Ask the Heart of England Conference Centre to not host the Atherstone Hunt Ball 2016
The Issue
https://www.facebook.com/heartofengland/?fref=ts
01676 540333
Last year the Heart of England Events and Conference Centre hosted the Atherstone Hunt's Ball despite being told exactly what this hunt does. At the time this included one of the Hunt Stewards making the national press for simulating sex with a dead goose.
Heart of England are again hosting the Atherstone Hunt's ball. Since last year the Atherstone Hunt have become one of the countries most notorious fox hunts regularly making the national press.
They have been filmed killing foxes on two separate occasions and killed a fox on a third occasion in a pub car park in front of members of the public.
An Atherstone Hunt supporter was convicted of two counts of assault by beating after attacking two anti-hunt monitors trying to save a fox whilst the huntsman rammed one of these people up against a wall with his horse.
Only last week huntsman Stuart Barton was filmed hunting a fox and then angrily jumping off his horse and violently assaulting a protester trying to warn him about the fox.
The Atherstone also recently employed a neo-nazi who had post nazi swastika on his facebook page along with a selection of other racist material. Several Atherstone hunt supporters have been filmed being racist and using racist language including regular Atherstone supporter Bob Whelband calling all non-white people vermin. The Atherstone Hunt are also regularly filmed being violent towards women and using sexist language.
Racism/Facism, Sexism, Violence and Bloodsports – are these the values that Heart of England wants to be associated with? By allowing the Atherstone Hunt to have their hunt ball at the Centre Heart of England will be enabling the Atherstone Hunt to carry on with this shocking behaviour.
Last year the Herat of England had this to say:
'Part of our good reputation is built upon us reserving the right to hire out our venue and services without prejudice or bias and we would like to remind everyone that this is a booking for a Ball and not a hunt. It is for those reasons that we will honour the booking made for The Atherstone Hunt Ball.”
We would like to remind the Heart of England that this booking for a Ball will enable the Atherstone Hunt to carry on with its shocking behaviour. We would also ask what kind of reputation the Heart of England wants?
Media coverage:
1. 12/10/16 – Tamworth Herald Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dmJuYJ
2. 07/10/16 – Coventry Telegraph – Second investigation into Atherstone Hunt dropped http://bit.ly/2ecdVjp
3. 06/10/16 – The Sun Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dyvJUI
4. 06/10/16 – Daily Mail Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://dailym.ai/2deD8ax
5. 06/10/16 – The Mirror Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dyyzZV
6. 06/10/16 – Hinckley times Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dV4x4F
7. 06/10/16 – Leicester Mercury Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2deDu14
8. 05/10/16 – Coventry Telegraph Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dyv6dN
9. 16/08/16 – Tamworth Herald Investigation into Atherstone Hunt dropped http://bit.ly/2aXqqMK
10. 09/08/16 – Coventry Telegraph – Investigation into Atherstone Hunt dropped http://bit.ly/2dZa75a
11. 11/03/2016 - The Leicester Mercury reports on hunt saboteurs being assaulted by supporters of The Atherstone Hunt. http://bit.ly/1T26e0B
12. 29/01/2016 - The Hinckley Times reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/26UsY70
13. 28/01/2016 - The Leicester Mercury reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1Y94Oj4
14. 28/01/2016 - The Coventry Telegraph reports the reactions to the documented fox kill from 27/01. http://bit.ly/26UsGNn
15. 27/01/2016 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1T25ybH
16. 27/01/2016 - The Mirror reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1rVjA38
17. 09/01/2016 - The Hinckley Times reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs. http://bit.ly/1Y93Gfe
18. 28/12/2015 - The Leicester Mercury reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs. http://bit.ly/1Tn3u7X
19. 23/12/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs. http://bit.ly/1TtZN0t
20. 23/12/2015 – The Mirror reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs http://bit.ly/1Y94bWP
21. 18/11/2015 - The Hinckley Times reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1SPgwM2
22. 18/11/2015 - Nuneaton News reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1NWZBdF
23. 17/11/2015 - The Leicester Mercury reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1TKQUT2
24. 17/11/2015 - Tamworth Herald reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1WJdcqz
25. 16/11/2015 - The Daily Mail reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/26UqDc8
26. 16/11/2015 - The Mirror reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1SZajj7
27. 16/11/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports the reactions to the documented fox kill report from 15/11.
28. 16/11/2015 - The Metro reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1rVdvUj
29. 15/11/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1TKPdVz
30. 04/10/2015 - The Hinckley Times reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1OeyTbh
31. 24/09/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on readers reactions to footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/23pU3dy
32. 24/09/2015 - The Huffington Post reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1rVbSG8
33. 24/09/2015 Daily Mail reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose
34. http://bit.ly/1NWT1nI
35. 23/09/2015 - The Leicester Mercury reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1TKP3O1
36. 23/09/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1WJ9hu3
37. 23/09/2015 Metro reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1rphVBW
38.
39. 23/09/2015 Mirror reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1ZdYKWP
40. 04/09/2015 - Hinckley Times reports on two Hunt Saboteurs getting harassment warnings overturned after members of the Atherstone Hunt made false alegations http://bit.ly/1Tn5j4M
In addition to these articles, numerous people have wrote into The Leicester Mercury mailbox to criticise the activities of The Atherstone Hunt & other hunts in Leicestershire - notably on 06/04/2016, 04/04/2016, 30/03/2016, 26/03/2016 (multiple letters), 16/02/2016, 18/01/2016, 18/12/2015, 23/11/2015 & 09/04/2015. These mailbox articles are also included in the reference section.
