Southwell Ploughing Match & Show

Saturday 24th September 2011

Leyfields Farm
Kneesall, Nottinghamshire
NG22 0AR

By kind permission of
Mrs K Mawer & Family

HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

The Southwell and District Agricultural Society have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone present. For these measures to be effective it is essential that all present take proper precautions to avoid and prevent accidents. Instructions of officially appointed officers and stewards must be obeyed at all times. Exhibitors are responsible for keeping their animals under complete control. All animals are to be disease free. Everyone bringing moving machinery onto the showground must have adequate insurance. Tradestand holders, contractors and others must conform strictly to the health and safety regulations, which apply to them.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

All riders of Horses and Ponies must wear a hat to the current BSI Standards with safety harness correctly fastened, this applies to every person when mounted and will involve disqualification for those who do not comply.

SHOW RULES

SOUTHWELL AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY is a Company Limited by Guarantee and shall make such rules for its Annual Ploughing Match and Show as its General Committee shall from time to time decide.

  1. ALL EXHIBITS TO HAVE BEEN THE PROPERTY OF THE EXHIBITOR FOR NOT LESS THAN 3 MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THE SHOW, AND NOT TO BE SHOWN BY ANY OTHER EXHIBITOR WITHIN THAT TIME.
  2. Any exhibit not on the Showground by the time stated in the Schedule is liable to disqualification.
  3. No third prize to be awarded in any Class in which there are less than 5 entries competing except at the discretion of the Judges. The Judges will be asked to name a reserve number in each Class.
  4. Where in the opinion of the Judges any exhibit shall not be of sufficient merit to entitle it to a first or any other prize, the same may be withheld, this Rule to hold good with regard to competitors in the Classes for Ploughing and Hedge Plashing.
  5. Any objection or dispute must be made in writing to the Secretary in the Secretary’s Tent on the day of the Show, and a deposit of £10.00 made within one hour of the award being made. If in the opinion of the Committee the objection is considered to be frivolous the deposit shall be forfeited.
  6. The Committee formed to hear any objection may at the discretion of the Chairman consist of himself and not less than 4 Stewards on the day of the Show. The place to be the Secretary’s tent.
  7. The Society will not be responsible for any loss, injury or damage arising from accidents or any other cause.
  8. No exhibit to leave the Showground before 4.00pm.
  9. Except in Riding, Show Jumping Classes, entries not in the Catalogue may not qualify for a prize.
  10. Competitors may enter more than one entry per class. Where a cup is presented for the most points, an allocation system will be implemented. Should an individual receive more than one allocation of points per class, only the highest will be counted towards the trophy.
    1st Prize – 3 Points, 2nd Prize – 2 Points, 3rd Prize – 1 Point.
  11. ALL TROPHIES TO BE RETURNED SIX WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS YEAR’S SHOW.

AGRICULTURAL ENTRIES – CLOSE FRIDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2011
HORSE ENTRIES (including Show Jumping) – CLOSE MONDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2011