Curates Egg- January 2012

The curates egg was always said to be ‘good in parts’ and there is no doubt that this short phrase summarises the last 12 months. The year started with a snow bound UK and Europe and long term invites to attend the opening meet of a foreign pack had to be postponed. Hunts did meet for the traditional New Year’s Day outing but for most packs this meant a brief public meeting on foot before returning hounds to kennels. What a difference there was this year with regular and generally very supportive mass media reports of hunts having 700-1000 members of the public coming out to welcome the hounds. In fact one of the local papers in New York State suggested that in these straightened economic times its readers would be better off by forgoing the expense of skiing but by following a pack of beagles as they would also keep just as fit but have much more fun!

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Fernie Couple Announce Engagement

There was a slight delay to the Fernie hounds moving of to find their trail on Saturday 21st as Guy Morrison and Caroline Ruddle announced their engagement at Carlton Curlieu Manor meet. The couple met at the Fernie hunt team chase event last April, and are planning to marry at the end of April 20...
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A Day With the Buccleuch Hounds in 1982

In January 1982 scribe Hilary Gray (now Mactaggart) and snapper Jane Arres of the Southern Reporter a regional newspaper from the Scottish borders met up with huntsman Lionel Salter and whipper-in George Trotter at the Duke of Buccleuch’s kennels at St Boswells – both men appear in this photograph....
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Former Bailys Editor Joins the Countryside Alliance

We are delighted that Lieutenant General Sir Barney White-Spunner, who was until recently head of the UK Field Army, has been appointed Executive Chairman of the Countryside Alliance and Director of the Countryside Alliance Foundation with effect from 9th February, taking on overall responsibility f...
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