The Team

Philip Edgington, I am a Whippet owner who really enjoys seeing the beauty, grace and enthusiasm of sighthounds competing.

Sapphira Parker, owner of whippets , has been competing in lure coursing for 15 years. I absolutely love watching all sighthounds do what they are designed for. In recent years I have also greatly enjoyed going on adventures with my dogs to compete around Europe and the UK.

Kate Bent, I have competed my whippets in sighthound sports since 2015, and have run with UKSS since its inception.

Lina Höggren, I have been accompanied by Salukis my whole life and started being involved with sighthound sports in 2004. I very much enjoy watching the happiness of the sighthounds on the field.

Sarah Meadham, owner of Whippets and founding member of UK Sighthound Sport.

James Allen, owner of Salukis. I really enjoy traveling to different locations and meeting people and their enthusiastic hounds.

Carol Edgington, owner of whippets and lover of all Sighthounds. I am fascinated by the nuances in all of the different chase styles. Involved in the sport since 2018.

Natasha Hamilton, servant to a saluki. My heart soars to watch them run. Pure joy and freedom. Happy to be part of the team to help facilitate that.

Lynn Ward, owned by a Saluki. I was introduced to UKSS Lure Coursing in 2020 watching all these wonderful hounds living their best lives is pure joy ! Happy to be a part of this great club and exciting sport.

Steve Gardner, I am relatively new to sighthound sports in general, having been involved in whippet racing for a few years before concentrating more on the lure coursing side. Along with my wife Di, we have a wonderful little (very little!), noisy whippet who loves nothing better than chasing a bag around a field. She was joined on the coursing field in 2025 by our new addition who seems to have picked up on her enthusiasm! I love watching the dogs doing what they do best and have now attended several international events and made many new, like minded friends. I love getting involved and am keen to help in the running of the club.

Melanie Collins, I live with my two Borzoi, Elin and Eira. I have been involved in lure coursing since 2021 – I still remember how excited I was to spend the day watching sighthounds running. I have found the lure coursing community so welcoming (including to my two children) that l have been able to learn a lot about how different sighthounds are built and why.