Welcome to the Spooners & West Dartmoor Website.  Last updated 10/3/2010

 

Next Events

 

Sunday 14th March - Point to Point Working Party

 

Meet at Cherrybrook race course at 1045.  If you can spend an hour either before or after lunch please come as there is plenty to do for all strengths and abilities.  The tasks will be to prick out the open ditch roll the course; face the fences with leylandaii; from repair a toe-board; paint the toe boards; put the new  padded knee rails in position.  Lunch provided.  It would be helpful if you could let Adrian know if you are coming 0777 966 7181.  Look under the Point-to-Point button for photos of the progress so far.  

 

Saturday March 20th - Horse Racing Evening

 

Horse racing at Walkhampton Village Hall - 7.30 pm.  Cash bar and Pie & Pint type supper available. 

 

A card of 6 races with 8 runners per race.

Sponsor a race for £20; become the owner of a horse (you can then name the horse) for £5.

Names of sponsors and owners will be printed on the race card.

A tote will be run, payout on the winner only.  Prize for the winning owner.

 

Admission £5 per person on the door.   

 

More information from Sara: 07817 264 540 or email: sarabirt@btinternet.com.    

 

Saturday 3rd April 2010 - Point to Point

Cherrybrook - First race 1:00pm.

 

Friday 9th April - End of Season Supper

Venue, time and cost to be confirmed

 

Sunday 25th April - Hunt Show

Bickham Park - Details under the Country Show button

 

 First Weekend in May - Bluebell Ride

 

The annual bluebell ride will take place on the first weekend in May - date and time to be confirmed.  The ride will start from the 'Dartmoor Diner' on Roborough Down and a donation of £10 will be asked for.  Further details will be published as they become known.  More details later from: Alida Pollard 01822 852448 / 0779 064 8198

 

Sunday May 9th - Guided Moorland Walk

One Sunday in May Richard Ware will lead a Dartmoor Walk from Pork Hill car park, starting at 11:00am and finishing at about 3:00pm.  The walk will explore bound stones, relics of tin mining and quarrying.  No sponsorship just a fee to pay on the day.  More details later from Richard Ware 01822 854214.

 

See the Diary for events beyond the 2 month horizon 

 

Nominations for the Hunt Committee

 

Nominations (in writing) for the Hunt Committee are to be with The Hon Mrs Jeannie Lopes, Joint Hunt Secretary, by 1 May 2010. 

 

Marketing Opportunities

 

Sponsor the Hunt Show and have a banner advertising your company in the main arena.  Contact Helen Silcock: 01822 841005 for details.

 

E-mail and Text Messages 

 

The Hunt Committee are striving to improve communications with subscribers and supporters and, concurrently to reduce administrative costs.  To this end the committee would like to increase the use of email to distribute things like the pledges catalogue and to alert people to events, and to use text messages for urgent alerts such as the cancellation of hunting due to frost. 

 

To help the committee help you please send your email address to secretary@spooners.org.uk and include your mobile number.

 

2010 Calendar 

 

Last 5 calendars available at a knock down price of £5.  Call Sara: 07817 264 540