'Namby-pamby townies' thwart pest control at Hurlingham Club Could we not all co-operate and permit the ground staff to carry out their work without interference? Our songbirds would certainly benefit. She also claimed foxes had been released from the humane traps set for them before grounds men had dealt with them. Another member told the Daily Mail: "What's happening at the Hurlingham epitomises the countryside versus urban divide. You have country members who understand these things - and then you have the soppy, namby-pamby townies who have watched too many Disney films and release vermin the staff have caught. These members don't realise that crows and magpies destroy songbirds by eating their eggs. Members of the club, which boasts 20 indoor tennis courts, cricket pitches and a £30 million swimming pool, include Trevor Eve, the actor, Ed Stourton, the BBC broadcaster, and Ned RocknRoll, the husband of actress Kate Winslet. It is said to have a 12-year waiting list.