Ploughing Match at Lower Zeals to Raise Money for Charity

A group of local people in Charlton Musgrove and Gillingham are working hard to prepare for a charitable ploughing match. The match is to be held on Sunday 6th March between 10.00am and 2.00pm at Lower Zeals, near Mere.

The event, which is in its 13th year, is raising funds for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, The Fortuneswell Cancer Trust, Dorchester and Gillingham Boy Scouts.

The event is primarily for vintage and classic tractors, and ploughs. The tractors and ploughs date back as far as the 1930s, and one of the regular competitors was supplied by the ‘War Ag’ Committee specifically for war work and has been in the same family ever since.

The entrants can complete in several different classes which will be judged with perpetual prizes awarded. In 2014, for the first time, there was a class specifically designed for ploughers under 18 years of age, which proved popular. Also, there is the opportunity to just come along and plough; no need to be judged, just for fun.

As part of the entry fee participants will all receive a fabulous complimentary bacon and egg roll with the bacon being kindly donated by The Fine Food Company in Wincanton. Spectators will also have the opportunity to buy and enjoy one too, plus there will be a raffle with some exciting prizes to be won.

Chris Ricketts, Managing Director at The Fine Food Company explained why he was happy to support this event.

“We are more than pleased to support local charitable events such as this one, as the more help they get the more money they can raise for these super charities.”

John Bastable, Tony Adams and friends who are organising the event, said:

“We are so grateful to The Fine Food Company for supporting our event as it makes such a difference to the amount of money we can raise. This is our 13th year of organising this event and in that time we have raised over £8,500. We are aiming for much more than this in our second ten years. Please come along and support us, it’ll be a fun day out for all the family, and most importantly the more people who come along the more money we will raise.”

If you’d like to take part, please contact John Bastable on 07976 317180 for an entry form. Deadline for entries is Friday 26 February 2016.

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