2011 Hedging & Ploughing Match

The annual Melplash Agricultural Society’s Hedge laying & Ploughing Match held on Saturday at Bilshay Farm by kind permission of Symondsbury Estate and Mr James Green, saw more entries in all classes,  particularly in the Hedge Laying,  than have for many years.  The increased entrants into the Hedge laying classes were due in the main to the very successful free hedge laying session that the Society organised and ran the weekend before.   The session was very well received with over 20 people attending.   

One of them Dai Holder had seen the free hedge laying session advertised whilst on holiday in Charmouth, he went along enjoyed it so much that he travelled all the way up from just outside Newport, Wales to enter the novice hedging class and to his amazement and delight was rewarded with the third prize.  Two other well-known locals who had never hedged before they attended the free hedge laying session were  Mr Richard King of Kitson & Trotman Solicitors and Mr Luke  Gatehouse of Carpet World, who took 2^nd place!!

The ploughing was well contested too and proved to be quite a challenge for the judges who finally announced the Champion Ploughman in the Vintage Class as Mr Brian Johnston and the Champion Ploughman in the Match Ploughing as Mr B Dennett.

Melplash Agricultural Society President Mr George Streatfeild said “The ploughing and hedging match is at the heart of the Melplash Show and it was wonderful to see so many visitors come and enjoy the event in such beautiful surroundings. We had a record number of young competitors in both competitions.  Also in the hedging we had some total novices who were just beginning to learn who did a first class job.   This event would not happen without the huge effort from Tim Frampton, [Section Chairman for Hedging & Ploughing] and his stewards.  A special thank you must also go to all the sponsors too”

MELPLASH HEDGELAYING & PLOUGHING MATCH 2011 RESULTS 

HEDGELAYING

Class 1 – Local            

1^st   R Woodham                                              

2^nd E Goodfellow                                           

3^rd   K Goodfellow                                           

Class 2 - Novice

1st  C Laurie

2nd R King & L Gatehouse

3rd  D Holder

Class 3 - Open

1st  T Coombe

2nd  M Turner

3rd  C Risdon

Class 4 – Young Farmers Open                   Class 5 – Pairs Open

1^st   T Greenaway                                          L Harris & M Lee

2^nd  S Norman                                              Ms J Exton & Ms J Newman

3^rd   -------------                                               K Webb & O Webb

Tidiest Kept Site                                         Cleanest Cut

R Woodham                                                J Exton & J Newman

PLOUGHING

Class 7 – Vintage Trailed              
1^st   B Johnston                                 

2^nd  D Cobb                                            

3^rd   P Cox         

Class 8 - Vintage Hydraulic

1st  M Symonds

2nd S Symonds

3rd  P Symonds

Class 9 - Match Ploughing                

1st  J Harris

2nd M Selby

3rd  J Pryor   

Class 10 – Young Farmers             

1^st   W Fooks                                  

2^nd  M Crabb                                      

3^rd   J Wallbridge          

Class 11 - 2&3 Furrows       

1st  S Cullingford

2nd  R Baker

3rd  G Trenchard

Class 12 - 4 or more Furrows

1st  B Dennett

2nd  J Shute

3rd  A Shute             

Class 13 – Reversible                    

1^st  R Fooks                                                                                     

Novice Ploughman

1st  P Smith          2nd  W Fooks

Best Strikeout (Classes 7-8-9)  J Harris

Best Finish (Classes 7-8-9)   M Selby

Best Ploughing with John Deere  P Cox

Best Inns and Outs   R Hartnell

Best Strikeout (Classes 10-11-12-13)  B Dennett

Best Finish (Classes 10-11-12-13)  B Dennett

Best Ploughingwith David Brown or Case S Cullingford

Best Ploughing with Ford or New Holland  J Harris

Champion Ploughman (Classes 7-8-9)  J Harris

Reserve Champion (Classes 7-8-9)  M Selby

Local Champion Ploughman (Classes 10-11-12-13)  B Dennett

Open Champion Ploughman (Classes 10-11-12-13)   B Dennett

Reserve Champion (Classes 10-11-12-13)  S Cullingford

Champion Vintage Class  Brian Johnstone

Cups

HEDGING

The Cecil A Marsh Memorial Perpetual Challenge Cup for Best Hedging Local

Mr R Woodham

The Marcus Beresford Trophy for Best Hedging Novice

Mr C Laurie

The Elizabeth Lady Williams Perpetual Challenge Cup for best Hedging Open

Mr T Coombe

The Philip Hardwill cup for Best Young Farmer Hedging Open

Mr Tom Greenway

The Bartletts [Dorset] Ltd Cup for best pair hedging

Mr L Harris & Mr M Lee

PLOUGHING

The Jack Dare Trophy for Champion Vintage Tractor Ploughing

Mr Brian  Johnston

The Streatfeild Perpetual challenge Cup best General Purpose Ploughing Young Farmers

Mr W Fooks

Inter-Club Silver Perpetual Challenge Cup – YFC with the highest individual scores

Beaminster Young Farmers

Silver Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Reversible ploughing

Mr R Fooks

Silver Perpetual Challenge Cup for Case International

Mr S Cullingford

The Sam Dennett Perpetual Memorial trophy for Best finish with a four or five furrow plough

Mr B Dennett

Champion Ploughman [open] Silver Perpetual Challenge Cup

Mr B Dennett

Champion Ploughman [Local] Silver Perpetual Challenge Cup

Mr B Dennett