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Organisers happy with ploughing turnout by Kent Caddick
Organisers of this year’s ploughing competition near Kirwee are delighted with the spectator turnout to watch the annual event held over the weekend. P3
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John Chynoweth and Sharon Chambers from Oxford put their Clydesdale team through their paces at the National Ploughing Association’s two-day event in Kirwee Photo by Sara-Jane Ludemann
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The National Ploughing Association event was hosted by the Courtenay Paparua Ploughing Association on Saturday, with the West Melton Young Farmers Club running the competition on Sunday, as well as ensuring all competitors and spectators were well looked after over the weekend. The two-day event was held on the Seaton family property on Highfield Road
near Kirwee. Chair of the Courtenay Paparua Ploughing Association, Jeff Cridge, said they were delighted with how the weekend went. “Given the time we had to organise everything, and with the national championships held just two weeks prior, we were pleased with the turnout and the quality of the ploughing. “The West Melton Young Farmers Club
did a fantastic job over the weekend, and we had an outstanding turnout of spectators on the Sunday. “We are keen to get some new blood into the sport and have been targeting young farmers to get involved, whether they are members of a club or not.”
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