Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2012 | Page 108

COUNTRY LIFE

Jamie Sparkes

Tom Murphy

IOW College staff

Island hedge-laying
proves a big hit

Over 600 spectators watched

a half. Only five points separated all

nearly 40 competitors at the Island’s

seven competitors.

annual hedge-laying competition

Mary Sitch Novice Cup: Hans

permission of Mr. Chris Spence.

Taylor. Landscape Therapy Team

All three categories were well

Trophy: Big Cook Little Cook. Hurst

represented with last year’s AONB

Cup – Best Layed Hedge Using

Open Cup winner Tom Murphy

Only Hand Tools: Oz Hoskyns.

defending his title.

Peter Tunks Award for Straightest

The Mary Sitch Novice Cup

Stakes: Bouldnor Boys. Alan Ashby

welcomed three mainland

Award for Work on a Poor Length:

competitors for the first time, with

Tom Murphy

Hans Taylor from Alton beating local
novice Noel Clinton by a point and

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AONB Open Cup: Tom Murphy.

at New Barn, Calbourne, by kind

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Dick Pulleine