Ronald Coulter BEM leaves for the Netherlands, with a full load of ploughing equipment, to the European Vintage Ploughing Championships. We wish him a safe journey & the team every success. Also we would like to congratulate one of our members, Ian Simms, who has qualified for the World Vintage…
The NIVPC will be held on Saturday 26th September on the Seacoast Road, Limavady. This is an important event on the Vintage, Classic & Horse calender, as the highest place ploughman qualify for the 2016 Northern Ireland International Ploughing Championships & the 2016 European Vintage Ploughing Championships. The classes are…
Northern Ireland Vintage Ploughmen, Ian Simms, Mark Taggart, Harold Simms & Mercer Ward head for the European Vintage Ploughing Championships in the Netherlands in September, also Ronald Coulter BEM (Judge) & Norman Bell ( Steward) will accompany them. The NIVPA would like to wish the team a safe journey and…
Hog Roast will be held at Simm’s farm, 8 Liberty Rd., Carrickfergus, BT38 9DJ on Friday 12th June @ 8pm. Ticket £12.50. Contact; Harold; 02893351954, Ian; 07801016377, Mark; 07710126555 or Mercer 07802666793. Ballot & Auction. All welcome
Ian Simms, Mark Taggart, Harold Simms & Mercer Ward head to the Netherlands this year to represent their Country
Four N Ireland representatives returned with medals at the European Vintage Ploughing Championships which were held at Ratheniska, Stradbally, Co Laois. Sean Boyle 2nd in the Conventional Class & 3rd overall, Harold Simms 3rd in the Classic Class, Mercer Ward 2nd in the Reversible Class & Mark Taggart 3rd in…
Senior Class; 1st Ian Simms, (2014 Northern Ireland Vintage Ploughing Champion) 2nd Alan Simms, 3rd William Gill Intermediate A; 1st Sidney Scott, 2nd Richard Pentland, 3rd Eamon Cusack Intermediate B 1st J Cush, 2nd Nigel Strain Junior; 1st Andrew Muldrew, 2nd Peter Allen Ferguson 1st Mervyn Allen, 2nd Sammy Little…
The NIVPA AGM will be held on the Tuesday 20th January 2014 at 1st Ballyeasten Presbyteran Church Hall @ 8pm
NIVPC at Hillsborough 2014
Our match was held on the Ballyknock Road, Hillsborough, on lands kindly granted by Mr George Megarry. We would like to thank all those who helped in any way to make this annual event a success. Results; Senior Class 1st Ian Simms ( Northern Ireland Vintage Ploughing Champion),…
