TIME TO CATCH CUSTOMERS FROM BRIGG ANGLING MATCHES

Angling on the Old River Ancholme - December 2012.

It's always good to see angling matches being held on stretches of the River Ancholme in Brigg - but does our town make the most of such a regular influx of visitors?
The angling issue came to mind after reading Ken Harrison's recent comment tagged onto a Brigg Blog posting. Ken's views are well known on the need for Brigg events listings to be even more extensive and to be acted upon by traders. We are with him all the way on this.
You'd think that when anglers come to Brigg they might welcome the chance of a bite to eat or a drink. But we don't see the angling matches appearing as events in the listings. So there's little chance of tapping into this potentially lucrative trade.
We know the angling clubs are represented on the Ancholme Users' Group that holds regular meetings in Brigg. We also know that our own Coun Rob Waltham, Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy and former Town Mayor Coun Ben Nobbs are involved with this group. So would it be possible to get the angling clubs to send details of Brigg fishing matches to the Brigg Tourist Information Centre (for inclusion in the listings) and the Brigg Town Business Partnership (for circulation to traders ahead of matches)?
Previously we, and Ken, have flagged up examples where events that draw many people to Brigg, including rowing, classic car rallies and athletics meetings, appear to have taken place without traders knowing they were on.




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