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Angling lands £1.8 million from Sport England
Ian Harford goes pro
American airgun giant Crosman Corporation has unveiled Team Wild TV’s Ian Harford as the brand’s latest Benjamin Hunting pro staff er. As well as hunting big game with his Benjamin .357 Rogue, Ian is one of the foremost airgunners in the world. Phil Dolci, Crosman’s
CEO, said that Ian is an ideal spokesman for the 88-year old brand, which produces PCP, break-barrel, variable-pump and CO2
airguns, plus airsoft
guns, rifl escopes, sights and archery products. He added: “Team Wild
provides a unique platform for promoting our hunting airguns and Ian’s status as contributor to the UK’s top shooting publications will further defi ne Crosman as a world leader.” Phil confi rmed that Ian
brings signifi cant hunting and shooting experience to Crosman. “He has a tremendous
following that wants to learn more about our products. Team Wild’s video productions have a worldwide audience and are very well produced.”
Ian said he was thrilled with the appointment: “It’s a great honour to have been invited to join the Benjamin Hunting pro staff alongside hunting legends such as Jim Shockey. I’ve been using Benjamin air rifl es successfully on my hunting adventures across the globe and look forward to sharing my experiences with Crosman fans.”
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www.tandgmagazine.com 2 Gardner unveils trade catalogue
Gardner Tackle has released its 2013 trade brochure, with a new clear, concise and user-friendly design. It coincides with the release of its updated website and a concerted eff ort
towards promoting the brand and its products through marketing in magazine publications, the internet and using its own Gardner Tackle TV channel hosted on YouTube. Product launches in 2013 include a range of terminal tackle under the
Target Specimen banner, with some dealer off ers, an improved deal on the Covert end tackle (which focuses on the most popular sell-through items and colours), more additions to this collection plus the under-lit alarms from ATT.
More and better anglers are being promised as part of a £1.8 million investment by Sport England in fi shing over the next four years. It is an increase on the £1.56
million that was paid over the last four years to build an infrastructure of 1,400 coaches, 35 County Angling Action Groups and 91 accredited clubs. However, it is less than the £2.35 million maximum bid submitted by the Angling Trust (AT), although most sports have had reductions in their funding due to Government- grant cuts. T e AT has welcomed the announcement, and the funds will be used for some specifi c programmes of work to grow angling participation, with a real emphasis on boosting the numbers of people who go fi shing once a week, along with older and disabled anglers. It is also working with the
Environment Agency to secure funding to support growing the number of anglers, in particular
young children. As part of the National
Angling Strategy launched this year – Fishing For Life – the AT will be working with others to maximise the social and economic benefi ts of going fi shing, too. T e latest investment will: Support angling clubs and
fi sheries through its Club Fish national development programme; Focus on older and disabled anglers through the Let’s Fish group angling programme; Establish a club and fi shery
competition framework at national, regional and county level.
Sport England is also
providing £138,000 for up to 800 talented young anglers at regional and national level across game, coarse and sea angling. Lisa O’Keefe, Sport England’s director of sport, said: “T e
AT has a huge opportunity to increase the number of regular anglers and it is great to see that it has developed its knowledge and insight into their market to get more people fi shing more often.” AT chief executive Mark
Lloyd said: “While we are disappointed not to have secured the maximum amount in our bid, this continued funding is extremely welcome at a time when Government funding is extremely tight. “T ere is a huge amount of
work to do to grow angling participation, and it needs to be done on a very large scale to have an impact. “Sport England has set
us some very challenging and specifi c targets, and we will focus on achieving them as part of an ambitious programme of work to improve angling and the environment on which it depends.”
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