Historic tackle shop closes

THERE has never been a more important time to support your local tackle shop than now, as proven this past week by the heart-breaking closure of Veals Fishing Tackle in Bristol.

Trading since 1846, the family business confirmed over social media, that due to the current climate and forced Covid-19 closure, the business had to go into administration.

The shop will be greatly missed by local anglers, many of which bought their first ever seat boxes, rods and reels from the store.

Grateful for the support shown, Veals said:

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff past and present and of course all our customers, many of whom have become great friends. We thank you all for the decades of great memories.”

Thankfully, the legacy of Veals Fishing Tackle will live on, with the Veals Mail Order business founded back in 1992 still going strong.

Image from ‘Veals Fishing Tackle’ Facebook page

‘EBAY for anglers’ receives £500,000 cash injection

A MARKETPLACE tailored solely for buying and selling fishing tackle is certainly a superb idea, so you’ll be pleased to hear that three Suffolk brothers have just secured half a million pounds to make it a reality!

Dangler was first launched in autumn 2019 by keen hobby anglers Daniel, Kane and Harry Hughes who spent the last two years developing the idea of a selling platform uniquely for the angling community.

Now thanks to entrepreneur support group, Shout About Suffolk, a total seed investment of £500,000 has now been raised for the company – allowing the Hughes brothers to push forward with the build and development of its prototype app.

Harry Hughes, co-founder of Dangler, said:

“We are delighted to have secured this important investment and are already under way with the development of our unique platform.

“We’re really proud to be working with Shout About Suffolk for this crucial piece of work and are now looking to begin recruitment of talented individuals from across the region who feel they would be a great asset in the Dangler journey.”

For more information visit the website at www.dangler.co.uk