Going to the Hunt

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The Boxing Day hunt in Bakewell is an old tradition. Here, the Hunt Master is taking the hounds from the kennels down to Bakewell showground. The hunt assembles here and then it goes into town before setting off though the surrounding countryside. This really is a great english rural scene. No animals are hunted, the hounds follow a scent laid down earlier in the morning.

Unfortunately, one of the men who looks after the hounds at the kennels was attacked very recently by a hooded gang. He was badly beaten and required hospital treatment. The police are treating the attack as attempted murder. Nigel is not a young man, but his attackers were.