Our very own Lucy Bright from Clun Valley YFC in Shropshire is one of the seven members who will be competing in the finals of the Senior Member of the Year Competition on Saturday in Blackpool. After tough competition Lucy came first in both the Shropshire round and West Midland Area rounds. This means she […]
Kindly sponsored by Berrys On Sunday it was another busy day for the Competitions Committee with a slightly more traditional competition. The day started off with Shropshire Show Stockjudging which warmed the competitors up for the much-anticipated Stockman of the Year! Competitors headed to south Shropshire where the rain just about held off all day. […]
This week is busy… Monday (Tonight): Shawbury Quiz Night please support these guys on there quest to raise money for their tractor run to Blackpool. Tuesday: Alberbury are hosting a food social at the Smoke Stop, get in touch for more info Wednesday: YMF Jump Rope social (May have to be postponed due to nos.) […]
Well done to Rushbury and Cardington YFC and Much Wenlock YFC for hosting the 4th Chairman’s Charity Challenge. They organised a 12 mile charity walk around the Shropshire hills to raise money for Lingen Davies and Shropshire Riding for the Disabled. Everyone had a fantastic time. Thank you to all who organised and helped steward […]
Well after such a hectic weekend we move on to another week! Well done to everyone who was involved in comps on sat and sun and a huge congratulations to Lucy Bright from Clun who won the WMA senior member of the year. This Thursday we have an EXEC meeting 7.30pm @ the Livestock Market […]
There was no rest for the wicked this weekend as Shropshire members headed off to Worcester to compete in the WMA Sports day. Alberbury and Dorrington took part in the Jump Rope, Dorrington in the Ultimate Frizbee, two Dorrington teams in the Dodgeball and Whitchurch and Whittington & Oswestry competed in the Hockey. It was […]
On Saturday 7th April, Shropshire YFC was out in force at the West Midlands Area round of the Pantomime, Junior and Senior Member of the year competitions held at Oakengates Theatre, Telford. Whitchurch and Whittington & Oswestry competed in the Pantomime competition, Lucy Bright (Clun) and Millie Preece (Much Wenlock) both were in the Senior […]
THIS WEEK: – Thursday 5th PD Meeting, 7.30pm @ Livestock Market. PD is our new committee this year and is all about Personal Development. The PD committee is made up of: Health and Safety, Agri, Training, PR and our Young Members Committee. – This weekend is Community Challenge Weekend! (If your club is doing your […]
The shooting competition yesterday was great and we have some very talented shots in SFYFC so well done to all those who took part and to the comps committee for organising. The day could not have run without the help of our fabulous stewards who did the scoring-Thank you! This week we have: Wednesday- Wem […]
Oxford Training Conference 2019 The 2019 Oxford Farming Conference will be held from the 2-4 January 2019. Oxford Farming Conference Insights include interviews, head-to-head debates and in-depth research into a wide array of topics relevant to farming and land-based businesses. The theme will be ‘World of Opportunity’ building on the content of the speech Michael Gove delivered […]
A huge congratulations to Brown Clee YFC who represented Shropshire at the Southern Area round of Intermediate Just a Minute in Gloucester on Saturday. The team sailed through the Shropshire round and at West Midlands Area too showcasing the amazing talent in the team. Two of the members, Nancy Rollings and Annabelle Beaman have both had […]
Lots of club stuff happening this week which is fab! 🙂 Tues 20th -Chirbury are having a Pub Quiz 7.30pm @ The Lowfield Inn SY21 8JX £10 teams of 4 including chicken and chips. -Whitchurch and Newport are doing a Farm Safety curve module tomoz night 7.45pm. Thursday 22nd -Alberbury present Dick Whittington a charity […]
Good Morning Y’all! Great day yesterday, comps did a fab job its not easy organising a zillion teams and three crazy sports competitions so thank you to everyone who helped and supported. Well done also to our winners: Brown Clee (Jump Rope), Whittington & Oswestry (Hockey) and Dorrington (Ultimate Frisbee). The top two teams from […]
