Annual event well supported by local agricultural and allied trades; includes information about the programme for visitors and competitors, organisation, history, and results. The annual Weald of Kent Ploughing Match is organised by the Weald of Kent Ploughing Match Association. It is a vibrant and growing event that is well supported by the local agricultural and allied trades, with more than 80 trade stands forming the heart of the modern show. It also has a true Thelwellian gymkhana, a clay pigeon competition, farmers market and a variety of events in the main ring which all attract huge crowds. The Weald of Kent Ploughing Match Association WKPMA came in to being in 1947 following the amalgamation of the Marden Agricultural Society and the Sandhurst Ploughing Match Association. A clear enough statement of fact, one would think, but one that disguises a much more complicated, and interesting, story. Perhaps, like all good stories, the beginning isnt truly the beginning. While the Association came into being in 1947, its first ploughing match actually took place at Mathurst Farm in Staplehurst in 1946, immediately after the World War II, to raise money for the Red Cross. The charitable aims of the match still underpin the WKMPA today and every year the Association contributes to a variety of local and national charities.

Website: http://www.wkpma.co.uk/