Hadleigh's annual Boxing Day hunt. Picture: GREGG BROWN The annual Boxing Day hunt in Hadleigh has been cancelled amid coronavirus fears. Organisers the Countryside Alliance announced the Essex and Suffolk Hunt will no longer take place to ensure the wellbeing of the local community. A Countryside Alliance spokeswoman said it is hoped the hunt will take place as normal next year. They said: "Subject to the government guidance in place at the time, it is anticipated that hunting activities will still take place on Boxing Day, but like so many other leisure and sporting events, these will sadly have to take place behind closed doors.