PREVIEW DAY – Saturday 17th March 2018 from 10-2pm. Tickets available here: http://theplacetelford.com/whats-on/drama/west-midlands-area-of-young-farmers-clubs-performing-arts-pantomime-competition/2754/#schedules THE DRAW AND TIMETABLE 08.30 – 15.00 Café & Bar available 08.45 – Auditorium opens to public PERFORMANCES First Session 09.50 – Introduction by W M Area Chairman Charlie Woolliscroft 10.00 – 11.15 Whitchurch YFC (Shropshire B) 11.15 – 12.30 Hereford & […]
PARKING Tesco car park and the home bargains car parks in Whitchurch both now have ANPR cameras and will fine if you exceed the time so try and avoid parking in them if you are there for the whole evening. Tesco has not had these cameras in previous years. Sainsbury’s also have a gate which […]
There will be four spectacular evenings of pantomime performances next week from Wednesday 21st February to Saturday 24th February at the Whitchurch Civic Centre, SY13 1AX. Our clubs have been putting all of their time and energy into their one plus and pantomime performances. We would like to thank our sponsors Caleb Roberts Insurance Ltd and Alltech […]
Are you ready for our second Chairmans Challenge???? This year join fellow SFYFC members in giving up something you love for Lent. You can either be sponsored or donate the amount you have saved to charity. All money will be handed to the YFC office at the end of Lent ready for donation at our […]
Harper Adams University has signed up to become the primary sponsor of the Shropshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs Rally on July 7. The two organisations are keen to work more closely from 2018 onwards, towards achieving their common goal of reaching out to a wider demographic of young people. Simon Pride, Director of Marketing […]
News from West Midlands Area Competitions Day: Junior speaking 2nd place Dorrington Alberbury just pipped to a place today. Intermediate Just a Minute 1st place Brown Clee 2nd place Whitchurch & Wem Senior debating 2nd place Clun 3rd place Alberbury Disco dancing 2nd place Rushbury & Cardington Newport were awesome too […]
hropshire YFC’s Junior Member of the Year, Senior Member of the Year and Situations Vacant were held on Sunday 28th January at FBC Manby Bowdler. During the Situations Vacant competition many members were interviewed for a wide variety of jobs. Their CV’s, personal statements and interviews were judged by Peter Richards and Katie Jones who commended […]
Last week SFYFC members met at the Livestock Market and our very own National Senior Flower Arranging Winner, Jenny Dale showed us how to make a basic front facing table arrangement. Jenny had lots of hints and tips for the upcoming competitions learning the best way to arrange each type of flower and foliage and […]
Shropshire YFC held their annual bowling competition on Saturday 20th January at AMF Bowling in Shrewsbury. An amazing 31 teams were entered from across the county. A smashing time was had by all. Congratulations to Alberbury YFC who won the competition, followed by Rushbury and Cardington (2nd), Whitchurch (3rd), Brown Clee (4th) and Nesscliffe (5th). Katie […]
Last Tuesday evening, 3 of our very talented Shropshire members hosted a Baking workshop for all Shropshire members. The night was fantastic, loads of people turned up armed with cakes and yummy goodies to decorate, and some fabulous items were produced! Look out at the Rally and Shropshire Show because now the bar has been set, […]
“On December 2nd I traveled to the National Young Farmers Office in Warwickshire to interview for the NFYFC travel opportunity. The application form was simple and easy to complete. The interview itself is over the course of a day and I was so nervous but for no reason. It was a day filled with fun, games, […]
Over the festive period many of our YFC clubs wore their Christmas jumpers and ventured out into their local communities to spread Christmas cheer by Carol singing. This tradition is fun for all members, brings young farmers and their communities together whilst raising money for charities. Some of our clubs raised huge amounts of money […]
