Sunday 8 October 2017

Machines from a bygone age plough a furrow for charity

FANS of vintage farm machinery were in heaven at the seventh annual ploughing match at Rokeby on Sunday.

The event, organised by Peter Moss on Ewebank Farm, raised £600, of which £200 will go to Brignall Church and £400 to the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

Mr Moss said: “We have had the air ambulance on this very field twice this year and numerous times in the past because the A66 is such a dangerous road. It’s for a very good cause.”

Ploughing match results: Trailed plough: 1, Trevor Robinson, Penrith; 2, John Saunders, Carlisle

Modified hydraulic: 1, Donald Walker, Crook; 2, R Wilson, Billsdale Unmodified hydraulic: 1, R Wilkinson, Hexham; 2, Alan Brown, Thirsk; 3, Derek Tyson, Thirsk; 4, Brian Elliott, Barnard Castle; =5 A Richardson, Leeming Bar and William Pollock, Carlisle. Novice: 1, 14-year-old Angus Green, Darlington; 2, Adam Willis, Gayles; 3, Ted Clarkson, Bedale; 4, Nigel Carter, Barnard Castle.

l Look out for a special feature and more pictures in the Teesdale Mercury’s farming supplement on October 25.

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