The Angling Trust is the national governing body and representative organisation for all freshwater and sea anglers in England. It was formed in 2009 following a merger of several disparate bodies and it has now incorporated eleven different organisations into a single structure. We have 1,600 member angling clubs, with a combined membership of around 350,000 anglers, nearly 20,000 individual angl
er members and hundreds of fishery owners in membership. The Angling Trust manages and helps administer some 29 England angling teams in various disciplines and runs a wide range of national competitions. England is one of the top nations in the world for competitive angling, and is ranked number one in several disciplines. It is funded by Sport England to deliver increased participation in angling, and also from revenue raised from the Environment Agency rod licence, which is a legal requirement for all freshwater anglers. We launched a National Angling Strategy with support from Defra to get more people fishing more often. The Angling Trust also carries out significant campaigning and lobbying work on behalf of its members on a wide range of environmental issues affecting marine and freshwater fish stocks and also on angling issues such as access to water. The Angling Trust is the national representative and governing body for angling in England. It is united in a collaborative relationship with Fish Legal, a separate membership association using the law to protect fish stocks and the rights of its members throughout the UK. Joint membership packages with Fish Legal are available for individuals, clubs, fisheries and other categories. Angling is practised by more than 3 million people, generates £3.5 billion for the economy and directly employs nearly 40,000 people in England and Wales. We’re all in this together to create a welcoming and respectful online community. To make this possible, we kindly ask everyone to follow our guidelines while using our social media channels:
● Be respectful of people’s opinions and experiences.
● Do not use abusive, foul or discriminatory language. (This includes abbreviations
or # # # out swear words or discriminatory language)
● Do not bully or harass other members.
● Do not post or link to any content that includes hate speech, bullying or
harassment.
● Do not post anything to cause offence on the grounds of an individual’s gender
identity, s*x, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, s*xual orientation,
age, marital, working status or disability.
● Do not post anything that could be libellous or defamatory.
● Keep private contact information, such as phone numbers and addresses, out of
your posts.
● No promotional posts
● No off-topic posts that have nothing to do with the post
● No spreading of misinformation
How we enforce our guidelines:
Comments that break our rules will be deleted and the poster may be banned from our pages. We will use our discretion to hide or delete comments that go against our guidelines or that we feel and are not suitable in context. If having been banned, anyone continues and uses techniques to bypass this functionality, they will be reported to the social media company or police (based on CPS definitions of illegal content) for them to take action. All forms of bullying and harassment are unacceptable. If you feel you’re experiencing any form of abuse, racism, discrimination, bullying or harassment though the Angling Trust’s social media channels, please, report a complaint to [email protected]
