What do we do

Get Hooked provides an umbrella structure for the twenty or so Get Hooked on Fishing schemes that now run in England, Scotland and Wales. Some schemes are based on coarse fishing, some on sea angling and some on fly fishing.

The Trust works with partners such as the Environment Agency, the Angling Trust, the Angling Development Board, Positive Futures, charitable trusts, central and local government to promote the value of angling for young people who are troubled or who have special needs. It provides direction and guidance to local schemes, all of whom must sign up to the Get Hooked on Fishing Chartermark Standards.  

Most importantly, we seek to engage with local communities, particularly those who have high level of economic or social deprivation, and seek to involve them in determining the particular nature of the activities undertaken.

Our Trustees

His Honour Judge John Milford QC - Chair of Trustees
John Milford has worked for in criminal justice for over 30 years, firstly as a barrister (he was Head of Trinity Chambers, Newcastle upon Tyne for 13 years) and now as a Circuit Judge. He has chaired a number of voluntary sector organisations. John is an enthusiastic angler.

Aran Beesley
Aran has worked in the media industry for over 15 years as a marketer and senior manager. Before he set up Copper Kite, as a marketing management company, he ran emap and Bauer’s fishing business as their Managing Director. He is a keen fisherman.

David Hall
David is owner of DHP, the largest independent publisher of fishing magazines in Europe. A former chairman of the Angling Trade’s Association he was during his tenure responsible for the founding of the Professional Angler’s Association and with others the launching of National Fishing Week.

Roy Marlow
Roy owns Glebe Fisheries and is vice-chairman of Premier Fisheries, a marketing organisation for some of the best commercial fisheries in England.

Mark Lloyd
Mark is the Chief Executive of the Angling Trust and has been keenly involved in fishing and the environment from childhood. He founded and ran Thames 21, a registered charity cleaning up London’s rivers and canals, then took over the helm at the Anglers’ Conservation Association (ACA) in 2005. He also still heads up Fish Legal, the new name for the ACA.

Sean O'Driscoll.
Sean is the Chair of the Angling Trade Association and Managing Director of DHP Ltd.

Our Chief Executive, Marion Lowe

Marion joined us in April 2009, having worked for over 20 years in the voluntary sector. To date she has been Chief Executive of the Family Fund, Director of Operations for the British Red Cross and worked for the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ European Union office, and Chief Executive of the National Foster Care Association. In her spare time she is a keen horse rider and hill walker and has skied to both the North and South Poles.

Monitoring & Evaluation

We are working in partnership with Substance Coop, a social research company, who have developed a web based ‘ground- breaking’ monitoring and participatory evaluation system, SPRS. The system allows us to record online participative, qualitative evidence of delivery and helps us to evaluate how our intervention helps to develop individuals.

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