It is with great regret that due to the coronavirus pandemic the Weobley Ploughing Match committee has taken the decision to cancel the 2020 match which would have been held Saturday 26th September.
We have thought about the situation during the last few months and have now reached the point where practically the risks are too high for us to carry on. We also need to ensure the safety of everyone involved
We will instead work towards ensuring we have a great match next year on the 18th September 2021 and we look forward to seeing you all there. We would like to thank everyone for their continued support to Weobley Ploughing Match and hope everyone stays safe and well.
Weobley and District Ploughing Society covers a radius of about 8 miles round the village measured from Weobley Church.
In the Ploughing match obviously ploughing plays an important part. However during the summer other crops and livestock from farms within this 8 mile radius are judged and trophies are presented for : wheat, barley, potatoes, rape, grassland, roots, beef, dairy cattle, sheep and cider etc.
On the day of the Ploughing match local ploughmen will be ploughing from early morning to early afternoon. They are judged for firmness of furrow, the straightness of furrow, the equal widths, the uniform beginning and ends of each row and the final furrow being equal with the original crown. A very skilled operation – do come along this year and see for yourself!
An important part of any ploughing match is the DOMESTIC section. Introduced in the 1930’s this recognised the skills of the farmer’s wife and women working close to the land! However, it has been decided to discontinue the Domestic section ay our Ploughing match for the forseeable future