2009
SO2190 : Hedging competition (2)
taken 16 years ago, near to Sarn, Powys, Wales
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Hedging competition (2)
You can get some idea of the height of the hedge before work began from the taller hawthorns on the left. Presumably someone must be employed later to finish the job and fill in the gap left where work began.
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Hedging Championship 2009
Each competitor is responsible for laying eight yards of hedge in five hours.
There were four classes in this competition:
Montgomery style open champion
Montgomery style intermediate
Any other style open champion
Any style under 26
50th all Wales ploughing and hedging championships 2009 :: SO2191
Held at Gwern-y-go Farm, Sarn, Montgomeryshire on 19 September 2009. The all Wales ploughing and hedging championships were founded by the Radnor Valley Ploughing Society in 1958.
As well as the ploughing and hedging competitions the event included sheepdog trials, trade stands, displays and demonstrations of vintage farm machinery, craft stalls and terrier racing.