Boxing Day hunt draws crowds in Broadway

5:20pm Thursday 29th December 2011 in News

BROADWAY was heaving on Boxing Day when hundreds of people descended on the village to see the horses and hounds of the North Cotswold Hunt.

Up to 70 mounted horses met at The Kennels in Broad Close for the traditional meet – the first on horseback since 2008 – after the last two years were called off due to snowy weather.

Hunt secretary Nancy Blinkhorn said it was the best turnout they had ever had.

The hunt’s next big meet is on New Year’s Day at the Lygon Arms, Chipping Campden, where donations will be presented to the Air Ambulance and the Campden Home Nurses.

Comments(1)

carlin says...
5:12pm Sun 1 Jan 12

1/1/2012 re the item about the call for a parliamentary vote to repeal the fox hunting laws-radio gloucestershire news-yesterday whilst working on my allotment half a dozen fox-hounds not under control of the hunt ran straight through my cultivated area.This is a typical illustration of how hunting with dogs is impractical in todays rural areas.Hunting following a trail should be a good compromise-following routes that avoid main roads,peoples gardens,public spaces etc-but the hunt cant even achieve that under the present legislation

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