2011 British Results

RESULTS of the 61^st BRITISH NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bishop’s Lydeard, Taunton, Somerset - 8^th& 9^th October 2011

REVERSIBLE FINAL PLOUGH-OFF		*Points*
1^st	COLIN BOWEN, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire	323
2^nd	PETER ALDERSLADE, East Bolden, Tyne & Wear	287
3^rd	MICHAEL CHAPPELL, Bothamsall, Retford, Notts	270

CONVENTIONAL FINAL PLOUGH-OFF
1^st	JOHN HILL, Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire	255
2^nd	GEOFFREY FRETWELL, Penistone, S Yorkshire	221
3^rd	ASHLEY BOYLES, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire	218

COLIN BOWEN and JOHN HILL will represent England in the 2012 World Ploughing Contest to be held in Croatia; PETER ALDERSLADE and MICHAEL CHAPPELL will represent England in the 2012 European Reversible Ploughing Championships.

Class 1	One Way Ploughing	Points
1^st	COLIN BOWEN, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire	303
2^nd	ALAN CRITCHLOW, Foston, Derbyshire	271
3^rd	MICHAEL CHAPPELL, Doncaster, South Yorks	271
4^th	PETER ALDERSLADE, East Bolden, Tyne & Wear	269
5^th	EDWARD GRIFFIN, Stamford, Lincolnshire	255

Class 2	YFC Reversible Ploughing Championships
1^st	IAN BREWER, Wadebridge, Cornwall	283
2^nd	SAM REED, Bickleigh, Crediton, Devon	192

Class 3A Semi Digger Work (2 Or More Furrows)
1^st	GEOFF FRETWELL, Penistone, South Yorkshire	238
2^nd	ASHLEY BOYLES, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire	231
3^rd	ALWYN DAVIES, Ledbury, Herefordshire	219
4^th	ADRIAN BREWER, Wadebridge, Cornwall	217
5^th	BRENIG BRYAN, Narberth, Pembrokeshire	216

Class 3B Semi Digger Work (2 Or More Furrows)
1^st	DAVID CHAPPELL, Doncaster, South Yorkshire	255
2^nd	JOHN HILL, Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire	251
3^rd	ALED MORGAN, Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion	231
4^th	DON WOODHOUSE, Retford, Nottinghamshire	229
5^th	CARL FRETWELL, Penistone, South Yorkshire	226

Class 4A	YFC Conventional Ploughing Championships
1^st	STUART VICKERS, Sarn, Malpas, Cheshire	209
2^nd	NICK DAVENPORT, Wakefield, West Yorkshire	205
3^rd	IESTYN JAMES, Ponthirwaun, Cardigan	183
4^th	GAVIN BRADFORD, Haddenham, Ely, Cambs	166
5^th	AMY BRAY, Billingshurst, West Sussex	137

Class 4B	YFC Vintage & Classic Ploughing Championships
1^st	ALEXANDER TOWNROE, Mansfield, Notts	210
2^nd	MATTHEW WHITEHEAD, Penrith, Cumbria	192
3^rd	DANIEL FORD, Undy, Calidcot, Monmouthshire	186
4^th	ADAM PRICE, St Margarets, Herefordshire	175
5^th	GEORGE RICHARDS, Wroxall, Isle of Wight	170

Class 5	Oat Seed Furrow Work (Tractors)
1^st	DEREK NEEDHAM, Clenchwharton, Norfolk	221
2^nd	STEPHEN SWALES, Yarm, North Yorkshire	205
3^rd	ROBERT IRVING, Truro, Cornwall	204
4th	JOHN MILNES, Penistone, South Yorkshire	196
5^th	RAY ALDERSON, Bolam, Darlington, Co Durham	192

Class 6	Horse Ploughing - General Purpose Work
1^st	JAMES ELLIOTT, Beamish, Co Durham	221
2^nd	WYNNE HULL, Preston, Lancashire	193
3^rd	MARTIN KERSWELL, Buckfastleigh, Devon	186
4^th	MICK PUXTY, Spaxton, Bridgwater, Somerset	178
5^th	RANDOLPH HISCOCK, Donhead St Mary, Dorset	177

