FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM

IN MAY 97 THE LABOUR PARTY SWEPT TO POWER WITH A MASSIVE MAJORITY , WITH OPINION POLLS CLAIMING 80% WANTING A BAN ON HUNTING IT SEEMED ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A BAN WAS ENFORCED. WITH THE FIRST PRIVATE MEMBERS BALLOT A NEW LABOUR MP NAME OF MICHEAL FOSTER STATED HE WOULD INTRODUCE A BANNING BILL OF HUNTING WITH DOGS. OF COURSE THIS BILL HAD LITTLE RELEVENCE TO THE GOOD PEOPLE OF WORCESTER BUT FOSTER SAW THIS AS A CHANCE TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF, DESPITE BEEN A KEEN COURSE FISHERMAN HE EMBARKED ON THE ROAD TO TRY AND BAN HUNTING. THIS WOULD TRIGGER THE RALLIES AND MARCHES THAT WOULD FOLLOW, THE MEMBERS OF THE ALBRIGHTON WOODLAND HUNT PLAYED THIER PART IN THE CAMPAIGNS THAT FOLLOWED. 1997 HYDE PARK RALLY 1998 COUNTRYSIDE MARCH 2000 SCOTTISH MARCH 2002 LIBERTY & LIVELIHOOD MARCH 2003 DECLARATION DAY, MALVEN Albrighton woodland hunt supporters badges for sale send a sae to the hon sec with a cheque for £5 payable to the AWH Photographs on this site were taken by Jill Wheeler,Ginnie Beard,Anne Rogers,Peter Williams and Peter Swann.