Angling for Youth Development is a charity registered in Scotland (Charity No. SC039286) with the purpose of offering people of all backgrounds and abilities the opportunity to participate in angling and angling related subjects, thereby improving their quality of life. Its patrons include Professor David Bellamy OBE and Fiona Armstrong.
Established in 2004 the organisation has grown rapidly due to its bottom up approach.
In October, 2006, AFYD entered into partnership with 'Trout in the Classroom U.K.' There are about 50 TITCH sites in operation throughout Great Britain.
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ABOUT US
Angling for Youth Development provides its angling and educational programmes free of charge to young people, youth organisations, and local authorities.
Currently, we have over 100 volunteers, from all walks of life with different skills and qualifications working with us throughout Scotland donating their time and services to the communities in which they live and work.
Why do we do it?
To put something worthwhile back into angling, the environment, and our communities.
Some of our AFYD volunteers do not even fish!
A MESSAGE FOR AFYD FROM
DAVID BELLAMY
Aphids may be the bane of gardeners lives but like all insects they are part of diverse food chains and hence the solar powered foundations of natural history.
Likewise AFYDS are of the same ilk a new branch of caring sharing natural historians, anglers to be exact who know how important it is to keep all our rivers and streams clean oxygen rich and in good fettle.
That's what ANGLING FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT is all about, getting our youngsters out into the great outdoors.
Discovering how to discover, the wonders of natural history in their own backyards and the worthwhile open air pastimes and employment on offer in the wise use and management of our rivers. Let alone the health of the countryside that depends on them.
Real sport anglers both female and male have always been the local guardians of our rivers, streams and lakes speaking up when things go wrong and getting down to the work of rehabilitation.
That's why they are backing AFYD. There is a tremendous amount of work already underway across Britain and there is much more to be done. Waterwise Youth to the rescue that's why I am proud to be a Patron of AFYD
David Bellamy