19th Annual "Skills of the Hills" Hedge Event
Saturday 12th March 2016
At Westhayes Farm, Hemyock, EX15 3RJ
By kind permission of Jon and Lorna Pring.
There is a gallery of a few pictures taken during the day below
together with a bit of Youtube silliness…
Hedgelaying Results
Other Prizes
Best competitor living in the Blackdown Hills AONB.
Blackdowns Cup |
Colin Risdon |
Best veteran competitor (aged 60 or over).
Colin Clements Trophy |
Nick Dawe |
| Best Lady Competitor |
Hayley Dorrington |
Best YFC Competitor
The NatWest Cup |
Morris Burrough |
Best competitor aged under 19.
John Coombes Memorial Shield |
Harry Dale |
For best work on a poor length.
"Golden Crook" |
Mark Joynes |
Best regrowth of a length from the 2015 competition.
Roger Vickery Regrowth Cup |
Catriona Paton |
Baking Competition Results
| Victoria Sponge |
1st |
William Machin |
| 2nd |
Sue Risdon |
| "Not a Victoria Sponge" |
1st |
Tracey Woollacott |
| 2nd |
Julie Summers |
| 3rd |
Mark Joynes |
| Hedgerow Jam or Jelly |
1st |
Tracey Reader-Hoer |
| 2nd |
Mark Joynes |
| 3rd |
Geraldine Fields |
| Sloe Gin |
1st |
Phil Hawkins |
| 2nd |
Graham Salmon |
| 3rd |
William Machin |
| Meat/Vegetable Pasty |
1st |
Val Grainger |
| 2nd |
Sue Risdon |
| 3rd |
Geraldine Field |
| 6 Home Produced Eggs |
1st |
Robert Machin |
| 2nd |
Freddie Paul |
| 3rd |
Sophia Walker |
| Handmade White Cob |
1st |
Sue Risdon |
| 2nd |
Mark Joynes |
| Edible Bird's Nest |
1st |
Tiffany Lee |
| 2nd |
Rosy & Mabel McCulloch |
| 3rd |
Megan, Sam, & Annabel Pring |
| Decorated Eggs |
1st |
Emily Leigh-Mallory |
| 2nd |
Harry Leigh-Mallory |
| 3rd |
Alex Cregan |
The top section of the Open class hedge being laid in 4 minutes rather than 5 hours:
Gallery
Photographs of the event used on this site are by kind permission of Jacquie Coppard and Kairen Hooker.
Additional photographs courtesy of Trevor Pearce.