Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2007 | Page 68

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COUNTRYSIDE, WILDLIFE & FARMING

Arreton Ploughing Match Saturday 15th September 2007

Passionate
about
Ploughing
As every listener to the
BBC’s long-running soap The
Archers knows, people get
passionate about ploughing.
And 55 competitors were
enthusiastic enough to take
on the challenge of the
108th Annual Ploughing
Match at Perreton Farm.
Ploughing veteran Glen
Draper put another notch
in his tractor when he
was declared champion
for the sixth time. He also
took the prizes for best

work with an international
tractor, best finish and
best crown. Not to be
outdone, Glen’s partner,
Karen Seath, took the prize
for best lady competitor
for the third time.
The conditions were not
easy. Lack of rain in the
previous weeks meant
the ground was hard.
Nevertheless, competitors
as young as 14, like Luke
Peachy of Rookley had
a go – he won a horse
brass, and Shaun Russell
of Shorwell , aged 15,
won the Ryland Short
Young Comp Class Cup.

Previous champion Ruben
from The Lavender Farm
pictured on his old faithfull.

Shaun Russell of Shorwell , aged 15, winner of
the Ryland Short Young Comp Class Cup

Glen Draper put
another notch in his
tractor when he was
declared champion
for the sixth time.

Karen Seath, took
the prize for best
lady competitor
for the third time.

Jim Butcher pictured with the new
Quad (ATV's) recently purchased for
fence repairs and trail laying.

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Stuart Trousdale
presenting a
bottle of Whisky
to John Found

Phil Legge and his Shire horses taking a break.

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