been able to support community […]
Getting started
Dreamstore
Voluntary groups often remain as small informal sessions, meeting regularly, but with no set plan or objective other than as a place for like-minded people to get together from time to time. Many decide to take a next step and become more formal. In this day and age that means […]
Supporting the community
Dreamstore
Hartcliffe & Withywood Angling Club supports young people from estates South of Bristol. Last year at the end of the season Dreamstore visited a small private pond, provided by local business Arthur David, that the Club had refurbished and improved general access. Dreamstore has provided some safety equipment to get […]
Rewarding
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In Scotland, the Blairgowrie team for Angling for Youth Development (AFYD) held its annual get together for young people, parents, volunteers and coaches at the end of November. Celebrating another successful year, the AGM was followed by a quiz and refreshments. John Cameron, co-ordinator for Blairgowrie AFYD says: “Acknowledging the […]
Reaching into the Community
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In Northern Ireland it really was an exceptional summer, with lots of sun from end of May to end of July, and very dry. That made plans for the extension of angling activities at MUVE (Mid Ulster Victims Empowerment), based in Cookstown, to include young people suffered from poor fishing […]
Regenerating near Bristol
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A visit to Mike Robbins, Hartcliffe & Withywood Angling Club, which has for many years undertaken outstanding work with young people on housing estates in Bristol. Mike has provided outdoor diversionary and engagement through angling for young people who have little other way of getting out from the urban environment. […]
Summer of sun and smiles for Angling Unlimited
Dreamstore
This summer Angling Unlimited is partnering with a host of organisations in the West Midlands to provide angling as part their Summer Play-schemes. These include Birmingham Institute for the Deaf (BID); Birmingham Vision, […]
Small grants make a difference
Dreamstore
A reminder that small grants can make a big difference. Dreamstore‘s Small Grants programme was created to support voluntary organisations and groups to fund items that might help get a project started, pilot an idea or programme, or pay for kit that isn’t likely to be funded by some of the […]
Angling needs diverse approach to development
Dreamstore
Angling Unlimited in the West Midlands is one of the few substantial charities that uses angling as its core activity promoting social inclusion, community and individual development. The 2017 Annual Report from Angling Unlimited shows value angling in reaching individuals and communities. The range and scope of activities and participants […]
Building voluntary sector capacity
Dreamstore
Dreamstore Academy has recently completed a successful Level 2 coaching course in Scotland. The course provides a series of skills sets that provide the framework for organising activities that help develop individuals’ angling ability. Within the Academy we had the opportunity to offer an Emergency First […]