Brewery chief killed in fall from horse while hunting

10:46, Jan 28 2009

by Paul Mannion, Whitchurch Herald

by PAUL MANNION A FAMILY man from Broxton died instantly after falling from his horse while riding with the Cheshire Hunt. Brewery chairman Richard Gilchrist, a 57-year-old father of two, is though to have broken his neck after his horse tripped jumping a hedge in Hetherson Green near Malpas on Saturday. Cheshire Hunt secretary Simon Ashworth, a family friend, said: “Ricky’s life evolved around hunting, his whole family hunted as a group. He will be missed by everyone.” Mr Gilchrist was married to Catherine and had two young daughters Lucy and Annabel. He was chairman of the Warrington-based Burtonwood Brewery and Oxfordshire’s Hook Norton Brewery. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Hunt chairman Pauline Barlow said Mr Gilchrist had served in various voluntary roles within the organisation - and would be sadly missed. A Hook Norton spokesperson said: “Richard had been a director since 1977 and was appointed chairman in 2005. “The company extends its deepest sympathy to his wife Catherine, two daughters and all the family.” A North West Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We received a call at noon that a man had fallen off his horse. “An ambulance, a community search responder and a rapid response vehicle attended but nothing could be done to save him.”

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