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About the Isle of Man

Situated in the Irish Sea it is at the centre of the British Isles

Despite measuring 30 miles long by 15 wide, it offers a great deal for visitors to see, with various types of vintage transport, including a steam & electric railway and horse drawn trams

John Milnes retains title

The full results are now avaialble to view

Conventional ploughing results
Reversible ploughs

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John receives his trophy

 

John Milnes has successfully defended his European Vintage Ploughing Champion title, which was held on 2nd Sept at Great Meadow on the Isle of Man

View results

29/08/2007..Commerative stamp issue

Harold Leece The Isle of Man Post Office has issued a set of 6 stamps to mark this years Championships.
These will be available to buy on the field on the day and also at the Post Office.

View the press release...

28/08/2007..Venue change for 2nd supporting match

The venue for the supporting match to be held on the 3rd Sept has been changed... See more.

27/08/07..Pictures of the site

Below are 2 images of this year site.

Euro 2007 site Euro 2007 site

10/08/2007..Details for the supporting matches

The details of the 2 supporting ploughing matches to the European Vintage Championships, organised by Cronk-y-Voddy are now available.

Details for the match on the 1st Sept .. Details.

Details for the match on the 3rd Sept .. Details.

09/08/2007..Championships still on

The final decision on whether the Championships still goes ahead rests with the Isle of Man Government, however, unless the situation regarding the foot & mouth outbreak in the UK changes, the event will still go ahead as planned.

08/08/2007..The 2007 entrants

Follow the link below to view the list of competitors for this years Championships

View competitor list

07/08/2007..A brief history

Mike Childerley has put together a short history of the European Vintage Ploughing Championships

Read more

04/08/2007..Championships update

An update about the ploughing match will follow in the next few days regarding the recent outbreak of foot & mouth in the UK.

31/07/2007..Other ploughing matches

Entries have now closed for the supporting matches.

Watch out for more details soon.

26/04/2007..Other ploughing matches

There are 2 supporting matches to this years Championships.
Taking place on Saturday (1st) and Monday (3rd).

You must register to plough in these matches.

Please note there will be no entries taken on the day.

13/02/2007..New maps from Yahoo

To find out where the Isle of Man is click the map or follow the link

See the map

21/12/2006..Programme

The programme of events for the 2007 Championships has been revealed.

See full details

02/04/2006..Date for 2007

The date for the 2007 Championships has been set as 02 Sep 2007.

31/03/2006..Euro Vintage website launched

It is hoped to provide competitors & visitors with all the information they require

  • Stamps from the
    Isle of Man Post Office
  • Stamps
    The intricacies of the various ploughing techniques are explained and celebrated by Manx countryman Ned Kennaugh in the Presentation Pack and First Day Cover filler card.

  • Poster