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SOUTH DOWNS BLOODHOUNDS VAMPIRE BALL
Drinks reception at 7pm Come and be bitten
.. or bite back! We are having our inaugural Hunt Ball, but like none other you have ever been to before! We are holding it in the architectural award winning Itchen Abbas Village Hall and the theme is vampires. You are equally welcome to come "dressed to kill" or simply black tie. Excellent three course meal and the jaw droppingly gorgeous band (according to the lady committee members) Countdown to California. Lots of exciting raffle prizes and a licensed bar. No stiletto heels, so that's the senior Master's outfit ruined! Tickets sold strictly on first come first served basis. Dinner tickets £50pp, limited number of after dinner tickets (9pm) £20pp. This is a great way to have fun and support your sport! Downloadable application form here. Ticket applications close Monday 22nd April. |
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Picture by Sharon Thayer |
2010 Starts with great support at Avington Park Scent was surprisingly poor and hounds struggled a bit at times. On the first hunt, three kamikaze roe deer ran straight in front of the hounds on three separate occasions, however hounds were kept well under control. Minky Kelk had the opportunity to whip-in again as her father was press ganged into being Field Master while Alice Geaves MBH and Johnny Cowper-Coles MBH were away. My spies tell me that Stephen (Kelk MBH) clouted one of the jumps very hard and nearly came out of the saddle - Jeremy is offering a reward of £10 if anyone got this on camera! Sharon Thayer's (photographer) website. Kevin Milner's (photographer) website. |
Picture by Sharon Thayer |
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From: richard monaghan Just a note to say thank you for a wonderful day - thiswas my first attendance at a meet and I was impressed by the hospitality, the friendly atmosphere and the organisation! Even the sun turned up and contributed to a superb day in the English countryside! I especially enjoyed learning about the hounds and I will keep an eye out and support your next planning application to provide kennels for those magnificent and gentle animals! Richard Monaghan |
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Picture by Sharon Thayer |
Snow disappears just in time for Boxing Day at Warren
Farm It was good to see Chris Lee join Nick Hudson as our Quarry for the day. Obviously Nick and Chris had a lot to discuss, as they used a bit of Quarreratic licence on the first hunt! But they stayed within the bounds of our planned country so Jeremy, being sure the hounds were right, let the hounds hunt on. Chris ran the second and third hunts on his own, and let's just say that map reading doesn't appear to be his strong point. It was a good job hounds caught Chris on the boundary of our planned country, as god knows where he would have ended up otherwise! Sharon Thayer's (photographer) website. Kevin Milner's (photographer) website. |
Picture by Sharon Thayer |
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Christmas Competition Winners
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| There were only two entries for the Childrens's Christmas Competition, and as there were two prizes, Rosie Geaves and Minky Kelk have been declared joint winners and will each be presented with £20 vouchers that they can spend in Tack 'n Togs in Petersfield. Below are their stories. | |
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Rosie's Story
I have really enjoyed hunting with the Bloodhounds because there is lots of jumping and galloping. Every day out hunting in the winter I am always being splattered with lots of mud and water but the good thing is I love getting filthy dirty. One time I came out and I fell off and my pony and she galloped off
into the middle of nowhere and Jeremy waited for 2 hours to find her!
Luckily Mark was there to pick me up. I have hunted 3 different ponies
with the Bloodhounds and every time I have come out I have always
enjoyed myself. |
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Minky's Story Sadly Sultry died this year but she has gone to the big pond in sky where she can paddle about as much as she likes. She has one whelp left from her last litter- Faithful. Faithful looks very like her but I just hope she is better behaved. |
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| PLEASE REMEMBER, Whilst it is not mandatory for people to book in for our meets, please remember that if you don't, we can't tell you about any last minute changes that may be necessary. Please book in by text to 07817974460 or by email to booking@SouthDownsBloodhounds.com (You will not get a reply unless you ask for one) Please give all the hounds plenty of room. Your horse may well be good with hounds, but the Hunt Staff don't know this and they don't need the added stress of worrying about the hounds being injured by a horse. First timers - and even regular followers - are recommended to read the "Etiquette" page, the more you know about how the sport is conducted, the more you can help the Joint Masters ensure the hunt runs smoothly. |
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Caption Competition No. 17 |
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It's your chance to show your imagination, wit and sheer brilliance as you come up with a witty caption for the photograph on the right. If you win, you enjoy the glory of seeing your name on the website. What more could you want? Entries to captions@SouthDownsBloodhounds.com |
Captions suggested so far: Lils Ross: Satnav please jeremy!!! (its definetly needed!!) Kate Kelk: Sharon suddenly remembered where she'd left Andy's Thermos! Jeremy Whaley: "I bet Jeremy Clarkson's wife doesn't have to do this!" |
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