Cottesmore Hunt have raised nearly £600 at their Cottesmore Kennels Open Day.

On 18 June, the Cottesmore Hunt hosted a fundraising open day to raise funds for the Air Ambulance with the help of their members and support from the local public.

At the event, they held a community Bake Off, family dog show, kennel tours, heavy horse and logging demonstrations and terrier racing. There was also a tombola, stalls, dog agility, tea and sponsorship opportunities.

Local people competed in an dog show and open day to raise money for Rutland's Air Ambulance. Image credit: Cottemore Hunt.

The event helped to raise nearly £600 for Rutland's local Air Ambulance service.

The Air Ambulance Service flies across the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, covering 3850 square miles to help and support those who have experienced a medical emergency.

They are not funded, so rely on fundraising events such as these to keep providing the invaluable service they do.

Recently, the Cottesmore Hunt team also hosted a talk with Andrew Osborne, a local man who rowed across the Atlantic in memory of his daughter, while raising funds fro Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).

A local man recently rowed the Atlantic to raise money for CRY after his daughter suffered a fatal heart attack. Image credit: Andrew Osborne / MHR.

Read more about Andrew's mammoth challenge here.

At the talk, the Cottesmore Hunt fraternity raised over £250 to give to Andrew's chosen charity, CRY.

They shared the news on their social media: "We were recently lucky enough to host an amazing evening with a talk from Andrew Osborne, who recounted some of his adventures when rowing the Atlantic. This enabled us to donate over £250 to the incredible charity for Cardiac Risk in the Young."