We are a small group set up to help promote mental and physical wellbeing through fishing.
Our aims are to encourage people to be out in the fresh air in a relaxing and safe environment.
Many of our members have fished when younger but have not been able to continue due to ill health or economic situations.
Fishing for pleasure has been used as a therapy for some time and there are other groups in the UK offering similar services but as far as we know ours is the only group in the South Yorkshire area.
The initial funding for the group came from a fantastic effort of the NCS fund raisers enabling the purchase of rod licenses and fishing permits.
KDL along with Parkgate Angling Centre are very important sponsors to the group allowing us to buy equipment and arrange trips to other waters.
Fishermansfriends.group@hotmail.com
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PL Kicks | Our latest recruit Lukas coming to sign his volunteer forms at Eastwood Kicks 7-8pm at the MUGA!
Lukas has progressed through the Kicks programme, played for RUCST United 4 Communities and now wants to volunteer.
Lukas said "I want to help the young people in my area"
NEWS | Ferham Festival 2018 was a huge success, thank you to everyone who made the 10th anniversary special.
PREMIER LEAGUE PRIMARY STARS CUP | We are very excited to announce the return of Primary Stars Cup for local school children at our next home fixture against Stoke City.
During the half time break of 1st team fixtures, 16 primary schools will be competing over a number of games to be crowned champions, with the final taking place at the penultimate home game of the season.
Thanks to our friends at AESSEAL for sponsoring the Cup and to manager Paul Warne for conducting the draw, as you can see he was on good form :-)
EDUCATION l Rotherham United Football Club A and B teams made an impressive start in League Two
www.efltrustfutsal.co.uk/news/county-crowned-champions
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Rotherham Unbeaten in Debut | 2018-19
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The 2018-19 EFL Trust Futsal season kicked off on Wednesday 12th September with fixtures in the North East and South West League Two competitions. Rotherham UniREAD | NCS participants benifit from free bus travel thanks to First South Yorkshire
This summer thousands of young people from across South Yorkshire have benefited from free bus travel when taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme thanks to First South Yorkshire.
The two to four-week NCS programme, which is open to all 16 and 17-year-olds across the country, consists of four phases; the first phase involves outdoor team-building exercises and the second phase is a residential for participants to learn ‘life skills’. The third phase is spent putting all these new skills into practice when the teens plan and carry out a social action project. Bus travel is an integral part of young people’s lives and thanks to our partnership with First South Yorkshire we have been able to offer free travel for the young people carrying out their community projects over the past two years.
The partnership between First South Yorkshire and EFL Trust has been ongoing since 2016 and has already had a positive impact on young people and their ability to give back to the community. In South Yorkshire, NCS has been delivered by several football clubs including Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers.
When asked about the benefits the free mTicket has provided, Yasmin Aziz, who took part in the NCS programme in Rotherham, said: “I can travel with my friends, which makes the social action project a lot more social and my parents don’t have to pay for fuel anymore. I don’t see why anyone in our generation wouldn’t use the mTickets app, it’s just so convenient and we all live on our phones anyway!”
Charlotte Dinsdale, NCS Programme Manager, at EFL Trust: “We are delighted to be able to continue our partnership with First South Yorkshire. This year has been a huge success and allowed for young people taking part in NCS to travel across South Yorkshire and supported over 100,000 hours of social action in local communities. Not only do the tickets allow the young people to deliver a social action project in their local community, but it also gives them independence and boosts their confidence to use public transport which is integral for teenagers.”
Cameron Boulding, summer 2018 NCS participant from Rotherham, added: “We get to travel with our friends, so if we’re not sure where we’re going, we have more confidence. There’s less pressure to have money ready [for the driver] as you have the ticket ready on your phone. I’d be more likely to use transport now, as it’s boosted my confidence, so it’s not as scary to get on a bus.”
Allan Riggall, Head of Commercial at First South Yorkshire, said: “First South Yorkshire is extremely pleased with the positive impact that working with NCS has had on young people throughout the summer in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster. The partnership has allowed young people still in education to travel safely, conveniently and free, to the activities. By using our network, young people can benefit from unlimited bus travel, for just £7 per week on the mTickets app. We look forward to our continued involvement with NCS in the future.”
