3 DAY GET FISHING FOR WELLBEING COURSE AT WALTHAMSTOW RESERVIOR - FEBRUARY

The GFFW course is delivered over 3 days and is run by professional, licensed Angling Trust coaches to help improve peoples health and wellbeing. The course isn't just about fishing though, it combines angling, environment and personal development activities together to create a fantastic program.

This course at Walthamstow is COMPLETELY FREE due to funding received from NATURAL ENGLAND and THAMES WATER donating the use of the site.

Sessions run from 10am to 3pm with all bait, tackle, permits and light refreshments provided. Participants must pre-book a space and attend all three sessions to complete the course.

Participants will not only learn to fish and care for the species they catch, resulting in a sustainable, healthy, outdoor activity which they can pursue for life, they will also learn to relax and reflect and improve their own mindfulness. Fishing is a wonderful excuse to be out in nature and being an angler is so much more than just learning how to catch a fish.

Incorporating initiatives such as the Angling Trusts Love Fishing, Love Nature project, participants will learn how to identify and care for wildlife and the wetland environment surrounding the fishery. The We Fish As One ethos will be at the heart of the courses, celebrating diversity and inclusiveness in the angling world.

The sessions will include relaxation exercises, personal development activities, natural walks and mindfulness meditation sessions to help equip people with the skills to de-stress and stay mindful in todays hectic world. This wellbeing theory will be delivered in a practical and fun manner, centred around the activity of fishing.

At the end of the course participants will have the skills needed to go and fish at their local fishing lakes and will also be able to volunteer to mentor the next cohort of learners. This will hopefully lead to continued engagement in not only angling, but also in helping others to improve their own wellbeing. Each participant will receive a free fishing pole and a free day ticket to the fishery.

COURSE DATES -

Feb 21st + 28th Feb + March 7th

Host or Publisher GET FISHING FOR WELLBEING - ANGLING TRUST