Free Angling Coaching for Hackney Community

Environmental charity Thames21 casts off an extensive programme of free angling coaching sessions in Hackney at the East Lake in Victoria Park on Thursday 13 April from 10am until 3pm.

People of all ages, especially young people, are encouraged to turn up on the day to try their hand at angling with coaching and equipment provided for free by Thames21's Tightlines project. For those who decide they want more than a taster session, Thames21 will link participants up with local angling clubs.

Thames21's Project Coordinator Grant Fear said: "The project was set up by Thames21 as a reponse to seeing that young people were using the canal environment in the wrong way for the wrong reasons and making the area feel unsafe to the public."

"Tightlines is a way of tapping into people who are potentially interested in learning how to angle but don't know where to start and at the same time, a practical way to encourage young people to care for their local environment."

This event is part of a larger programme of free coaching events taking place across 3 London Boroughs including Tower Hamlets in 2006. Launched in March 2005 and funded by the Environment Agency, Thames21 Tightlines encourages communities to use and enjoy London's waterways by learning new fishing skills.

Event Details

Thursday 13 April, Free angling coaching sessions, Victoria Park, East Lake, Click here for map. 10am - 3pm
Contact Thames21 Angling Development Coordinator Grant Fear on 07974 937 151 or email him here.

ENDS

For press enquiries contact Leigh at Thames21 on 020 7213 0166 / 07875 250 284

Notes to Editors:
1. Thames21 is an environmental charity working with communities to create clean, safe and sustainable waterside environments.
2. Tightlines, funded by the Environment Agency, is a two-year project and launched in March 2005. It developed from a 5-week pilot project in 2004 when the Thames21 Canal Towpath Team set up a weekly angling club with young people on the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal.