Sunday 28 April 2019

MY BEAGLING ETC TEN YEARS AGO - 2009

TEN YEARS AGO - in some ways an age, yet it has flown.  A few images of different events during 2009 and of the CVB unless otherwise stated.  

Some individuals shown here have grown up now, some have aged, some, regrettably, are no longer with us, some places we no longer visit and the CVB and HVB are now the H&CVB.


New Year's Day 2009 meet at Wills O' Nats

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Billy Ground - 3 January 2009

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Owd Betts - 10 January 2009

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The Holme Valley Beagles at Brushes - 17 January 2009

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A Meet from The White House - 24 January 2009
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Black Hill - 31 January 2009

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Owd Betts - 14 February 2009


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Widdop - 21 February 2009 - courtesy of the Airedale Beagles

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Goathland visit - 23/24 February 2009

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Stokesley Farmers Beagles above  - sadly they no longer exist.


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On a cliff top above the sea near Whitby.

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Claro Beagles Meet in Goathland
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Jack O'Mitre - 28 February 2009

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Jack O'Mitre - 3 March 2009 - Closing Meet

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CVB Hound Show and Honley Show - 13 June 2009

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Pennine Foxhounds parading

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Colne Valley Beagles parading.

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Holme Valley Beagles parading

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Pennine Foxhounds Whipper-in.


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Airedale Beagles with prizes from the CVB Hound Show at Honley Show.

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Claro with prizes from the Colne Valley Beagles Hound Show at Honley Show.



CVB Open Day at the Kennels - 27 June 2009

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I can't remember how this worked but there were no puppies to judge that year.  Some hounds were give coloured collars and there was some sort of competition for the spectators based on judging them.

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There was plenty of opportunity for children to have fun with the hounds.


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Yorkshire Show - 14 July 2009

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Harriers being judged - Pendle Forest & Craven, then Dunston with High Peak in green
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Rydal Hound Show - 12 August 2009


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Puppy Christening at Tunnel End - 4 October 2010


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Erringden - 10 October 2009


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Cop Hill - Opening Meet at the Rose and Crown -17 October 2009


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Great Western - 31 November 2009


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Around here there are massive mounds of old stone debris presumably from the excavation of the railway  tunnels under the Pennines.
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Owd Betts - 17 November 2009
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Wales trip - 5 December 2009


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Travellers Rest - 19 December 2009


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 Rescuing a trapped sheep.


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Boxing Day - 26 December 2009


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In conclusion, this pic happened to be amongst some of the others and nothing to do with the hunting, but if you are passing above Heptonstall one day there is an old cast iron sign on the side of this house if you can read it -


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Slack being a small hamlet.  So it reads - Slack Bottom. There is also a Slack Top but I never saw that.