THE RURAL craft of ploughing was revived at the weekend.
Competitors travelled from across the North of England and the Scottish Borders to take part in the annual Beamish Ploughing Match at the open air museum. Visitors were given a glimpse of a farming technique from the pre-mechanised era as teams of heavy horses were steered by expert ploughmen and women.
Following several hours' intensive competition Beamish's own stockman Jim Elliott emerged triumphant in the High Cut class, beating off arch rival Peter Brassett, the museum horseman. All the competitors received a commemorative horse brass and a personalised copy of a ploughing competition certificate dating from the early 1900s.
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