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Northern Ireland Fly Fishing Association

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Charity no. 107540 Date registered. 23/03/2022

Public benefits

Participation in the sport of fly-fishing increases amongst the public , including the disabled and members of disadvantaged groups, women and non-traditional participants. More competitions are held in Northern Ireland and the standard of the sport improves leading to greater participation in fly fishing at national and international

competitions. The Conlig lake facility continues to be develop as a home for fly-fishing and as a shriving natural habitat, its use from recreation by the general public, and by the disabled, community groups and schools and scouts/ uniform groups and others in the community increases as they benefit from the healthy recreation offered by the site and use it as an educational resource to experience and learn about nature, biodiversity and natural habitats. Members of disadvantaged communities using the site or taking part in other activities organised by NIFFA benefit from the ability of angling, and contact with the natural environment to relieve stress and improve their wellbeing. Fly fishing acts as an effective medium to break down barriers between people from different communities and contributes to building shared understanding and respect between and within communities. These benefits can be identified through increased participation, and use of the Lake site managed by NIFFA as reported in the accounts and annual report of the trustees There is no harm arising from any of these purposes The charity's beneficiaries are the residents of Northern Ireland and especially throughs with an interest on Fly Fish and also disadvantaged persons who use the charity's fishing lake and facilities as part of a community group or attend other activities organised by the Association There is no private benefit. The association is run entirely by unpaid volunteers.

What your organisation does

NIFFA provides opportunities for people of all abilities and ages, including the disabled, to take part in healthy outdoor recreation, and provides facilities to practice, receive coaching and develop in the sport of fly fishing from absolute beginner up to national and international competition standard. It actively encourages non-traditional

participation in the sport amongst women and others who would otherwise be unlikely to become involved. NIFFA manages facilities for fly fishing at Contig Lake which not only provide facilities for anglers but also a green space for the enjoyment and recreation and use of the general public which attracts dog walkers and ramblers, and is an ideal place for local schools to bring children to pond dip and learn about nature and for community groups to come to spend recreational time out of doors. NIFFA has put many volunteer hours into improving the water quality of the lake and managing the surrounding parkland and has in a short period turned what was a damaged environment into a wildlife habitat for native fauna and flora considerably increasing biodiversity and creating a shriving ecosystem. NIFFA’s core value is to help people who are disadvantaged and its Conlig lake facility is developed to be an accessible welcoming environment for disabled people. Through its work with Community Groups NIFFA provides opportunities for disadvantaged people such as people from interface communities, ex-prisoners, and combat stress to take part in the Sport of Angling, and experience healthy outdoor recreation which slows the mind, helps relieve stress and improve wellbeing. The sport is also used as a mechanism to bring young people together and provides ongoing opportunities for positive cross community and cross boarder contact in a non-threatening environment. NIFFA also supports the work of other charities and each year donates some of its funds to support the work of a charitable cause or causes.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • Other charitable purposes

Who the charity helps

  • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ex-offenders and prisoners
  • General public
  • Interface communities
  • Learning disabilities
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Unemployed/low income
  • Volunteers
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Cross-border/cross-community
  • Disability
  • Education/training
  • Environment/sustainable development/conservation
  • Sport/recreation
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charitable purposes

The Objects of the Association are as follows: a) For community participation in healthy recreation by providing opportunities for people of all abilities and ages (including those who would otherwise be unlikely to be involved in such a sport or to have the opportunity to do so), in particular fly-fishing in Northern Ireland (hereinafter called the area of benefit) for or complete beginners. b) to promote good community relations through the provision of opportunities for positive cross community contact through the medium of the sport of angling. c) to promote healthy outdoor recreation and good mental health amongst the community within the area of benefit, including amongst those who are disadvantaged; and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for the sport of angling and for other recreational, educational ,and leisure-time occupation either for the benefit of those in need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage or for the benefit of the members of the community within the area of benefit at large, so that their conditions of life may be improved; d) to advance environmental protection and improvement by managing outdoor grounds and facilities used for the purposes of the Association responsibly and ecologically and improving damaged natural environments, assisting with the reintroduction of fauna and flora and biodiversity, and to educate the public in these respects; and, ancillary to the foregoing:- e) to provide support (financial or otherwise) to such charitable institutions or such other purposes exclusively charitable under the law of Northern Ireland, as the Committee may from time to time identify, provided that the Committee’s recommendations in this regard are approved at a general meeting of the Members.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

NIFFA
  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

  • Tel: 07746321309

Public address

  • Kevin Magill, Millers House, 40 Regent Street, Newtownards, BT23 4WY

Trustee board

Trustee
Kevin Magill
David Shaw
Annette Fulton
Tom Jameson

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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