12th April 2025 – Outcome of the Extra Ordinary General Meeting

Following the Extra Ordinary General meeting that was held last night the following was agreed. Due to the low turn out of members and there not being sufficient members to make up the required quorum there will be a second Extra Ordinary General meeting on the 27th April at the Conservative Club, Keswick at 7.00pm. The meeting will be to discuss the proposal to change the name of the Association which was agreed and put forward by the Executive Committee. Following discussion last night the proposed name change will be as follows Trailhound Racing Association. At the meeting on the 27th there will be a vote regardless of the number of members present in accordance with the Articles of the Association.

This proposal that was agreed and put forward by the Executive Committee was not done without due consideration. It followed discussions with local MPs who were aware that the Labour Party would be moving forward with their mandate pledge to ban trail hunting. Their view was that we needed to ensure that we did not get caught up with any changes and to help other MP’s and the general public understand that we race trail hounds, they felt that re naming the Association to include racing would be helpful.

On Tuesday, the 1st April, Defra Minister, Daniel Zeichner announced that the Government would be consulting on its manifesto commitment to ban trail hunting later this this year. This is the first confirmation of a time scale for new hunting legislation which we may well see in 2026. The minister was responding in an adjournment debate secured by Perran Moon, the Labour MP for Cambourne and Redruth, who was calling for the strengthening of the Hunting Act including banning trail hunting, removing exemptions and introducing custodial sentences for those who break the law. Please attend if you want your views to be taking in to consideration.

The Executive