ON Monday, the Boxing Day meet of the West Wales Farmers'Bloodhounds was held in Cardigan.
Due to the cold weather over Christmas, the ground was too hardfor the hunt to take place, although the masters did bring thehounds into town, where they met at the Black Lion before proceedingto the Guildhall to be greeted by Mayor Mair Morris.
Councillor Morris spoke, both in Welsh and English, of theimportance of the town's heritage, and in particular of itsapplication for Lottery Funding.
Achievement Recognition of the hunt's contribution towards localcharities and good causes was acknowledged, including that of localmountain and fell runner Mike Kallenberg's achievement this seasonof running for Great Britain as well as Wales.
Master Robert Thomas spoke of the hunt's hounds being a mixtureof Welsh, Otter and Bloodhound, the Welsh and Otter bloodlines beingdescended from rough-coated hunting hounds mentioned in Hywel Ddalaws, valued then at 20 pence each, and these same bloodlines havingwalked the streets of Cardigan 900 years previously.
The collection from the day went to the mayor's chosen charities,Cardigan Castle and Help the Heroes.
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