GALLERY: Hundreds support Boxing Day hunt
The Belvoir Hunt meets at St Peter's Hill on Boxing Day.
CROWDS gathered in the centre of Grantham on Boxing Day for the Belvoir Hunt’s annual town centre meet.
CLICK THE LINK ON THE RIGHT TO SEE A GALLERY OF IMAGES
Traditionally the hunt, based at kennels at Belvoir Castle, is greeted by the Mayor of Grantham at the Guildhall in St Peter’s Hill.
Hundreds of people gathered in the morning to witness the spectacle.
It was one of the biggest days for the hunt in recent years, with hunts around the country reporting high levels of support.
Agriculture minister Jim Paice told supporters of the Fitzwilliam Hunt in Peterborough that he is in favour of allowing hunting with dogs and that a free vote on the repeal of the Hunting Act would be held in the House of Commons by the Coalition government.
Since the ban was introduced in 2005, hunts have been prohibited from using hounds to pursue foxes as well as other creatures including hare and mink.
Hunts continue to hold their traditional meets, and use scented decoys to attract the hounds.
l Should the hunting ban be repealed? Or is it a cruel sport that has no place in modern society?
Tell us what you think; comment@granthamjournal.co.uk
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Grantham
Friday 25 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 23 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 11 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 22 mph
Wind direction: East
Comments
There are 14 comments to this article
Page 1 of 1
Peter Evans
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 02:15 PMSurely you mean his uncle-dad? There's tidy.
Andy Plutherington
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 09:24 AMRed corner : You left out your Dad.......
ææ¯è©
Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 10:28 PMRed corner : Boy George, George Michael and Alan Carr. Blue corner : Andy Plutherington bent over, tying his shoelaces and picking up bars of soap. :-O
Andy Plutherington
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 09:15 PMRed corner : Megan Fox , Emilia Fox and Sam Fox. Blue corner : grumpy chops ae ae-e of Grantham - blood bath.
ææ¯è©
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 06:28 PM@8 - cage fighting? With a fox? No problem. I'd kick ten barrels out of it.
MAVIS CRUET
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 03:09 PM@no6... make that 4 people a bunch of toffs prancing around on horses in their sunday best to go torture and kill animals, and my god the practice of smearing the foxes blood all over themselves ... barbaric, and they call this a "sport" if joe blogs did this he would be labeled a psychopath! I'm with frank... put them in a cage with something that at least has a chance of fighting back.
francesco elia angeloni
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 12:37 PM@no6. I was born on a farm and did as much as possible to disrupt the Hunt. My dad even took to shooting Foxes that looked like being caught in the open. Hunts Persons should be made to take part in Cage Fighting to see just how hard they really are.
Andy Plutherington
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 09:50 AM@ae ae-e Well somebody fell out of the grumpy side of the bed today....(smelling of lynx)
ææ¯è©
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 10:38 PMThe fact that only 3 of you have bothered to make a negative comment sums it up really. And Bluto, you were even there, although from a distance, it still showed support. You just jump on the Liberal 'band wagon' because a tradition now doesn't suit, but then all want to bring back hanging when a youth knocks over some gravestones. How very hypocritical.
Peter Evans
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 11:04 AMI have no doubt that the estate workers hearty display of support for their land lords was genuine, as I am sure that the recent North Korean outpourings of grief were also genuine.
francesco elia angeloni
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 02:56 PMWhy does it do that?.
francesco elia angeloni
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 02:55 PMFrom a distance,i observed the 'Mob' Clapping like so many demented Seals. Pathetic!.
francesco elia angeloni
Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 02:55 PMFrom a distance,i observed the 'Mob' Clapping like so many demented Seals. Pathetic!.
Blink
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 09:21 PMYes, 'spectacle' would be one word to describe that archaic and utterly disgusting practice!
Page 1 of 1
Your view
Please sign in to be able to comment on this story.