Six members of Coniston Cold Young Farmers Club took part in the Plough Sunday service at Ripon Cathedral. Pictured are, from the left, Megan Walton, Will and Mary Throup, Bishop of Ripon, Callum Walton, Aimee Beresford and Sam Emmott.
SIX members of Coniston Cold Young Farmers' Club took part in the Plough Sunday service at Ripon Cathedral.
They presented the plough for blessing as part of the service, which dates back to Victorian times.
It is a traditional English celebration of the beginning of the agricultural year that has seen some revival over recent years. Plough Sunday celebrations usually involve bringing a ploughshare into a church with prayers for the blessing of the land
And three Coniston Cold members, Will Throup, Aimee Beresford and Megan Walton, gave short readings as part of the service.
The service was led by the Right Rev James Bell, Bishop of Ripon.
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