Cruckton & District
Ploughing & Hedging Society
Affiliated to the Society Of Ploughmen Registered Charity No. 215009
Cruckton and District Ploughing and Hedging Society was established in 1927. It is a Registered Charity run by Volunteers. The Society encourage and promote competitions, demonstrations and social events relating to ploughing, hedging and farm management. Each year a new President, Chairman & Vice Chairman are elected by our members at the Society`s Annual General Meeting & our Executive Committee Members are also elected at the A.G.M.
Please keep a look out for any updates on our website www.crucktonploughing.org.uk or our Facebook page – Cruckton & District Ploughing & Hedging Society.
If you are interested in helping in any way, wish to advertise your company in our 2026 Match Guide, book a trade stand or simply make a donation please contact our secretary by email: info@crucktonploughing.org.uk
Cruckton & District Ploughing & Hedging Society receive the King`s Award
Cruckton & District Ploughing & Hedging Society started in 1927 and is still going strong 97 years later. It is a Registered Charity run by Volunteers, who all work unpaid and we feel so honoured to have won the Kings Award for Voluntary Service 2024.
The Society encourage and promote competitions, demonstrations and social events relating to ploughing, hedging and farm management.
The recognition of this award is an amazing achievement and so well deserved for all the outstanding work our past and present members & volunteers have contributed to the Society.
Long may it continue.
Officers 2026-2027
President: Mr Ian Millington
Chairman: Mr David Perry
Vice Chairman: Mr Richard Howells
Secretary: Mrs Karen Pritchard
Treasurer: Mr Jim Wilde
The 93rd Annual Ploughing Match
The 93rd Annual Ploughing Match was held at Myddle Farm, Shotatton by kind invitation of Mr C. Brown on Saturday 3rd October 2026.
We had a super day and the sun shone down from early morning till late evening, was just like a summer day and so hot. The site was perfect and we had some excellent ploughing done.
Andrew Goddard and his team joined us again on the day with their Threshing Box, it`s always a great attraction to watch. The Passenger trailer rides were a great success, taking you all around the Match site and getting a great view of all the ploughing plots. During the afternoon, Gary Penton from Big Boys Toy Tractor Pulling Team along with Gareth Jones from Valtra Dragons Tractor Pulling team joined us with their tractors—Big Boys Toy & Ice Dragon firing them up for everyone to see and listen to the roar. Also joining us was James Allison, with his John Fowler Little All Wheel Drive Steam Engine and trail plough, was wonderful to see it working in the field.
I would like to thank all our Tractor Ploughmen/Women and 8 Horse Teams who put on a great exhibition of how ploughing should be done.
Lastly, A Big Thankyou to our Host – Mr C. Brown, all of the Cruckton Committee, Judges & Stewards, Sponsors, Agricultural Machinery Companies, Trade stands & the General Public, who all came and supported the match. Also, to all our Advertisers in the Match Day Programme. Without you all our match wouldn’t be possible, so thank you for making it a super day.
Hope to see you all at our 100th Anniversary Match in 2027 – Saturday 25th September, Horton Farm, Cruckton. Just up the road from where Cruckton Ploughing Match started in 1927.
A copy of the 2026 programme can be downloaded here.
