Welcome to the website of the Fairford, Faringdon, Filkins and Burford Ploughing Society. Hopefully this site will give you all the information you need to help you enjoy your day out at the show, held annually on the last Saturday in September.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Clive Underhill a great supporter and enthusiastic Ploughman of the Society starting out Under the guidance of his father who also was a champion ploughman.
The funeral will be at North Wilts Crematorium at Royal Wootton Bassett on the 27th November at 11.00.
The 2019 ploughing championship and show was a resounding success, thank you to everyone who attended. Photos will come up on the website soon and can also been on ourFacebook page
The next event is on the Saturday 26 September 2020 . As usual there will be the normal ploughing match in the morning and the Country Show in the afternoon with all your favorite exhibitions and demonstrations. Please find out further detail about the event, when they become available, here...
Ploughing is still the prime job in cultivation the earth and, despite this high technological and computerised age, the basic design of the plough remains largely unchanged since medieval times. There are several types of plough but all are based on the same principle. Find out more here...
Photographs from more recent years of the event. We are always after good quality photographs to display on the site. Please contact us to get them on the website
