Vintage (of veteran) ploughing events

[MollerInternational]

I don´t know if this is the right category for this post. I just wanted to share a delightful event in Denmark each year with people coming to plough with their vintage equipment. I have had the Porsche Diesel Junior since I was seven years old and drive it every year at this event.

What similar events take place in the UK?

 

[Howard150]

There are hundreds of ploughing societies throughout the British Isles. In normal times then this time of year is the high point of the season, with spring ploughing matches becoming ever more popular. Each British Nation holds their own National Championships with Scotland being the last on the last weekend of October.

This page seems to have gravitated more to giving help and advice. More to the point - useful advice.

If it’s Competitive ploughing you want to see then take a few minutes and look on Facebook where you will find several pages, most of which contain some very inspiring pictures. Look on Match Ploughing, Competition Ploughing and Yorkshire Ploughing Matches.

Hope this helps.

 

[arcobob]

I have every sympathy with tractor enthusiasts wanting to drive and work their treasured possessions and hope they choose match ploughing as a vehicle to do this but otherwise try a working day where life is less serious.

 

[Ley253]

Dont hold your breath waiting for an event! First 2021 event to cancel , Suffolk show.

 

[MrNoo]

Dont hold your breath waiting for an event! First 2021 event to cancel , Suffolk show.

Quite a few have happened Harry, saw you up at the Salopian matches, missed a cracking one yesterday at Tern Valley, soil to die for.
Morville on Sunday and a local one to here on Sat.
Not sure of many after this W-end mind

 

[Ley253]

they have Chris, and I hope they have shown the shroud wavers up! Jon Cole and Robert ball proved in the best poss way that there was no need for ANY match to cancel, all that was needed was the willingness to find a way.
Salopian matches were a tale of two halves for me, I was quite satisfied with the general work on the Sataurday, once I had worked out how to use the thing, but Sunday, in retrospect I should have missed, Sat showed that with the land wheels as they are, I could not finish. I did try to work around the problem and managed to make it worse!
Final entertainment was a tyre on the lorry bursting while parked in the field, when I had gone back to collect the caravan, was fun finding a firm bit of ground to put the jack on, but managed it in the end!

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Final entertainment was a tyre on the lorry bursting while parked in the field, when I had gone back to collect the caravan, was fun finding a firm bit of ground to put the jack on, but managed it in the end!

just a thought for future for you, and anyone else, carry an old plough disc with you, it's thin, don't take up much room, set the jack on it, it will spread the load, not sink, and takes a lot of weight before bending

 

[ploughman61]

they have Chris, and I hope they have shown the shroud wavers up! Jon Cole and Robert ball proved in the best poss way that there was no need for ANY match to cancel, all that was needed was the willingness to find a way.
Salopian matches were a tale of two halves for me, I was quite satisfied with the general work on the Sataurday, once I had worked out how to use the thing, but Sunday, in retrospect I should have missed, Sat showed that with the land wheels as they are, I could not finish. I did try to work around the problem and managed to make it worse!
Final entertainment was a tyre on the lorry bursting while parked in the field, when I had gone back to collect the caravan, was fun finding a firm bit of ground to put the jack on, but managed it in the end!

us shroud wavers as you call us, have taken advice from the local authorities and were advised by the police that they didn't have a problem with matches going ahead, but if somebody rang and complained they would be obliged to come along and stop the event, so do we want to take that gamble

 

[Ley253]

us shroud wavers as you call us, have taken advice from the local authorities and were advised by the police that they didn't have a problem with matches going ahead, but if somebody rang and complained they would be obliged to come along and stop the event, so do we want to take that gamble

depended on what you called the event. A social event would suffer that, a sporting or business event would not, there have been several complaints about the local boot sale, but the police cant do anything as its a business.

 

[Ley253]

just a thought for future for you, and anyone else, carry an old plough disc with you, it's thin, don't take up much room, set the jack on it, it will spread the load, not sink, and takes a lot of weight before bending

Thanks John, good idea! I managed to find a bit of a tram line. First time ever I have not cursed one.

 

[Howard150]

they have Chris, and I hope they have shown the shroud wavers up! Jon Cole and Robert ball proved in the best poss way that there was no need for ANY match to cancel, all that was needed was the willingness to find a way.
Salopian matches were a tale of two halves for me, I was quite satisfied with the general work on the Sataurday, once I had worked out how to use the thing, but Sunday, in retrospect I should have missed, Sat showed that with the land wheels as they are, I could not finish. I did try to work around the problem and managed to make it worse!
Final entertainment was a tyre on the lorry bursting while parked in the field, when I had gone back to collect the caravan, was fun finding a firm bit of ground to put the jack on, but managed it in the end!

Some of us ‘shroud wavers‘ also happen to be match organisers. Unfortunately Harry and despite your many comments and insults on the matter, you are not.
Unfortunately there is more to this than just a day out. A few local guys together then no problem. People converging from all parts of the country and it’s a whole new ball game, one that very few of us are really qualified to rule or comment on.

 

[EccyJimmy]

Quite a few have happened Harry, saw you up at the Salopian matches, missed a cracking one yesterday at Tern Valley, soil to die for.
Morville on Sunday and a local one to here on Sat.
Not sure of many after this W-end mind

Credit has to go to Andrew Millington and his partner, Ann Shropshire for the Tern Valley match. They both put in a huge amount of leg work behind the scenes (I know because I am on the committee so see it first hand) and Andrew seems to have the Midas touch when it comes to finding a large flat field, really god soil conditions and weather on the day.

 

[Ley253]

Some of us ‘shroud wavers‘ also happen to be match organisers. Unfortunately Harry and despite your many comments and insults on the matter, you are not.
Unfortunately there is more to this than just a day out. A few local guys together then no problem. People converging from all parts of the country and it’s a whole new ball game, one that very few of us are really qualified to rule or comment on.

The three matches that I attended had entrants from a wide area, how wide I do not know, but one entrant from Yorkshire attended all three, so that would give you an idea. All ran with 70+ entrants, and with no problems what so ever, one was run by a man who had never organised a match before.
All were of course just basic ploughing matches, no spectators and increased entry fees, and no prize money, as things are unlikely to change much in the next few years, back to basics may be a good idea.

 

[MrNoo]

Credit has to go to Andrew Millington and his partner, Ann Shropshire for the Tern Valley match. They both put in a huge amount of leg work behind the scenes (I know because I am on the committee so see it first hand) and Andrew seems to have the Midas touch when it comes to finding a large flat field, really god soil conditions and weather on the day.

Not wrong there!!! I was entered into another match down this way but it was postponed Sat morning, phoned Andrew at 11-30 on the off chance I may scrape a last minute entry and that was that.
I must say it was some of the nicest soil I have ever ploughed, always thought the Herefordshire boys had nice dirt but actually I think you Shrops boys have it.
Looking forward to Morville, should be some nice wet sand!!!!