Minehead Harriers

Contact Details

Primary Contact	Diana Stevens
Prefered Contact	Email: mineheadharriers@yahoo.co.uk
Website	www.mineheadharriers.co.uk

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Hunt Details

Hunt Type:	Draghounds
Hound Breed:	west country harrier
Hunt Quarry:	Drag lines or trails
Areas:	West Somerset, Exmoor
Kennel Address:	Huntsham Cottage, Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8QZ Tel: 01643 841376
Counties:	West Somerset, Exmoor
Primary Country:	England
Secondary Country:	TBC

Master(s)

Name:	Mrs G (Lizzie) Milton
Start Year:	2015
Address:	Huntsham Cottage, Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8QZ Tel: 01643 841376 Mob: 07899 652121 Email: earth2heaven@btinternet.com
Notes:	None
Name:	George Milton
Start Year:	2015
Address:	Huntsham Cottage, Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8QZ Tel: 01643 841376 Mob: 07876 787299 Email: earth2heaven@btinternet.com
Notes:	None

Former Master(s)

Name:	William Paramore, 1891-98 Algernon Rushout, 1898-99 L E Bligh, 1899-1924 Arthur Brocklehurst, 1924-25 Lt Col C G Mayall, 1925-26 R B Magor, 1926-28 Lt Col V Stenhouse, 1926-28 Miss C W Magor, 1928-32 A S Bligh, 1932-38 Mrs S Hosegood, 1932-49 Miss L Lumb, 1949-52 J Hosegood, 1949-56 Mrs O M Vigors, 1956-59 Capt A Villiers, 1959-61 Miss E Philby, 1973-75 R C Webber, 1961-73 and 1976-88 Mrs R C Webber, 1967-70 and 1976-88 T P Finch, 1989-90 Cdr J E Collins, 1990-2000 N S Hawksley, 2005-07 Mr S G Westcott, 1990-2008 Mr I Baker, 2005-2010 The Hon Mrs Rollo Clifford, 2007-2012 Mrs Angela B Nation, 2010-2013 Charles R Cox 2010-2015 Tim Hawkins 2013-2015 Mrs Tracey David 2013-2015 Mark Williams 2013-2015
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Notes:

Huntsman

Name:	George Milton, Jt Master
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:
Notes:

Former Huntsmen

Name:	William Goffe, 2006-2010 Richard Tong 2010-2015
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:
Notes:

Kennel Huntsmen

Name:	Mr. Steven Pothecary
Start Year:	2015
End Year:	N/A
Address:	Mob: 07780 336135
Notes:

Whippers-in

Name:	(2006) Mr Gary Bradley; (2010) Mr Richard Pluck
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:
Notes:

Secretary

Name:	Mrs Diana Stevens
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Address:	Knap Cottage Wheddon Cross Minehead Somerset TA247DT Tel 01643 841483 Mob 07735619613 mineheadharriers@yahoo.co.uk
Notes:	Was marked as previous for 2016-2017 but listed in the Green book for 2017-2018

Chairman

Name:	Mr Brian Palmer
Start Year:	2015
End Year:	N/A
Address:	Court Place Porlock Minehead Somerset TA248NR Tel 01643 862554 Mob 07971 271301 Email:- courtplace@btinternet.com
Notes:	None

President

Name:

TBC

Other Roles

Role:	Treasurer
Name:	Dr Keith Collard
Start Year:	N/A
Notes:
Role:	Point to Point Secretary
Name:	Mrs Marie McLean-Foreman
Start Year:	2006
Notes:	None

Other Previous Roles

Role:	Secretary
Name:	Miss Jessikka Andrews
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	2019
Notes:	None

Other Information

Affiliations:	AMHB, MFHA
Subscription:	£375. Non-subscribers cap: £50 per day (autumn hunting £35 per day). Field money: £5 per day.
Meet:	Wednesday and Saturday
Season:	Season
Uniform:	Distinctive Collar: Black. Evening Dress: Green, with lighter green facings and black collar.
Other Notes:	Now listed as drag pack

History of the Hunt

Start Year:	1890
End Year:	N/A
History:	The Minehead Harriers, under that name, date from 1890, but long before this there were packs of Harriers hunting in the country around Minehead. At one time during the 19th Century there were as many as eight packs of varying sizes and all privately owned. Early in 1890 a committee was appointed. Now at least a start had been made and a pack of Harriers called 'The Minehead Harriers' was, once again, hunting the district. The hounds at this time, were still the property of the Master and the Hunt had no kennels of it's own. A parcel of land was purchased near Whitecross (later the Rugby ground) by Mr John Stoate with the intention of building kennels and generously allowing them rent free to the Minehead Harriers. Miss Lillo Lumb had decided to purchase the whole Kennels property and present it to the Hunt. To this effect she made arrangements with her own solicitor so that the Kennels should belong to the Harriers in perpetuity, with no strings attached, neither during her lifetime or after her death - save only one, that the gift was to remain anonymous. 0 Miss Lillo Lumb & Captain James Best R.N. Joint Hon. Secretaries, at Webbers Post 1971 After Miss Lumb's outstandingly generous gift the Finance Committee unanimously agreed that she should be made a Life Member of the Hunt and forbidden to pay any future subscriptions. Only once, until after Miss Lumb's death when of course all the facts had been made known, was an awkward question asked in Committee regarding her membership and this was successfully side-stepped.

Hunt Country

Hunt Country:

The country lies in parts of West Somerset and Exmoor and includes portions lent by the Exmoor and West Somerset Foxhounds. Best centres: Minehead, Porlock, and Wootton Courtenay. Since 1939 this pack of pure-bred harriers has hunted only fox. Since the ban, we are now a trail-hunting pack.

Updated

Last Updated:	2023-10-03 11:15:01
Reason for update:	N/A

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