New Corporate Member

SSACN are pleased to welcome Angling For Youth Development (AFYD) as our latest Corporate Member.

AFYD is a charity registered in Scotland with the purpose of offering people of all backgrounds and abilities the opportunity to participate in the sport of angling, thereby improving their quality of life.

Its patrons include Professor David Bellamy OBE and Fiona Armstrong.

AFYD has been built up from a concept originally developed by a number of Police Constables, its aims are to :

Provide safety awareness through education and good practice.

Develop young people’s skills and self-confidence.

Encourage responsible and positive participation within the sport and the community.

Raise awareness of all participants of environmental issues.

Provide instruction of the highest quality in angling techniques and fishing etiquette.

Support any participant wishing to obtain recognized qualifications in angling and angling related subjects.

Divert people away from anti-social behavior and thereby reduce crime to create safer communities

To deliver on these, AFYD has over 100 volunteers, from all walks of life with different skills and qualifications working with them throughout Scotland donating their time and services to the communities in which they live and work.

Over the coming months, AFYD and SSACN hope to work together to create some novel and interesting ways of extending those aims to encompass the marine environment.

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