2016 National Hedgelaying Championship

Aldford Hall Farm, Aldford, Chester

Saturday 22^nd October 2016

Hedgelaying Results

Supreme Champion: Alan Ashby (Midland Veteran)

Midland Open
1^st	Malcolm Johnson
2^nd	Jonathon Stafford
3^rd	Hefin Davies
4^th	Andy Hollis

Midland Veteran
1^st	Alan Ashby
2^nd	Stephen Budding
3^rd	Peter Flint
4^th	John Walker

Midland Intermediate
1^st	John Exton
2^nd	Mark Palmer
3^rd	David Walker
4^th	Iain Leadbetter

Welsh Open
1^st	Brian Price
2^nd	Carwyn Jones
3^rd	Mark Pritchard
4^th	Neville Powell

Derby Open
1^st	Graham Teece
2^nd	Gary Moore
3^rd	Derrick Hale
4^th	Hayley Dorrington

South of England Open
1^st	Bill Daniel
2^nd	Nigel Adams
3^rd	Dean Dyer
4^th	Mike Bentley

South of England Veteran
1^st	Clive Gilligan
2^nd	Geoff Pitt

South of England Intermediate
1^st	Mark Moore
2^nd	David Dunk
3^rd	Mike Mason

Lancs. & Westmorland Open
1^st	Peter Gibson
2^nd	Andrew Kirkwood
3^rd	Craig Proctor
4^th	Rob Bell

Yorkshire Open
1^st	Torquil Varty
2^nd	Damon Peacock

Devon Open
1^st	Terry Coombe
2^nd	Colin Risdon
3^rd	Andrew Burrough
4^th	George Pidgeon

North Somerset Open
1^st	Colin Clutterbuck
2^nd	Alex Bown
3^rd	Paul Gulliford
4^th	Tom Vowles

Dorset Open
1^st	Russell Woodham
2^nd	Tim Frampton
3^rd	Lydia Lee
4^th	Edward Goodfellow

Cheshire Open
1^st	Stuart Sim
2^nd	Huw Hulme
3^rd	Sam Rimmer
4^th	Roy Bennett

Other Awards
Best Work on a Poor Length	Alex Bown
Best Staked Length – Derbyshire Style	Gary Moore
Best Overall Staking & Binding	Alan Ashby
Best Young Farmer	Craig Proctor
Overall Veteran	Alan Ashby
Best Competitor Under 21	Marcus Richmond
Best Lady	Tina Bath
Oldest Competitor	Geoffrey Stephens
Youngest Competitor	Marcus Richmond
Best Midland Regrowth	David Smith
Best Regrowth – Derbyshire Style	Jasper Prachek
Best Summer Hedge – Lancs. & Westmorland	John Gibson
Best Regrowth – South of England	Dean Dyer
Best Regrowth – South of England Veteran	Frank Wright
Best Regrowth – Somerset & Devon	Willow Drew
Best Regrowth – Yorkshire	Damon Peacock
Best Regrowth Overall	Willow Drew
Best Intermediate Cutter	John Exton

Photographs

Here is a link to some photographs taken by Jackie Gilligan at this years event www.flickr.com

Raffle & Draw

A big "thank you" to all who bought, sold, folded tickets and donated prizes for our bumper annual raffle. 50 prizes were drawn at the event. If you were unable to collect your prize on the day please contact Jenny Crow, Raffle Officer, to arrange collection. (jenny.crow@btinternet.com or 01778 591158)

Free Prize Draw for £25 The lucky winner of the draw, included with the Championship programme, was Colin Spencer.

The lucky raffle winners:

Winning Raffle Tickets
1st Prize	11684	Philip Hallam
2nd Prize	14467	Terry Coombe
3rd Prize	06643	John Vickery
4th Prize	12759	Amy Batena
5th Prize	06293	Mr T Chandler
6th Prize	03355	Janice Lyle
7th Prize	05170	Steve Donne
8th Prize	04787	David & Jill Prosser
9th Prize	09518	Mr S Hopkins
10th Prize	04267	J Spicer
11th Prize	05149	Louis Dolmans
12th Prize	09888	Maldwyn Jones
13th Prize	06484	Mrs J Deller
14th Prize	10139	Cherry Foulger
15th Prize	10817	Marcus Richmond
16th Prize	20695	John
17th Prize	12193	L Burrough
18th Prize	02761	Rebecca Walker
19th Prize	03999	I Gosling
20th Prize	02835	Tom Vowles
21st Prize	10131	Dick Foulger
22nd Prize	09728	Mr G Kelly
23rd Prize	09363	John Fremch
24th Prize	20640	William Agar
25th Prize	04089	Chris Stanton
26th Prize	02836	Tom Vowles
27th Prize	05662	D Lee
28th Prize	07068	Heath Cregan
29th Prize	20577	M & S Wells
30th Prize	20845	M Stretch
31st Prize	09849	Malcolm Johnson
32nd Prize	03473	Clive Matthew
33rd Prize	20635	J Daines
34th Prize	20950	Naylor
35th Prize	04784	David & Jill Prosser
36th Prize	05858	T Harper
37th Prize	15101	Derek Smith
38th Prize	06361	Robert Ceelen
39th Prize	12160	Steve Budding
40th Prize	08363	Gary Moore
41st Prize	09881	Gethin Jones
42nd Prize	11598	Dawn Johnson
43rd Prize	12749	Clare c/o Rob Bell
44th Prize	11593	Graham Hammond
45th Prize	20940	Alan Ashby
46th Prize	12498	John Barber
47th Prize	05323	Joe Craig
48th Prize	05318	Harry Craig
49th Prize	09386	Angela Frampton
50th Prize	11495	John Wilson