MS Angling and Education are thoroughly excited, feel privileged, and are very proud to have completed the erection of, and be in a position to start using our 'Educational Lakeside Cabin' fully, from September 2024. The project has been ongoing since April 2023. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside, and Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
The facility will be used to support the delivery of our range of 1:1, small-group/large-group educational coaching sessions, holiday fishing clubs, junior anglers sessions, and our 'Fishing Therapy' sessions delivered throughout the year. We provide weekly 'Fishing Therapy' sessions for individuals referred into MS Angling and Education by local GPs, Social Prescribing Link Workers, and Health and Wellbeing Coaches. For further information about our sessions, please contact Mark at mark@msanglingandeducation.co.uk.
We are an Angling Trust 'Fishing for Wellbeing Approved Partner' currently working with Primary and Secondary Schools in the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Districts, as well as offering alternative educational opportunities to schools and colleges across Lancashire and North Yorkshire. MS Angling and Education are an affiliated supplier for Lancashire County Council and have been since 2019.
The 'Educational Lakeside Cabin' will provide a warm, dry, spacious environment where classroom-based learning can take place for our primary and secondary school sessions, and it will provide further opportunities for adult learning courses linked to the 'Fishing Therapy' sessions - promoting positive health, happiness and well-being. We have a fantastic outdoor learning area situated lakeside which consists of a large tranquil greenspace; perfect for reading, socialising, learning, artwork or simply just to sit and relax watching others fishing, listening to the birds singing whilst catching up with like-minded people.
Fishing, the great outdoors and all that those interested in fishing brings, has such a huge positive influence on improving mental, physical, and social health and wellbeing.
All sessions we offer and deliver promote positive health, well-being, happiness and opportunities for all ages and abilities and continue to be extremely rewarding for us delivering them and very beneficial to those taking part in the sessions.
MS Angling and Education would like to say a huge thankyou to all that have supported us since 2019. The 'Educational Lakeside Cabin' will be a fantastic addition to the organisation which will provide many more additional opportunities to the community and beyond.
Progress pictures of the project, from start to finish, can be found on the website gallery by clicking the 'Education Lakeside Cabin' link.