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By Bostin' Creative Arts & Theatre C.I.C
'To fish is to hope. Every cast a new beginning.' YouTubers Snagged Bro & community champions Bostin' Creative are creating an angling initiative for men in Walsall, with mental health at its heart.
YouTube channel Snagged Bro features anglers Tom and Sean. Brummies and best friends with a passion for lure fishing - they can often be found filming on urban canals/waterways, creating content for their channel. Bostin' Creative seek to empower and celebrate local communities in the Black Country and Birmingham. They have been collaborating with Tom independently since 2020. Creating films, including Down the Arbo, Birmingham 2022's Personal Best and Be Brave - championing charities and platforming unheard voices. Together we want to work with men facing unique challenges/barriers. The group will embark upon an angling journey; given the space to connect to nature and to reach out to one another. Focus, frustration, determination, disappointment, elation... It's all in a days fishing. Snagged Bro want to capture this journey on film, celebrate the story of each member, get men talking and mobilise a new angling initiative in the heart of Walsall.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
- A new hobby/developed skill for members of the collective. - Tackling inactivity among men. - Utilising local green spaces and fishing spots. - Improved waterway awareness. - Learning best fishing practice/fish care. - Boost the confidence of the collective. - Get men talking. - Create a support network, where there is trust and clear communication. - Participants experience filming; understand basic camera work, go pro's, drone protocol, microphones, improvisation, comedy, interviews to camera and how a YouTube video/short film is created. - Appreciate and empathise with one another's culture/heritage/personal circumstances. - Collaborative working and team building. - The video will raise awareness for men's mental health. - Champion fishing as a possible outlet for those struggling to reach out. - A continuation of the collective will move forwards, beyond the project.
Steps to get it done:
Snagged Bro are established content creators and often receive messages from individuals for whom fishing has become a life changing pastime. Bostin' Creative have links with local charities and community groups who will be contacted to recommend participants. The recruitment process for this project will be sensitively managed, and a diverse and inclusive collective will be put together with care. This collective will include young men (18+), men of retirement age, men struggling with their mental health, men with disabilities/facing barriers to access and men not currently in employment.
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VolunteerBostin' Creative Arts & Theatre C.I.C were first established in 2018. We aim to celebrate communities, and to encourage creativity, collaboration and confidence through the Arts.
Bostin' have been funded by Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund, supported by Creative Black Country and partners include Birmingham 2022, OPUS, Sandwell Council, Walsall Council, Cannock Chase Council, Solihull Council and Lichfield Cathedral.
We create projects for real people, about real people; past, present and future and produce high quality pieces of innovative theatre, film, educational resources and workshops, with heart.
Project Owner: Bostin' Creative Arts & Theatre C.I.C The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