The Issue
https://www.facebook.com/heartofengland/?fref=ts
01676 540333
Last year the Heart of England Events and Conference Centre hosted the Atherstone Hunt's Ball despite being told exactly what this hunt does. At the time this included one of the Hunt Stewards making the national press for simulating sex with a dead goose.
Heart of England are again hosting the Atherstone Hunt's ball. Since last year the Atherstone Hunt have become one of the countries most notorious fox hunts regularly making the national press.
They have been filmed killing foxes on two separate occasions and killed a fox on a third occasion in a pub car park in front of members of the public.
An Atherstone Hunt supporter was convicted of two counts of assault by beating after attacking two anti-hunt monitors trying to save a fox whilst the huntsman rammed one of these people up against a wall with his horse.
Only last week huntsman Stuart Barton was filmed hunting a fox and then angrily jumping off his horse and violently assaulting a protester trying to warn him about the fox.
The Atherstone also recently employed a neo-nazi who had post nazi swastika on his facebook page along with a selection of other racist material. Several Atherstone hunt supporters have been filmed being racist and using racist language including regular Atherstone supporter Bob Whelband calling all non-white people vermin. The Atherstone Hunt are also regularly filmed being violent towards women and using sexist language.
Racism/Facism, Sexism, Violence and Bloodsports – are these the values that Heart of England wants to be associated with? By allowing the Atherstone Hunt to have their hunt ball at the Centre Heart of England will be enabling the Atherstone Hunt to carry on with this shocking behaviour.
Last year the Herat of England had this to say:
'Part of our good reputation is built upon us reserving the right to hire out our venue and services without prejudice or bias and we would like to remind everyone that this is a booking for a Ball and not a hunt. It is for those reasons that we will honour the booking made for The Atherstone Hunt Ball.”
We would like to remind the Heart of England that this booking for a Ball will enable the Atherstone Hunt to carry on with its shocking behaviour. We would also ask what kind of reputation the Heart of England wants?
Media coverage:
1. 12/10/16 – Tamworth Herald Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dmJuYJ
2. 07/10/16 – Coventry Telegraph – Second investigation into Atherstone Hunt dropped http://bit.ly/2ecdVjp
3. 06/10/16 – The Sun Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dyvJUI
4. 06/10/16 – Daily Mail Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://dailym.ai/2deD8ax
5. 06/10/16 – The Mirror Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dyyzZV
6. 06/10/16 – Hinckley times Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dV4x4F
7. 06/10/16 – Leicester Mercury Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2deDu14
8. 05/10/16 – Coventry Telegraph Huntsman Stuart Barton jumps off horse to attack protester http://bit.ly/2dyv6dN
9. 16/08/16 – Tamworth Herald Investigation into Atherstone Hunt dropped http://bit.ly/2aXqqMK
10. 09/08/16 – Coventry Telegraph – Investigation into Atherstone Hunt dropped http://bit.ly/2dZa75a
11. 11/03/2016 - The Leicester Mercury reports on hunt saboteurs being assaulted by supporters of The Atherstone Hunt. http://bit.ly/1T26e0B
12. 29/01/2016 - The Hinckley Times reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/26UsY70
13. 28/01/2016 - The Leicester Mercury reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1Y94Oj4
14. 28/01/2016 - The Coventry Telegraph reports the reactions to the documented fox kill from 27/01. http://bit.ly/26UsGNn
15. 27/01/2016 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1T25ybH
16. 27/01/2016 - The Mirror reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1rVjA38
17. 09/01/2016 - The Hinckley Times reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs. http://bit.ly/1Y93Gfe
18. 28/12/2015 - The Leicester Mercury reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs. http://bit.ly/1Tn3u7X
19. 23/12/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs. http://bit.ly/1TtZN0t
20. 23/12/2015 – The Mirror reports that a supporter of The Atherstone Hunt is convicted for assaulting hunt saboteurs http://bit.ly/1Y94bWP
21. 18/11/2015 - The Hinckley Times reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1SPgwM2
22. 18/11/2015 - Nuneaton News reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1NWZBdF
23. 17/11/2015 - The Leicester Mercury reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1TKQUT2
24. 17/11/2015 - Tamworth Herald reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1WJdcqz
25. 16/11/2015 - The Daily Mail reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/26UqDc8
26. 16/11/2015 - The Mirror reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1SZajj7
27. 16/11/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports the reactions to the documented fox kill report from 15/11.
28. 16/11/2015 - The Metro reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1rVdvUj
29. 15/11/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on a documented fox kill. http://bit.ly/1TKPdVz
30. 04/10/2015 - The Hinckley Times reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1OeyTbh
31. 24/09/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on readers reactions to footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/23pU3dy
32. 24/09/2015 - The Huffington Post reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1rVbSG8
33. 24/09/2015 Daily Mail reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose
34. http://bit.ly/1NWT1nI
35. 23/09/2015 - The Leicester Mercury reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1TKP3O1
36. 23/09/2015 - The Coventry Telegraph reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1WJ9hu3
37. 23/09/2015 Metro reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1rphVBW
38.
39. 23/09/2015 Mirror reports on footage of a hunt steward simulating sex with a dead goose. http://bit.ly/1ZdYKWP
40. 04/09/2015 - Hinckley Times reports on two Hunt Saboteurs getting harassment warnings overturned after members of the Atherstone Hunt made false alegations http://bit.ly/1Tn5j4M
In addition to these articles, numerous people have wrote into The Leicester Mercury mailbox to criticise the activities of The Atherstone Hunt & other hunts in Leicestershire - notably on 06/04/2016, 04/04/2016, 30/03/2016, 26/03/2016 (multiple letters), 16/02/2016, 18/01/2016, 18/12/2015, 23/11/2015 & 09/04/2015. These mailbox articles are also included in the reference section.
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