Farewell to former joint-master John Blakeway
Former joint-master of the Croome and Belvoir hunts John Blakeway died unexpectedly on Sunday 31 July, aged 86.
During his long life with horses, he also rode numerous point-to-point winners, field mastered the Belvoir, was chairman of the British Showjumping Association and served on its executive committee.
A memorial service will be held at the parish church, Cirencester, Glos, on Wednesday 21 September at 2pm.
This news story was first published in the current issue of Horse & Hound (11 August, 2011)
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.