Sun shines on ploughmen for a perfect day in the field

Last updated 09:55, Friday, 03 October 2008

Seventy-year-old Nathan Eggleston won the novice class at the charity ploughing match in Allonby.

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Skill: John Robley from Armathwaite takes it nice and easy to achieve a perfectly-ploughed furrow

Sunday’s contest had been postponed after weeks of wet weather but it was worth the wait for the 45 competitors who ploughed in near-perfect conditions, according to judge Norman Elliot.

The event at Mealo Hill Farm raised more than £1,500 for Hospice at Home and is set to become an annual event. Among the old tractors was a team of horses brought from Twynholm, near Dumfries by David Broll.

Mr Eggleston recently returned to ploughing after of ill-health. It is the first time he has won a class.

RESULTS

Novice: 1, Nathan Eggleston, Appleby; 2, William McKaskie, Dumfries; 3, Richard Mandle, Greystoke. Trail: 1, Trevor Johnston, Bothel; 2, John Saunders, Carlisle; 3, Trevor Robinson, Penrith. Classic: 1, Hugh Sutton, Preston; 2, Paul Higginson, Preston; 3, Graham Hunt, Calthwaite. Vintage hydraulic: 1, Colin Hewitson, Westnewton; 2, John Johnston, Annan; 3, Richard Birbeck, Appleby. Overall winner: Trevor Johnston.