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Tower Hamlet's Young Anglers Win Silver at London Youth Games
Young
anglers representing the London Borough of Tower Hamlets took the London
Youth Games by storm when they won silver in a tense contest at Crystal
Palace Lake on July 9.
The team also took individual third out of 70 anglers with Andrew O'Neil's mirror carp weighing in at 16lbs putting the teams combined weight at 29lbs 12oz.
Thames21's
Angling Development Coordinator Grant Fear said, 'The competition was
a real challenge and I'm proud that their hard work and efforts paid off
with a silver medal. Thames21 Tightlines is proving to be a good way to
capture young people's interest in the canal environment and turning it
into something really positive.'
Environmental charity Thames21 brought the Tower Hamlet's team to the London Youth Games as part of their Tightlines project which offers free angling coaching sessions in the inner-city London boroughs of Hackney, Southwark and Tower Hamlet's.
Contact Thames21's Angling Development Coordinator Grant
Fear on 07974 937 151 for more information.
Visit Thames21's Calendar of Events to see
upcoming Tightlines events.
Ends
For press enquiries contact Leigh at Thames21 on 020 7213 0166 / 07875
250 284
Photographs available on request.
Notes to Editors:
1. Thames21 is an environmental charity working with communities to create
clean, safe and sustainable waterside environments.
2. The Thames21 Angling Development Project, funded by the Environment
Agency 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.
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