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Photos by Claire Ellingworth (first 6) and www.bailyshuntingdirectory.com (remainder)

2011-12 Hound Sponsorship

A big thank you to all our Hound Sponsors for the season just finished. The money raised is a vital contribution towards the running costs of our wonderful pack of hounds in a world where costs seem to relentlessly go up whilst new income is always difficult to raise.

Despite the weather, the requirement to hunt within the poorly written edicts of the Hunting Act and of course the challenges of operating in modern Britain, the Belvoir Hunt and Hounds remains in very good health, not least thanks to your continued support. Hunting’s ability to adapt and survive in adversity is perhaps its greatest strength - continuing through two world wars and now a "ban".

The end of the season is also the time of year when our Huntsman chooses the hound that has hunted most consistently for this portion of the season (Xmas until end of season). The Sponsor of that hound receives the Manchester Trophy. For this period of the season John has decided on the dog hound Salient sponsored by Mr David Gladders of Orston who received his trophy at our End of Season Social (see below).

To mark the end of the season 2010/11 we held our annual Hound Sponsors Social on the 1st May at the Kennels and were rewarded with glorious sunshine. A big thank you to the ninety or so hound sponsors and their families who came along and we were lucky enough to be allowed to walk hounds out with John and his staff in the wonderful Castle grounds around the Kennels - and what a great sight the hounds were going down the hill to swim in the lake. A record amount of money for this event was also raised on the day.

Almost all hounds are now (re)sponsored for the coming season but any that are available can be sponsored at the Kennels Open Day on June 5.