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Councillor Mrs Jean O’Donnell on the tranquillity of angling
Family intervention worker, on GHOF and the importance of role models
Female angler on learning to fish and art
My father stared me fishing, and every year we used to holiday on the Norfolk Broads. It was everyday, fish, fish, from first chink of light to no light at all. He started me as a young girl, and now my whole families fishes...But I think I would have started fishing on own because I’m an artist as well, not a professional just amateur, and I sit and don’t just fish, I take everything in and it’s up here [in my head]. I love wildlife for sketching, painting, all sorts of mediums.
Local Mum, on the benefits of fishing spaces like Charlton’s Pond, Billingham.
Fishing spaces like Charlton’s Pond are absolutely brilliant. It's even good for the parents to have a spare half hour to chill out. Every time there’s a junior match on we come down. Sometimes it’s a bit difficult to stay the full time, but we try and stay as much as we can. But I think most of the time the kids like to see you there. I’ve never fancied angling myself, but it’s nice sometimes just to sit and watch them fish, it's relaxing. The only problem here is for the girls, there’s nowhere to go to the loo.
Local Mum, on the positive atmosphere at Charlton’s Pond, Billingham.
