Vince Maddock
Senior Member & Supporter
Just seen that Browns Angling (Leighton Buzzard) are closing down. 30% discount online and in store.
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Browns Angling Closing Down
- Thread starter Vince Maddock
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Hi men
I'm gutted as a regular. It was run by anglers who give honest views , often changing my mind on some tackle choices and knew lots of local and not so local venues . Lots of time just went in for a chat , they even stored bait for me in their freezers
. Big lose for sure 
Hatter
I'm gutted as a regular. It was run by anglers who give honest views , often changing my mind on some tackle choices and knew lots of local and not so local venues . Lots of time just went in for a chat , they even stored bait for me in their freezers
. Big lose for sure Hatter
Terry Harman
Senior Member & Supporter
Shame was a great shop
Alan Palmer
Senior Member & Supporter
Some good people worked in there…gutted for them 
Mark Evans 2
Senior Member & Supporter
Soon we'll only be left with those awful AD stores.
The brands are just to blame though, take Korum for instance, the bigger stores can discount their stuff to a price that my local independent dealer just cannot compete with.
The brands are just to blame though, take Korum for instance, the bigger stores can discount their stuff to a price that my local independent dealer just cannot compete with.
Damian Kimmins
Senior Member
Used to go in there quite a bit when I was working in the area, it was the bane of my wallet's life!
Top shop and doubtless will be a great loss to local anglers.
Top shop and doubtless will be a great loss to local anglers.
Simon Rolph
Senior Member & Supporter
Think the writing was on the wall for Browns when they shut the Haddenham store followed a little while later by the small Daventry store a real shame. Not a lot of choice in the area now AD or nothing really. Johnson Ross will be my nearest decent all round shop now
Damian Kimmins
Senior Member
Always thought it a bit strange that you could grab a few leads in one side of the shop, then if you fancied a John Deere tractor in the other, you were sorted there too.
Matthew Howell
Senior Member & Supporter
To give a bit of background, my mate who is closer things than I am posted the following on another forum. Chat on the forum was that shops like AD had killed Browns. It seems that isn't the case:
In this case it’s nothing to do with foot fall. The shop is busy. It’s unfortunately due to a bit of a weird set up where the business was divided up amongst the family and the ones that don’t have any active part want their money out. The only way to pay them is to sell off the big chunk of land that the business sits on and relocate the agricultural stuff to other existing locations or much smaller premises. As you know that’s a big tackle shop so it can’t really be squeezed in to a smaller shop somewhere else and rent on a unit that size would be horrendous. Such a shame. It’s a brilliant shop with brilliant staff.
In this case it’s nothing to do with foot fall. The shop is busy. It’s unfortunately due to a bit of a weird set up where the business was divided up amongst the family and the ones that don’t have any active part want their money out. The only way to pay them is to sell off the big chunk of land that the business sits on and relocate the agricultural stuff to other existing locations or much smaller premises. As you know that’s a big tackle shop so it can’t really be squeezed in to a smaller shop somewhere else and rent on a unit that size would be horrendous. Such a shame. It’s a brilliant shop with brilliant staff.
Michael Brindle
Active Member
Was a very good tackle shop, I used to call in when I was working in Herts, Beds & Bucks area when possible.