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Des Taylor become a Trustee
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Des Taylor, one of the modern angling icons has agreed to become a Trustee of Angling Heritage UK.
Record Greater Amberjack
The amberjack caught off Lundy in 2009 is ratified as a British Record fish. Read the original story and update
Gerry Savage Ephemera
Angling Heritage have received Gerry Savage ephemera from his family
Captain Tommy Edwards
Barrie Welham, former casting champion, Director of KP Morritt's (Intrepid), MD of Garcia Mitchell, Leeda and now Ambassador for Orvis visited River Reads recently and we had a chance to talk about his mentor; Captain Tommy Edwards, one of anglings' greatest characters.
Life and Death of 'Our Unity'
The iconic fishing boat 'Our Unity' has been scrapped. Read about its history and sad demise.
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New Home for Museum
There is progress on a new home for Torrington Museum which will provide a base for Angling heritage once the work is completed. This is a press cutting from the North Devon Journal in December 2011.
River Monsters Book Signing
We were delighted that, on £rd December 2011 Jeremy wade, supported by River Reads bookshop organised a book signing at the shop. £1 from every signature was donated to Angling Heritage together with proceeds from a screening of an episode of River Monsters at the Plough Arts Centre in Torrington.
Sandy has allowed us to use her diary entry from the River Reads website to give you a flavour of the exciting day.
Rods on Display
Angling Heritage have been loaned or donated some highly historical rods. As the Torrington Museum is now in transit from the Town Hall (due to dry rot) to its new base in the empty school that will be transformed, we decided to make a display iof the rods available for all to see in River Reads bookshop in Torrington, Devon. No purchase is required, just go and have a look, and enjoy seeing the display together with a host of other ephemera.
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