AMHI (Angling & Mental Health Initiative) was setup in 2021, as a development project to get people fishing. The project was aimed at creating open day events to get people fishing, promoting good mental health and improving wellbeing within the community.
The project grew significantly over 2 years, thanks to the support of the Angling Trust and the Environment Agency. This allowed us to deliver open day sessions under the brand we had created, ‘Let’s Go Fishing!’. This allowed us to introduce people to the sport, and gave them the opportunity to explore the benefits that fishing has to wellbeing.
The project plan grew further in 2023, where we were creating events, hosting sessions for schools/groups and working towards social prescribing links with the NHS.
We had 2 very successful years of open day events, 12 in total. Over 180 participants in the first year (2022), and well over double that figure in 2023.
