Nov 24 2009
Environment Agency Seminar
The below information was sent to me via email and details a series of events where the Environment Agency will be running a series of workshops regarding the Wild Fishing Wales initiative.
If you have your own thoughts on the topic and would like to pop along to air any of your views/thoughts, or to find out how the work is carried out, etc, the below may be of some interest.
An opportunity you cant afford to miss
The Environment Agency Wales are running a series of workshops aimed at promoting the Wild Fishing Wales project and explaining the opportunities for fisheries, angling clubs and local community groups to benefit and get involved.
What is Wild fishing Wales?
Wild Fishing Wales is a £2.6 million project which aims to achieve sustained and measurable benefits for Wales by enhancing environmental quality and improving access to a network of river and still water fisheries throughout the Convergence Area of Wales.
The objective of the Wild Fishing Wales Project is to develop and make more accessible a network of river fishing beats and still waters by helping local communities, fisheries, angling clubs, landowners and rivers trusts to deliver access and habitat improvement projects. The project will also support the development of an accredited training course for angling guides and the introduction of guides to the network of improved sites.
What’s happening?
On Nov 24th – 26th the EA will host six, two and a half hour long seminars at different venues across the convergence area of Wales. The EA want to provide you with a chance find out how the project will work, how you can benefit and get involved and with an opportunity to ask the project team any question you may have.
- What is Wild Fishing Wales?
- Marketing in Wild fishing Wales
- How to get involved
- Improvement Projects – what’s eligible & what’s not.
- Who can help deliver the project…the Wild Trout Trust will be on hand to offer advice
- Q&A and 1 to 1 sessions with the project team…your chance to ask the question you want answered.
Where and When?
The six events will be held on these dates at the at the following venues:
24th Nov
2:00pm Oriel Hotel Upper Denbigh Road, St Asaph, LL17 0LW
7:00pm The Wild Pheasant Hotel, Berwyn Road, Llangollen, LL20 8AD
25th Nov
9:30am Royal Ship Hotel, Llys Owain, Dolgellau, LL40
2:30pm Falcondale Hotel, Falcondale Drive, Lampeter, SA48 7RX
26th Nov
10:00am Merthyr Tydfil – Bessemer Hotel, Hermon Close, Dowlais, CF48 3DP
7:00pm The Hailwell Centre, Trinity University College, Carmarthen, SA31 3EP
What do I do now?
If you wish to attend, please confirm your attendance by emailing the Environment Agency via wildfishingwales@environment-agency.gov.uk.
4 responses so far
I’ve emailed the EA – Will be there Thursday 26th, Nov, 10am.
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< ![CDATA[Gareth,
Unfortunately I can't say that I can really support this, especially as the E.A are involved. Surely wildfishing Wales, in my opinion,is by its name fishing wild places in Wales. To provide easier access paths etc defeats the object. Wild fishing will not be wild fishing anymore.
I totally support the actions of groups which improve the qualities of rivers, The Carmarthenshire rivers trust is such an example which carries out much unpraised work, check out their website. no doubt we will debate this in the rain at the weekend!!
See you soon.
Bill]]>
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< ![CDATA[Gareth,
No problems, I knew it was a standard invite. Its in Carmarthen on Thursday night, unfortunately I doubt if I'll make it, too much last minute packing and sorting to do. They are planning car parks etc too. I'll probably send an e mail to the E.A. if i don't make it on Thursday.
See you soon.
Bill]]>
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