Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2010 | Page 84

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Island Life - October/November 2010

Main Photo: All the days prize winners pictured with the judges.
Photo right: Landowner's wife Catherine Taylor receiving a bouquet
of flowers from the Chairman Stephen Burden.

Stephen ploughs
his way to the
title once again
It must be the luckiest ploughing

an interest not only for the farming

being Ross Davidson who’s making a

match in the country, because the third

community but also for the general

dash for top spot after winning the

Saturday in September heralded the

public who attended in large numbers .

novice cup last year.

111th Isle of Wight ploughing match.
There was another great turn out of

If it was not for the generosity of the

On October 9th four ploughmen

farmers and landowners who allow

from the Island, Stephen Peachey,

ploughmen of all vintages, especially

competitors to use their land ploughing

John Stallard, Rick Attrill and George

the younger generation who are

matches could not be held .

Watts represented the Island in the

becoming more interested and joining
in.
The exhibiters who put on a good
show of all things agricultural created

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Champion ploughman of the day was

National Ploughing Championship in

Stephen Peachey who seems to be

Lincolnshire.

making a habit of winning every other
year since 2006, with reserve champion

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