I'm living the BREAM

AFTER SIX GENERATIONS OF FAMILY FISHING, CHRIS OPENS FIRST SHOP

- By REBECCA MCGRATH

Chris Triggs with store manager Tim Hughes: 'It's the heart of community life'

A FAMILY of fishermen have been supplying the people of Wirral with fresh fish and seafood for more than 150 years.

CM Triggs Fishmongers, on Market Street in Hoylake, opened its doors to customers on July 26 last year - but the family have been working as commercial fishermen for six generations.

Chris Triggs, 45, from West Kirby, runs the business with his wife Emma, 42, while his eldest daughter, Olivia, 16, works in the shop with manager Tim Hughes, 54.

Speaking with the ECHO, Chris said fishing has always been a part of his life and that opening a shop was the "next natural stage" in the family business.

He said: "I've done it all my life. With my dad and my grandad and them with my great grandad. It's our heritage.

"I've been on the boats up and down the west coast since I was four years old. It was amazing, the best childhood ever.

"We're some of the only ones left around. As time goes on, the heritage is getting lost.

"Over time it's going to become a memory, whereas the shop is a bit of a window into what we do and what the family have achieved over the generations. It's something we should keep alive."