© Cottesmore Hunt Hedge-cutting Society

Annual on-farm Competition

THE ON FARM HEDGE-CUTTING COMPETITION Season 2022 - 2023

For hedges cut autumn 2022 / spring 2023 within the boundary

of the Cottesmore Hunt Country

The Society is pleased to inform you that the competition will be held this year and the judging will take place in May. A copy of the rules are displayed on this site.

If you have undertaken some cutting or had hedges cut on your farm (minimum 3 chain in length) would you please contact me with the details of your entry in this year's competition. Some lengths will already have been listed, but it is always useful to be informed to avoid any lengths being missed. Please include maps or diagrams to aid the location of hedges. Entry form may be found within this site.

The Summer Prize Giving Party invitation will be mailed electronically to all who have either had hedges cut or have cut hedges this season and please inform me in order that you are included on this list. The party will be held in late July.

Please do use and return the entry form. It is most useful to be be informed of your own updated contact details for address, mobile 'phone, facsimile and e-mail.

William Cross
CHAIRMAN

This years judges:

We were most fortunate to invite Joe Craig Esq., Chairman of the NHLS, and David Whitaker Esq., Secretary of the NHLS. Both live in Lancashire but were staying in Leicestershire to look at the hedges for the Hedgelaying Championships to be held at Stanford Hall on 28th October 2023.

The judges thoroughly enjoyed the day’s judging and commented upon the high standard of much of the cutting.

The added bonus was the amount of white thorn blossom that bedecked the hedgerows.