Michael is survived by his wife Di, whom he married in 1987, and two sons by his first marriage. One of them, Stephen, is a professional huntsman in the United States, with the Amwell Valley hounds in New Jersey.
There are more than 30 other protected British products - names including Arbroath, Scottish, Cornish, Stilton, Swaledale, Lincolnshire. Others, more distant, include Parma, Champagne et al alongside their well-known supplies.
A former point-to-pointer, Vince and his wife, Daphne (née Marsh) - whom he married in 1958 and who died in 2005 - were a formidable team in the showring for decades, and later became renowned for breeding top-class hunters at their Gartree Stud, Burton Lazars near Melton Mowbray.
31 January, 2008. Quorn senior joint-master Joss Hanbury was admitted to hospital with a severe neck injury after a heavy fall while hunting with the Quorn on Monday, 28 January, near Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray.
The Festival hoted 200 exhibitors, celebrity chef demonstrations (Clarissa Dickson Wright, Mary Berry, Rachel Green, James Martin, Ali Javaheri), food trails (Saturday only), an exhibition entitled ""3,000 Years of British Food", live music and much more...
Tel: 0870 225 3936 for details Website : http://eastmidlandsfoodfestival.co.uk
Another is planned for Saturday - Sunday 6/7 October 2007.
The Show Office is at Dishley Grange Farm, Derby Road, Loughborough LE11 5SF - TELEPHONE 01509 646786 and the website is www.leicestershireshow.co.uk and attracted some 25,000 visitors.
You can currently visit these interactive websites and enjoy video footage and high level technology quite easily:
The new conservation watchdog Natural England has outlined four strategies that will be the focus of its work.
A healthy environment; enjoyment of green spaces; sustainable use of resources; and a secure future were key objectives, the agency said.
The new body is the result of English Nature merging with parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service.
Rural campaigners fear it will lack the power and funding to make a difference.
Natural England was formed at the beginning of October, and was officially unveiled at a launch event on 11th October.
Programme includes:-
- Costumed event with over 100 stalls
- Festive Street Entertainment
- Punch & Judy
- And lots more….
The battle lines are being drawn, the rules of engagement are well-known and when the balloon goes up.......
Cream Gorse covert will be the venue for a three-horse hunting day on 17th February, courtesy of Mrs. J. Crosfield the landowner and "We shall hunt 'til dark, and if they wish, people can change horses twice during the day to keep going," senior joint-master Joss Hanbury is reported as saying.
And on Saturday 19th February the Cattle Market, Melton Mowbray will be the centre for a gathering of the Belvoir, the Cottesmore and the Quorn and hopefully many, many supporters.
Lord Scott of Foscote, a senior judge and hunting enthusiast for 45 years, has said he would not sit on any hunt cases consequent upon the new law because of his well-known objection to the Bill and his hunting associations. His decision was not so much a political stance but a compliance of the conflict of interest rules, he added.
Stars of the sports world were out in force at the BBC East Midlands Sports Awards 2004 on Sunday 5th December. More than 200 guests, including scores of top Midland sporting personalities, were present at the glittering ceremony supported by Sport England and the East Midlands Development Agency. We are pleased to report that the title Sportswoman of the Year went to Jeanette Brakewell, Olympic silver equestrian, Leicestershire;
A person commits an offence if he knowingly permits land which belongs to him to be entered or used in the course of the commission of an offence under section 1 and a person also commits an offence if he knowingly permits a dog which belongs to him to be used in the course of the commission of an offence under section 1. The full text of the Act can be downloaded from: http://www.inforoute.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/20040037.htm
Hunt supporters from across High Leicestershire assembled on the former Great Dalby Airfield site on Friday 5th November to burn the Anti-Hunting Bill which was passed by the House of Commons late September and in November became a statutory enactment which banned hunting as from February 2005. The large bonfire was lit by representative huntsmen from the area after speeches by Mr. Michael Clayton (Chairman (ret'd) of the Cottesmore Hunt), Mr. Sam Butler (Chairman of the Countryside Alliance) and Mr. Alan Duncan, MP, to maintain the airing of defiance of the ban.
The Huntsman prepare to light the bonfire with its effigy of Tony Blair
The riders’ distinctive jackets have been official attire since the end of the Crimean War, when returning British officers wore the only suitable garments they possessed on the hunting field
Alan Duncan enjoys the heat of the moment