FISHING MEMORIES FOR FATHERS DAY
Mums and families are being encouraged to give dad the perfect gift this Father’s Day – get him fishing! The special promotion is part of the annual Take A Friend Fishing (TAFF) campaign, organised and run by the Angling Trades [...]
Keeping Children Safe in Sport
The Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) is a partnership between the NSPCC, Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland and Sport Wales. Their mission is to build the capacity of sports to safeguard children and young people in and through sport [...]
ANGLING TRADE WARNS OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
The Angling Trades Association (ATA) has submitted to Government a detailed consultation document in response to the proposed Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill. If it becomes law, this legislation is intended to not only fill any vacuum [...]
Celebrate the outdoors with the National Fishing Month Silver Jubilee
Did you know that just about anybody can learn to fish? Fishing really is a four-season leisure pastime, and one of its joys is that in each season there are different and exciting fish to catch. Fishing transports you to [...]
PAA member becomes England Team Captain
I was recently given the great honour of becoming England Team Captain for this year’s Junior World Carp Classic, which will be staged at Lake Katlov in the Czech Republic. Running from the 24th-29th May, the event will see 14 [...]