Seb Coe visits North East preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sebastian Coe visited the North East today to see firsthand how the region is taking up the opportunities presented by the London 2012 Games.

Lord Coe’s visit began at the Tees Barrage, Stockton – a venue in the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide - where he watched a number of young water sport athletes demonstrate their skills.

He also took some time out to speak to Dave Munt, Project Coordinator for Get Hooked on Fishing Teesside and a group of young people who are learning to fish at the Barrage. Seb recalled some happy memories of fishing when he was a boy growing up in Sheffield.

Castle Morpeth & Wansbeck Volunteer Centre, part of Wansbeck CVS, recently held a glittering celebration event to mark the achievements of local volunteers as part of Volunteers' Week, a national campaign to highlight the importance of volunteers.

The event, held on Wednesday 4th June at Longhirst Hall, brought together 200 volunteers from across Castle Morpeth and Wansbeck to wish them thanks for the difference they make to their local communities and give them the red carpet treatment.

Volunteers were met with a champagne reception, before being entertained by a table magician and disco. The night saw three awards given out to mark the achievements of volunteers, and all those attending the event received certificates of thanks.

The award for Young Volunteer of the Year, for volunteers under the age of 25, was presented to Jamie Prime, who works with Get Hooked on Fishing.

Following the launch of their online donation campaign the Get Hooked on Fishing Charitable Trust was delighted to see Chris Shakesby become their first online fundraiser. Chris, a manager with IBM Software Services has been a keen angler for years and wanted to put something back into the sport during his 50th year celebrations.

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An all-new Midlands angling show is offering free fishing tuition for youngsters along with an incredible £50,000 worth of tackle giveaways.

International fishing magazine publisher, DHP Ltd, is the organiser behind the first ever TCF (Total Coarse Fishing) Showcase, a three-day family angling show that will star world champions of the sport along with TV¹s top angling stars.

The show, which will run at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 25 to 27 April, will feature demonstrations and forums from the likes of angling TV celebrities John Bailey, Bob James and John Wilson.

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Coordinators Development Conference - March 2008

The Get Hooked on Fishing Coordinators got together to share best practice. Witton Park in County Durham, the home of Get Hooked North East, was the venue for the Project Coordinators Second Conference.

His Honour Judge John Milford QC, Chair of Trustees welcomed everyone before listening to each coordinator as they gave a short presentation about their own scheme.

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Ed Parkinson has been appointed Coordinator for National Fishing Week with effect from 1 March 2008. Ed has a wide range of experience in the education and journalism fields having worked as a teacher and a journalist with the BBC.

Anne Moyle, Chief Executive said, 'I am delighted by Ed's appointment and that we have been able to find someone as talented to help us drive National Fishing Week and Take a Friend Fishing forward for the sponsors".

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David Munt from Get Hooked on Fishing Teesside had been the driving force in getting young people involved in angling on Teesside, and he enrolled the Environment Agency into help.

Officers moved two thousand roach, bream and perch to a new home at Hemlington Lake, which is used by a number of local groups to encourage people to take up fishing. The fish were donated by ‘Carp Krazy’ from Chop Gate fishing lake, Stokesley.

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National Fishing Week is a week in July during which people who have either never fished, or who have not fished for many years, can be encouraged to try.

National Fishing Week embraces all disciplines within the sport, namely Sea, Coarse and Game Fishing and offers people the opportunity to try them out.

Get Hooked on Fishing is delighted to announce its involvement in National Fishing Week as managers of the 2008 events.

As a result of this we are seeking applications for the post of National Fishing Week Project Coordinator ... read more and apply here