The existing angling environment is mainly in a natural one, the introduction of commercial fisheries back in the early 1980`s led to a number of farms diversifying from crops to recreation and the...

BDAA have over the years raised funds to produce booklets on how to improve fisheries access and facilities to help disabled people enjoy fishing alongside their non disabled friends. The first boo...

We consulted with a special education college in Birmingham Wilson Stuart sports college introducing fishing as an alternative activity to wheelchair football, basketball etc, there was a definite ...

Over the years we have been advancing in our knowledge of disability & access and facilities. By training our disabled and non disabled trustees and primary team we have been able to amass a huge r...

Disabled people who go fishing can be some of the least supported or understood in sport, as such we often have become their first port of call and the only means of representation when they dont ...

Our team wanted to try fly fishing, but being mainly coarse fish orientated at the time they didnt want to seem unorthodox to the game fishing art. In order to overcome this they decided ...

25 years ago our President and founder Terry Moseley was invited by then NFA regional officer Malcom Kelly to meet in Newport Shropshire to discuss a new project, little did he know that invitati...

We have developed skills that have been recognised by respected organisations such as RoSPA, Angling Trust...

BDAA began a campaign in 2000 to increase access and facilities on fisheries, in order to do this we had to firstly educate fisheries, clubs and organisations the importance. We are skilled in desi...

We were commissioned to write the disability module for the Dreamstore coaching academy, the requirement was to add a module for the coaching certificated course to ensure new coaches understood th...

DISABLED fisherman from Cynon Valley can now cast their lines thanks to a major accessibility project at Aberdare THanks to British Disabled Angling Association. BDAA were asked to carr...

BDAA were approached by a junior football team with disabled players in the West Midlands to see if we could offer a different sporting experience other than football where they could all participa...

We were recently awarded a grant from Hayes Travel foundation to purchase Rod holders, Reel holders, Pole tap, Electric fishing reel & fishing t...

We had a brilliant idea in the early days of BDAA to get disabled children out fishing, but with no money or resources to make it a reality we were struggling, enter the English Federation of Sport...

BDAA trustees developed a unique idea to introduce fishing to children in schools who had various disabilities, never tackled before the team of BDAA volunteers raised the funds and contacted local...

We developed a series of fishing competitions on a weekly basis culminating in a grand final for disabled anglers as there was a lack of organised events for disabled people. The administration cos...

The Loughs agency NI based in Londonderry invited us over to find out if we could help them to ensure they had ...

BDAA ran a disability angling road show covering southern England covering Surrey, Hampshire, London & then up to Worcestershire offering free fishing introduction for disabled people partnered wit...

BDAA began working with the Stroke association in Crewe helping its adult stroke survivors to either try fishing for the first time or return to fishing after a Stroke. Border fisheries near Nantwi...