The first UK Angling Summit, organised by the Angling Trades Association (ATA) and designed to bring the industry together, will take place at the Arden Hotel, Birmingham on November 19.
Over the last few months, plans and agenda have been rapidly developing in response to talks between ATA and many of the UK market’s leading brands.
The inaugural summit will focus on a “sustainable future for UK recreational angling” with a five year growth plan to be unveiled
at the event alongside the latest developments and benefits of ATA membership.
ATA’s five-year plan is focused solely on developing a trade structure to facilitate ease of access to recreational angling and improve the length and scope of each individual angling journey.
Andrew Race, ATA Chair, Andrew Race, explained: “The trade has a core role to play in the way people access angling and how long they remain on their angling journey. “Some of that structure we have, and some needs to be built. Our plan maximises what we have and puts development of that structure in the first 12 to 18 months as a priority.
“The industry needs confidence so that businesses can plan and invest, confidence that UK recreational angling has a solid
sustainable future and that angler numbers and sales will grow.
WAITING GAME: A member of Edinburgh and Lothians Coarse Angling Club waiting for a bit at Drumtassie near Blackridge during a recent match. Picture by Nigel Duncan
