Boxing Day hunt at Elham abandoned in wake of Covid restrictions
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Updated: 12:31, 21 December 2020
One of the county s most historic and controversial festive traditions - the Boxing Day hunt - has been cancelled for the first time since the war.
Masters of the East Kent Hunt with West Street, which has been meeting in Elham Square on December 26 since 1903, took the decision in the wake of the increased Covid restrictions.
The Boxing Day hunt setting off from Elham village square in 2019
Hunt spokesman Nick Onslow says they had no choice given the rules banning large gatherings. It s disappointing for all our supporters but inevitable, he said.