Fishing fun in Thorne

Young people from Thorne in Doncaster have been taking part in some fishy goings on…..

But it was all good fun, for the 16 young people were taking part in a five week long summer holiday fishing competition.

The fishing fun was organised by Thorne and District Angling Association, who received a £200 donation from St Leger Homes of Doncaster – the organisation that manages 21,000 council homes for Doncaster Council.

The money was from the company’s Positive Activities fund – which aims to keep young people fit, healthy, active and out of mischief– and was used to buy trophies for the competition and paid for a buffet on the final day.

The angling association run the fishing club annually through the summer school holidays at Delves Ponds in Thorne.

Suzanne Crawley, an Estates Officer for St Leger Homes in Thorne, said: “The kids’ fishing club is run to channel the young people’s energy into a positive activity.  The young people who took part had a great time and it kept them busy throughout the long school holiday.”

The angling club also received donations for the summer fishing club from The Winning Post Hotel, Mr and Mrs Sharpe, of Thorne, and local fisherman, Pete Kostyszyn, who donated poles and fishing floats as prizes.