Tiverton Town Council rejects motion about Tiverton Hunt
Date of alert:
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
Devon & Cornwall Police
Tiverton town councillors voted against stopping the annual festive hunt meet.
The result has delighted rural campaigners, who had urged local councillors to back the local rural community ahead of the vote which took place at New Hall on Monday (March 28).
The motion, submitted by Councillor Andy Perris, which was discussed at a full council meeting stated: “This council notes that the hunt meets in Tiverton on Boxing Day and has done so for many years without seeking support from either Mid Devon District Council or Tiverton Town Council.
"This council opposes the hunt meeting in Tiverton in the future.
"We ask the town clerk to discuss the meeting with Mid Devon District Council noting that this meeting is undertaken without the usual permission for street collections and road closures; and no risk assessment or plan to clean up after the event.”
Three councillors voted in favour of the motion, while eleven voted against it and six abstained.
