Llangeinor Hunt Ball 09

After being so ill for the last few weeks I was crossing my fingers and hoping I would be ok for the Llangeinor Hunt ball. Last year the ball was held in Brangwyn Hall in swansea as the Coal Exchange in Cardiff is no longer available. We weren’t impressed with Brangwyn Hall but was a little worried when we found out this years ball was to be held in a Marquee at the Arms Park in Cardiff. Martha being 16 was allowed to go for the first time this year and was looking forward to travelling there in a limo, we told her it was too expensive this year with the credit crunch etc and we had hired a Mini bus. She was not impressed her first hunt ball in a tent and arriving in a Mini Bus. So she was more than happy when the pink limousine arrived to pick us up ( a plug for Cavendish Limos from pontyclun, very reasonably priced  and a lovely driver).  The Marquee was very impressive complete with dance floor and chandeliers. Although I’m glad it wasn’t raining as you had to go outside to the toilets. I thought it was rather funny to see portable toilets on a trailer labelled as luxury toilets but anyone who has been to the welsh performance show (who also have toilets on a trailer) will know that in comparison they were luxury toilets. It starting to become a standing joke amongst our party that no matter where the Llangeinor Hunt Ball is held every year our table is always right at the back in the furthest corner but they excelled themselves this year as not only was it in the furthest corner but they had forgot to get it out at all. So whilst  an army of waiters rushed around getting a table and cutlery etc. we pinched someone elses. The meal this year was leek and potato soup, roast beef and dessert which was very nice (last years wasn’t). Its always a bit of a worry as one of our party has a severe dairy/egg allergy. The drinks prices were reasonable and you didnt have to wait to long to be served, the band was good although the younger people did moan that the songs were a bit slow and prefered the disco. Two things I would complain about the tickets said that the bar closed at 1.30pm and carriages at 2 we ordered ours for 2.15 as by the time it finishes and you get outside it is gone two. We ordered drinks just before the bar closed only to find that the music also stopped at 1.30 everything finished and we were left with an unexpected wait of 45 minutes. The other moan that I would have is the absence of the hunting horn. There used to be a hunting horn competition, without it there is nothing that stands out as a Hunt Ball it could be any old ball. Please bring it back or at least have a couple of people blow one. For us people that have given up hunting or just don’t have the time to go much these days its very nostalgic. Funniest moment of the night was when my friend got fed up of the hanger straps on her dress falling out so whilst sitting down tied them together to then find she couldn’t stand up. Fortunately I found a cheese knife to cut them off with.

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