Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent Boxing Day Meet

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Your Veterans February 2016 • VOLUME XVI NUMBER 1

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February 2016

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HUNT REPORT

Arriving at Chiddingstone Castle, from left to right: Ben Giddings - Amateur Whip, Mark Mycroft - Huntsman and Matthew Wickens - Amateur Whip.

Old Surrey Burstow & West Kent Hunt Boxing Day Meet Chiddingstone Castle, Chiddingstone, Kent Pictures by Louise Siggers Since moving the Boxing Day Meet to Chiddingstone Castle the numbers attending have increased year on year with hundreds of foot followers joining to celebrate alongside the Masters and members of the hunt.

Geoff Stovold and Emma Bowers

Claire Williams sharing round the Christmas Chocs!

Hundreds of foot followers attended the Meet at Chiddingstone Castle

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Beth Giddings and Emily Lewis

Debbie Van Praagh on Portly and Miss Eloise Van Praagh on Tinka

Ed Moss

Michael Pegrum

Dan Taylor

Jo Cockerill

Philip Sheehan

Claudia Thornett and Eleanor Smale

Local young supporters meet the hounds, while Mark Bycroft looks on.

Mrs Janet Stakemire, (who is usually seen on horseback looking after the children at the meet), collecting for the hunt staff.

Claire Williams riding Barry

Emma Bowers

Julian Mills - Joint Master, Jeff Pegrum - Senior Master and Sara Brise

And they’re off‌

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