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font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Ploughing Seminars</h1> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As part of the Ploughing Academy, the Society of Ploughmen have been organising seminars to help judges to work on the same level across the country.聽 This makes the standard of judging less varied in the level of points awarded for different aspects.聽 Hopefully,聽 judges will work together and learn from each others' experiences, making the quality of judging throughout the country better overall.</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">These seminars are also extremely beneficial to ploughmen and women as they are with the judges, looking at closely at what the judges are looking for in their ploughing and their reasoning behind it.聽 Both experienced and novice ploughmen have benefited from attending the seminars.</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Society of Ploughmen holds a list of judges who are nominated by affiliated societies throughout Great Britain.聽 This list is available to all affiliated societies on request when choosing judges for their own match.</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Our first seminar took place in February 2003 near Doncaster, South Yorkshire and since then well over 50 seminars have been held throughout the country with hundreds of聽judges and ploughmen聽from throughout the Great Britain attending.聽</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Different styles of ploughing plots are completed by some of the country's top ploughmen and judged by the expert group leaders, and then in turn by all the attendees.聽 These are then discussed in detail, in groups, with the team leaders.聽 ~Afterwards, everyone receives a certificate of attendance and also a breakdown of their own scores to compare with the group leaders.聽 Even if you don't plough with the style of ploughs there, much of what you see is relevant to other styles of ploughing the knowledge gained can be taken from one style to another.聽 We have received very positive comments from people who have attended past seminars, all saying how helpful they have been.</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Further judges seminars will be organised in future and any forthcoming ones will be listed below.</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><u><strong>Next Seminars:</strong></u></p> <p style="margin-left:78.3pt;"><b>To be arranged (Spring 2026)</b><br /> 聽</p> <div style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">Please email -聽</span><a href="mailto:info@ploughmen.co.uk?subject=Ploughing%20Seminars&body=Please%20send%20me%20details%20on%20the%20Ploughing%20Seminars%20" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">info@ploughmen.co.uk</a><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254);">聽- or telephone 01302 852469 (in office hours) for further details of seminars聽or to register your interest in future ones.</span></div> <h1 style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">聽</h1> </div> <div class="section-right"> <p><img alt="" src="/public/images/seminar6.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 370px;" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="/public/images/seminar_3.jpg" style="cursor: default; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); width: 640px; height: 427px;" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="/public/images/Seminar2.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 281px;" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="/public/images/seminar5.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 296px;" /></p> <p>聽</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="section-even"> <div class="container"> <div class="section-left"> <h1 style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;">Training Days</h1> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As part of the Ploughing Academy, the Society of Ploughmen will be organising a Training Day for ploughmen and women.聽<br /> <br /> The day will be structured as follows:聽during the morning plough settings will be looked at in depth with technical advice which will apply to all styles of ploughs.聽 In the afternoon two or three ploughmen will complete plots with attendees in groups in the field with Team Leaders -聽watching, discussing and learning about what is being done, why and how it could be improved.聽聽<br /> <br /> Although ploughing plots聽will be limited to a few聽types of ploughs, advice on settings and in the field will cover a broad spectrum which will apply to all styles of ploughing.</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><u><strong>Next Training Day</strong></u>:</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 <b>To be arranged (Spring 2026)</b><br /> 聽</p> <p style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Please email -聽<a href="mailto:info@ploughmen.co.uk?subject=Ploughing%20Seminars&body=Please%20send%20me%20details%20on%20the%20next%20Training%20Day">info@ploughmen.co.uk</a>聽- or telephone 01302 852469 (in office hours) for further details of聽training days or to register your interest in future ones.</p> </div> <div class="section-right"> <p><img alt="" src="/public/images/Seminar.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 809px;" /></p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="events_outer_wrapper"> <div class="container"> <div id="events_top"> <h2>Ploughing Events Across the UK</h2> <p>Ploughing matches are held across the UK and throughout the year. They offer the chance for both novice and experienced ploughmen and women to take part. It's also a fantastic day out for families and people who enjoy the countryside and rural living.</p> </div> <div id="events"> <div id="events_bpc"> <div><img src="/public/themes/default/images/british-national-ploughing-championships.png" /></div> <h2>The British National Ploughing Championships</h2> <hr /> <p>The high point of the British competition ploughing season is the annual British National Ploughing Championships. With classes for conventional, reversible and horse-drawn ploughs as well as vintage tractors and ploughs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ploughmen.co.uk/events/2025-british-ploughing" >More about this event</a></p> </div> <div id="events_list"> <h2>Local Ploughing Matches</h2> <hr /> <ul> <li>South Yorkshire Charity Ploughing Match</li> <li>Thorne & District Agricultural Society</li> <li>Petersfield Ploughing Match</li> <li>Woodhouse Vintage Ploughing Match</li> </ul> <p><a href="/uk-matches">View all matches</a></p> </div> <div class="clearfix">聽</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bottom_spacer"></div>  <div id="footer" role="contentinfo">  <div id="footertop_background"> <div class="container">  <div id="footertop_col1">  <h2>About The Society of Ploughmen</h2> <p>The Society of Ploughmen was founded in 1972. It is a registered charity run by volunteers from the farming community. It is responsible for the organisation of the British National Ploughing Championships and for managing the England World and European Ploughing Teams.</p> <p>Registered Charity No: 1062780</p> <div id="social_media"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SocietyOfPloughmen" ><span id="facebook"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ploughmen_ltd" ><span id="twitter"></span></a></div>  </div> <div id="footertop_col2">  <h2>Get in Touch</h2> <p id="address">The Society of Ploughmen Ltd, Quarry Farm, Loversall, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN11 9DH</p> <p id="telephone">01302 852469</p> <p id="email"><a href="mailto:info@ploughmen.co.uk">info@ploughmen.co.uk</a></p>  </div> <div class="clearfix"></div>  </div> </div> <div id="footerbottom_background"> <div class="container">  <div id="footerbottom_col1">  <ul> <li>Copyright 漏 2025 <span><a href="https://www.ploughmen.co.uk/">The Society of Ploughmen</a></span>. 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