23/01/05
FROM THE FISHERIES AND ANGLING CONSERVATION TRUST LTD
National
Angling & Fisheries Organisations to Speak with One Voice Realising
the wish for a single body to represent fisheries and angling interests in England
and Wales, the national organisations have reached agreement on the formation
of FACT, Fisheries and Angling Conservation Trust Ltd, to represent all angling
disciplines and fisheries in the national arena. Nine members of the National
Angling Alliance, Joint Angling Governing Bodies and the Moran Committee have
come together to form FACT, a company limited by guarantee and incorporated on
23rd December 2004. At
the first meeting of FACT held on January 17th 2005 a board of directors was appointed
by the member organisations, with Lord Moran as Chairman and Jim Glasspool as
Vice Chairman. FACT intends to appoint an Executive Officer, whose responsibility
will be to develop the funding strategy of the new organisation and to offer administrative
and secretarial support to the various FACT working groups. The
Moran Committee and the NAA have, in the past, been provided with secretarial
support, accommodation for meetings, and other assistance by the Salmon &
Trout Association, for which both bodies are extremely grateful. FACT however,
will be independent and initial funding for the work of FACT has been provided
by the member organisations. FACT
will continue the work previously carried out by the individual bodies in representing
angling and fisheries interests to government and NGOs, and will act as the focal
point for consultation on both fisheries and angling matters. The new organisation
will provide support to the various committees serving angling and fisheries and
incorporate them into its future structure. FACT
committees, drawing from the membership of the founders and the expertise of independent
advisors, will be working in the areas of angling participation and development,
inclusivity, ethics and gender, marine enforcement and strategy, fisheries matters
including a new fisheries bill, UK water legislation and European environmental
legislation as well as working with the major political parties to raise the profile
of angling in their manifestos and during the forthcoming election. Further working
groups will be set up to deal with funding, promotion and media relationships.
The new structure will go a long way to preventing duplication of effort and will
be able to direct tasks to the best qualified of its members. This will add dramatically
to the expertise which fisheries and angling can bring to bear on issues of the
day. Membership of FACT
is open to national organisations representing fisheries and angling interests
in England and Wales. The founder members of FACT are;
Angling Trades Association,
Association of Stillwater Game Fishery Managers, Atlantic Salmon Trust, Commercial
Coarse Fisheries Association, National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives,
National Federation of Anglers, National Federation of Sea Anglers, Salmon and
Trout Association and the Specialist Anglers’ Alliance. The
Board of Directors is Dr Bruno Broughton, Terry Fell, Ann Freeman, Jim Glasspool,
Michael Heylin, Tim Hoggarth, Paul Knight, Terry Mansbridge, David Moore, The
Lord Moran, David Rowe. The Welsh Angling and Fisheries organisations are also
interested in joining FACT. The
registered office of Fisheries and Angling Conservation Trust Ltd is Federation
House, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2RF. ENDS…………..
For further information please contact;
Paul Knight
Director
Fisheries
and Angling Conservation Trust Ltd 020
7283 5838
mobile 07711 560572
email paul@salmon-trout.org
Background Notes
Joint
Angling Governing Bodies deliver a first class coaching, angling development and
ethics programme endorsed by 1st 4 Sport, Sport England and SportsCoach UK and
it works to ensure Good Practice, Child Protection and to make the sport socially
inclusive.
JAGB Members – National Federation of Anglers
National
Federation of Sea Anglers
Salmon & Trout Association The
Moran Committee represented the main inland fisheries and angling organisations
in England and Wales and puts their common views to the Government, the Environment
Agency and other bodies
Moran Members – Angling Trade Association
Atlantic Salmon Trust
Association of Stillwater Game Fishery Managers
Commercial Coarse Fisheries Association
Institute of Fisheries Management
National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives
National Federation
of Anglers
National Federation of Sea Anglers
Salmon & Trout Association
Specialist Anglers’ Alliance
Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers
Ltd
Welsh Salmon & Trout Angling Association National
Angling Alliance which handled the protection and promotion of angling in England.
NAA Members – Angling Trades Association
National Association of Fisheries
and Angling Consultatives
National Federation of Anglers
National Federation
of Sea Anglers
Salmon & Trout Association
Specialist Anglers’
Alliance | 
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