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get hooked on fishing...the story so far
Get Hooked on Fishing is a sustainable angling project for young people aged between 8 and 19, funded by Shoreline Housing Partnership and managed by North East Lincolnshire Council’s Young People’s Service.
The project, based at Homestead Park, Immingham uses angling as an engagement tool to combat social exclusion and divert young people away from anti-social behaviour, truancy and youth crime.
The project programme incorporates intensive angling workshops and sessions that improve young people’s literacy and numeracy skills, teach environmental issues and lead to personal and social development.
Get Hooked on Fishing has a strong emphasis on mentoring and licensed qualified coaches and project staff deliver practical and theory instruction to the young people taking part, as well as acting as mentors and positive role models.
Young people who complete the programme have access to support and the opportunity to provide public angling sessions, with two young people already becoming peer mentors to other participants engaged in the project.
As well as providing activities for targeted participants, the project offers opportunities for the wider community and has greatly improved facilities at Homestead Park, which had suffered from criminal damage, anti-social behaviour and a lack of investment in previous years.
Undoubtedly, the project has enjoyed great success and had a significant impact on the local area, expanding at a much faster rate than anticipated.
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Registered Charity Number 1107876. |
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