WITHERIDGE and District Ploughing Association held its annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show at Hele Barton, Black Dog, by kind permission of the Gillbard Family on Tuesday, September 17.

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

It was a lovely sunny day with more than 45 competitors for the ploughing and over 250 entries for the farm produce and domestic classes.

Mrs Carolyn Gillbard presented the trophies and ploughing trophy winners were Don Williams, David Franklin, Paul Pincombe, Alan Braizer, Reuben Gillbard, John Hodges, Raymond Govier, Steve Teague and Joe Paine.

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Alan Quick, Crediton Courier

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

The Late HW Bickley Cup for the best work of the day was presented to David Franklin.

Cup winner for the farm produce was Michael Pincombe, Children's winner’s were Billy Cleverdon-Brend, Caitlin Boyles and Winnie Cleverdon-Brend.

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show.
At Witheridge and District Ploughing Association’s annual Ploughing Match and Produce Show. Gillian Gillbard

The Domestic winner was Joyce Rowcliffe, the Vegetable winner was Tim Blake and the YFC shield was awarded to Isabel Govier.

Thanks went to the Gillbard Family for the site, to all the Judges and helpers.