Meece 1,957 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) 20 years ago. Where did the time go? We were ignored. How many here went on the march? If you did go what recollections do you have? How did you get there? I went up on a special train and I remember that we nearly had a set to with a load of antis at the entrance of an underground station on our right just after we came off of the embankment but the police got in between us. We had a bit of a job to find somewhere to eat. Ended up in a tapas bar which cost us a fortune. Blokes in shooting clothes as far as you could see. Edited March 13, 2018 by Meece 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Newgent 4,896 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 jumped on a coach organised by the wynnstay hunt. i remember getting the train into the city and leaving the underground to a sea of flat caps and moleskins. i have never ever seen so many people protesting peacefully.i am proud to say i was apart of that day. i took egg and cress sandwiches with me that day 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 1998. Jumped in the van with a few local lads and parked up at Cockfosters, then went in on the tube. That was a community. 2002. Liberty and Livelihood was the same, drove down with a few from here and met up with some more. IanB was there with the NE lads, Phil Lloyd too. A few former forum members as well. Some of us made the telly. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I expect that most younger members might have been to young to have gone on these marches. My wife was a bit concerned about me going into the unknown of what might happen on something that had never happened before. Well not to us country boys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,631 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Did all the protests with the local hunt or shoot. Went to Edinburgh for a day as well ✌️ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratmanwan3 85 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I went with the meynal hunt. It was a great atmosphere and looking back I feel proud to have stood up for something I believed in. Well done those who got off there arses. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) Some of the problem was/is that most of the orgs did not do a great deal to push back on our behalf. The police should have been held to account for the fact that they had been notified that most of the nutters had problems but they didnt do anything about it and we got to pay the penalty. Orgs like basic talk a good talk but don't really fight our corner. I always felt as if they wanted the job and the money perks but when it came to doing work for us that they had their own agenda. Edited March 14, 2018 by Meece Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I was 16 at the first one. Went to London twice, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Should have went and wrecked the place looking back 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,736 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Marched on them all...went with high hopes for the future, returned home, disillusioned, and bruised... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smasher 1,055 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) Edited March 15, 2018 by smasher 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smasher 1,055 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 We traveled over from Ireland to show our support,didn’t make much difference tho unfortunately,we did however have plenty of crack and did meet some good folk 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 And that badge just kind of sums it up .... no running dogs, just a jolly for the tweed set to say “ah well we tried “ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOKEL 2,114 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 98 was the second march, 97 was the Hyde park rally. I went to that on a private coach with lord Ivor! T'was a funny old day, ended up in a boozer with a load of fellas from the quantock stag hounds and my mate got propositioned by a dirty old man ?. 98 I dragged my very pregnant missus along. We went down with the Suffolk hunt, a sea of people as far as the eye could see fore and aft. Done no f***ing good tho, the powers that be had already made their minds up. As for 2002, I think I was busy with the bulldogs... Yokel Edited March 15, 2018 by YOKEL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antg 1,729 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 i was there. went down on the train from Durham. Braes of Derwent sorted it. had a cracking day but i always said it was done on the wrong day. should have being done on a week day and it would have brought London to a fair old standstill and caused a lot more upheaval 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,203 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Countryside march gets a mention here. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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