David Brown Ploughing Championships
1^st	DAVID WHITE, Hotham, York, North Yorkshire	222
2^nd	KEITH STONE, Wilton, Salisbury, Witlshire	207
3^rd	RAYMOND EDMONDSON, Northumberland	192
4^th	PAUL GREET, Brampford Speke, Exeter, Devon	190
5^th	HOWARD DYKES, Gilberdyke, East Yorkshire	186

Horticultural Ploughing Championships
1^st	DAVID WILLIAMS, Bulkington, Warwickshire	203
2^nd	BRIAN CARTER, Tattondale, Knutsford, Cheshire	203
3^rd	ANDY FORD, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent	201
4^th	CHARLIE DODD, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire	190
5^th	ANDREW POMEROY, Worcester, Worcs	174

Class 7	Trailed Vintage Ploughing Championships
1^st	MICHAEL TAYLOR, Melton Mowbray, Leics	239
2^nd	RAYMOND ALDERSON, Bolam, Co Durham	231
3^rd	DEREK LLOYD, Ellesmere, Shropshire	229
4^th	BRIAN CURTIS, Scarcliffe, Derbyshire	228
5^th	JOHN HODGES, Malmesbury, Wiltshire	228

Class 8	Hydraulic Vintage Ploughing Championships
1^st	GEOFF SMITH, Leckford, Stockbridge, Hants	243
2^nd	RICHARD INGRAM, Atherstone, Warwickshire	240
3^rd	COLIN HEWETSON, Allonby, Cumbria	239
4^th	STUART LAMB, Bronington, Shropshire	232
5^th	PHILIP ALLMAN, Stafford	231

Class 9	Classic Ploughing Championships
1^st	GEORGE ALLWOOD, Hoveringham, Notts	221
2^nd	DAVID GREENWOOD, Garforth, Leeds, W Yorks	213
3^rd	PHIL MEEK, Newcastle, Monmouthshire	212
4^th	JOHN BATHGATE, Dunbar, East Lothian	211
5^th	DAVID THOMLINSON, Escrick, North Yorkshire	200

Class 10	Oat Seed Furrow Work (Tractors)
1^st	ROBERT IRVING, Truro, Cornwall	210
2^nd	SHAUN GARROD, Roudham, Norfolk	196
3^rd	DEREK NEEDHAM, Clenchwharton, Norfolk	195
4th	JOHN MILNES, Penistone, South Yorkshire	190
5^th	STEPHEN SWALES, Yarm, North Yorkshire	179

Class 11	Horse Ploughing - Oat Seed Furrow Work
1^st	JAMES ELLIOTT, Stanley, Co Durham	240
2^nd	MARTIN KERSWELL, Buckfastleigh, Devon	215
3^rd	DAVE PERSEY, Clayhidon, Cullompton, Devon	178
4^th	WYNNE HULL, Preston, Lancashire	170
5^th	STEVEN GLAVIN, Selby, North Yorkshire	167

Class 12	Crawler Tractor Ploughing
1^st	JOHN WEBB, Great Waltham, Essex	241
2^nd	COLIN FENNER, Hawkewell, Essex	211
3^rd	JOHN CROWDER, Torksey, Lincolnshire	188
4^th	GRAHAM SOPER, Dartington, Totnes, Devon	176
5^th	DAVID EASTLEY, East Allington, Totnes, Devon	174

Ferguson Ploughing Championship
1^st	KEITH WILLIAMS, Kings Caple, Herefordshire	202
2^nd	PETER CHAMBERS, Pleasley, Mansfield, Notts	201
3^rd	GORDON MONAGHAN, Tarleton, Preston, Lancs	199
4^th	MARTIN NEWMAN, St Maughans, Monmouth	192
5^th	JOHN KITCHING, Long Whatton, Leicestershire	190

In the case of a tie, the countback system is used to find the place winner

Overall British Horse Ploughing Champion - James Elliott

Overall National YF Ploughing Champion – Ian Brewer

Overall Vintage Ploughing Champion – George Allwood

MICHAEL TAYLOR, GEOFF SMITH and GEORGE ALLWOOD will represent England in the 2012 European Vintage Ploughing Championships in Belgium