Loch Restocking for Barrhill Angling Club
Barrhill Angling Club benefits from funding to support their annual fish restocking cost.
Barrhill Angling Club was established in 1972 and exists to promote and encourage interest in angling within Barrhill. The club currently has 25 members, the majority of whom are Barrhill residents. Membership provides access to two local fishing locations, Black Loch and Loch Nevan. The club offers a range of membership options to suit different circumstances, including junior and senior rates, making angling accessible to as wide a range of people as possible.
The Project
The club applied for funding to cover the cost of annual fish restocking at Black Loch and Loch Nevan. A late-season restock of Loch Nevan, where most club competitions take place, was also included. This was funded by the Barrhill Community Fund, which is provided by Barrhill Community Interest Company.
The Impact
The funding benefited anglers in and around Barrhill and helped the club to establish a programme of competitions open to non-members as well as members. This gave people who had not previously fished with the club the opportunity to experience the lochs for the first time, and directly led to new members joining. The fish were delivered in excellent condition and, following a short settling period, the club held its start of season opening competition, which attracted further new interest in the club.
What the community had to say:
| "The funding supported anglers in and around Barrhill. It played a part in us creating club competitions which were open to non-members, giving them a taste of our lochs, and this in turn resulted in new members joining the club. The fish were delivered as expected and were in lovely condition. After a short rest period to allow them to settle, we held our start of season opening competition, which attracted new members." |
The Barrhill Community Fund is provided by Barrhill Community Interest Company using funds from the Kilgallioch Community Benefit Company and ScottishPower Renewables Mark Hill Wind Farm. Barrhill Community Interest Company was formed in 2008. It supports community development in the Barrhill area using wind farm community benefit money from ScottishPower Renewables' Kilgallioch and Mark Hill wind farms. You can read more about them here.