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The Fishing Hut
In November 2024 GGCG was successful with its Spacehive campaign allowing us to launch The Fishing Hut project. The project aims to to engage the community in worthwhile and constructive activities to help tackle isolation, increase well being and help develop new skills and the financing of this was backed mainly by Walsall Council.
The project seeks to engage the community (predominantly men, but all would be welcome) in a project which supports those isolated and inactive to take part in projects which increase wellbeing and get people active. Based at Goscote Greenacres the project hosts supported fishing sessions which develop skills and bring people together. Those who don’t have a keen interest in fishing but would like to develop hobbies and interests would take part in the men’s shed element/ makerspace, or the community garden.
Being situated in one of the most deprived wards in the borough, the project gives us a chance to engage the local community in useful and constructive work whether through the the workshop or fishing as a means to help tackle isolation and mental health issues.