Friday 1 January 2016

BEAGLES - NEW YEAR'S DAY 2016





Colne Valley and Holme Valley Beagles New Year's Day Meet 2016

Many days of rain and wind behind us, New Year's Day was chilly, overcast, but at least dry.

A few pics and fewer comments.


Copyright image by David Swanbury

Copyright image by David Swanbury

Copyright image by David Swanbury

One hound decides to take a hike during a minute’s silence in remembrance of the late Pauline Brook Pearson who was formerly married to Keith Brook, a CVB Master from 1970 to 1980, but who like many other good men did not live to see old age.

Copyright image by David Swanbury


The eager young hound on a leash has been ‘walked’ since being a young puppy last year and is now about to rejoin the pack as an adult.  Looks keen to go.
Copyright image by David Swanbury


Copyright image by David Swanbury

Copyright image by David Swanbury

Copyright image by David Swanbury

Copyright image by David Swanbury

Copyright image by David Swanbury

Copyright image by David Swanbury

A Colne Valley Beagles Master addresses the multitiude.
Copyright image by David Swanbury


Copyright image by David Swanbury


At the end of the afternoon, the welcome of the local pub with a delicious free stew and dumplings, some liquid refreshment and a good sing, rounded off the first beagling day of 2016.

As an afterthought from a previous post just updated - 

Don't miss viewing this historic video of the Colne Valley Beagles hunting on a Saturday morning of 1977 as well the East Lincs Hare Hounds who hunted in the afternoon and finally a bit of one of the CVB Country Fairs.

Colne Valley Beagles hunting etc in 1977