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September 26th 2010 |
2009 Ploughing Match Results can viewed here.
September 26th 2010
9am 5pm (Ploughing 9am 1.30pm)
Dogs welcome on leads.
This very special show takes place in front of the lovely stately home at Loseley Park, between Godalming and Guildford, at the end of Surrey Farm and Food Week. With a lovely Relaxed atmosphere, it draws crowds of around 10,000 for a fantastic country day out for the whole Family.
The Horkesley Park Heavy Horse Display Team will be a “heavyweight” draw this year. They are bringing their home-bred working Suffolk Punches to the show and will be demonstrating in the main arena twice during the day with our usual popular attractions: gun dogs, terrier racing, Surrey Union Hunt and the Brighton, Storrington, Surrey and North Sussex Beagle Display, falconry, sheep dogs and dog training, vintage tractors and racing pigeons. There will be a short aerobatic display with a vintage bi-plane and one of our top aerobatic champions plus (weather permitting) a hot air balloon display at the end of the day. The new Gun Dog Trials Section last year proved very popular with many visitors to the show ‘having a go’ with their dogs (£2) and also with the Dog Agility. The Clay Shoot will operate throughout the day and all those visiting the clay shoot will have to pay an entry fee into the show this year.
For youngsters who love action, the show provides fantastic introductions to country pursuits, from Clay Shooting to 4x4 Handling, from Fly Fishing to Tractor Driving. The day includes: Ploughing Competitions, Punch and Judy, Train Rides, Terrier Racing, Dog Agility, Vintage Tractor and classic cars – plus plenty of crafts, food and shopping.
This is very much a show for dog lovers too. Amy Hatcher will demonstrate how to train and work sheepdogs, there will be gun dog training, obedience coaching, displays of hounds and a chance for your dog to have a go at Dog Agility.
Countryside organisations such as Surrey Wildlife Trust and the Surrey Hills will be represented at the show.
Tickets on the show day are:
£8.00 for adults
£7.00 for concessions
£4.50 for children (5 - 16 years).
£23 for a family ticket is available (2 adults, 2 children)
Under 5's free
Free parking
Discounted advance tickets are available from the Surrey County Agricultural Society office, 8 Birtley Courtyard, Bramley, GU5 0LA, telephone no: 01483 890810 or online (click here) Tickets are available now. Last Date for posting out tickets is the 22nd September.
Trade stand Space is available as open space, shedding, shopping arcade/food hall. There is one type of application form. Details and prices of space are available online, but to apply for space you need to order a trade stand pack. This can be sent to you by post or email.
Sponsorship information Click here (.pdf)
NOVICE PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIP
The Surrey Novice Ploughing
Championship will be held in memory of Ted Comley, who was a keen Surrey
ploughman. Novices who plough at Surrey
County, Windlesham & District, Chertsey, Cranleigh, Guildford and
Chobham matches will be awarded points if placed, with their four best
scores counting towards the new novice Championship. Verbal assistance
may be given to the novices on the headland only. A presentation of the
Ted Comley Memorial Perpetual Challenge Trophy and total prize money up
to £180 will be awarded at the last match of the season.
Download the schedules and entry forms.
Sponsors
Sendmarsh Tractors £35 for the Best Work done with a Massey Ferguson Tractor
J Medhurst & Son Home Farm The Horse Ploughing classes
Mole Valley Farmers The Young Farmers Trade stand
Wintershall Estate Office Amy Hatcher, the dog behavourist
Manor Farm Business Centre, Manor Farm Falconry
Oakes Farmpower Trophy for Best Novice Ploughman
A F Wiltshire llp the Tractor Maintenance classes
Bishops Nissan the 4x4 Course
Barlow Robbins Solicitors The Terrier Racing
Thames & Kennet Machinery Ring Ltd Tractor with reversible plough
Chichester Farm Machinery
Vintage SE Qualifier
Farol Ltd Novice Ploughing & Tractor with two furrow match plough
The Surrey Gourmet Champion & Reserve Conventional Ploughing
Chambers Waste Management Overall Champion Ploughman and Reserve
Harper & Eede Tractor with two, three or more furrow general purpose hydraulic plough
Lister Wilder Vintage Surrey & Hants Area Final Start Money