NEXT MEET:
SATURDAY 25th FEBRUARY at 8.00am
THE HUNT KENNELS, CRYNANT.
FOOT MEET.
(Please note we are hunting on foot and setting off at 8am due to the Hunt Ball this evening)

FOLLOWED BY...... THE BANWEN MINERS ANNUAL HUNT BALL.
Once again our Annual Hunt Ball is being held at the Aberavon Beach Hotel
7.30 for 8.00pm with live music and excellent DJ.
Black Tie.
Carriages at 1.00am
Tickets are now SOLD OUT.
On behalf of the Joint Masters i would like to thank everyone for supporting the Hunt Ball so well this year and I'm sure a fantastic evening will be had by all.


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The Joint Masters and the Committee would like to thank the farmers and landowners of our hunt country whose land we cross. We would also like to thank the various Commoners, The National Trust and The Forestry Commission for their continued support.
Thank You.

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The 2012-2013 Season will be the 50th Anniversary of the Banwen Miners, please watch out for all the special events we have planned for next season.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: "IT IS ILLEAGAL TO TAKE ANY VEHICLE ONTO COMMON LAND"

Please be aware that only the official hunt support vehicle is permitted to drive onto Common Ground and into Forestry.
Under no circumstances should car followers, quadbikes, motorbikes or scramblers assume they have permission from the Banwen Miners Hunt to drive onto the land on which we hunt.

Hunt followers are reminded that they are crossing land by kind permission of farmers and landowners given to the Masters. It must never be construed as a public bridleway or footpath outside Hunt days.

Thank You.

Further to the above statement, we have been made aware that registration numbers of any vehicle seen on the common will be reported to South Wales Police.

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PLEASE WILL ALL RIDERS KINDLY CLEAR AWAY ANY HORSE MANURE BEFORE LEAVING THE MEETS. THANKS...

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The Banwen Miners Hunt is approaching its 50th year, and whilst traditional foxhunting is an illegal activity, we will continue to hunt within the law until the "Hunting Act" is repealed. Although we will not be hunting foxes in the traditional manner, we still intend to provide a fox control service to our landowners and farmers, as well we will continue to provide a fallen stock service which we will endeavour to provide as ecconomically as possible. We would urge all farmers to join the National Fallen Stock scheme as this scheme is currently heavily subsidised by the Government.

These are very difficult times for the Banwen Miners Hunt as we are a small hunt with limited resources. Throughout the years we have had tremendous support from all of our subscribers, supporters, landowners and farmers. Please continue to support us. We must not let this Government suceed in the distruction of yet another pillar of the rural economy and the countryside way of life.