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| Telephone: | 01377 256637 |
| Email: | info@eastridingyfc.org.uk |
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YFC Office, THE SHOWGROUND KELLEYTHORPE DRIFFIELD EAST YORKSHIRE YO25 9DN |
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Chris Oxtoby is married to Jane and has two children, Kylan, 11 and Sam, 6.
He is 45 and joined Driffield YFC at the age of 11. He held lots of club offices,
then progressed to County
chairman in 1989/90 so he has a really good idea what its all about! Having been appointed
relatively recently, he is just in the process of meeting members old and new
and helping the YFC movement gain better publicity.
Do get in touch with him to find out what we're up to, and how you can join in.
Email Chris
John is an enthusiastic supporter of Young Farmers, having been involved with the movement for over 40 years,
originally joining Skirlaugh YFC at the age of 13.
He held many positions in the Club, was a Club Leader for 13 years (3 of which whilst still a member!),
and was elected as Skirlaugh Club President in 1991, a position he still currently holds. Being asked to
be County President was a surprise, but a role he accepted with relish, and considers it a huge honour
and privilege.
John's wife Jill was also a Young Farmer (like many other couples, Young Farmers was where they met) and both of their children, Sarah and Robert, were keen members of YFC before leaving to go to University. John works in IT for a pan-European manufacturing company.
John firmly believes that the YFC movement is THE best organisation for young people to belong to
because it offers so many opportunities and benefits to the members. He says it is a fantastic organisation,
made up of a great bunch of members; it has a wealth of goodwill and support, it plays a valuable role
within the community and it is absolutely vital that it continues to do so. His aim is to work with members
and to help in whatever way he can to ensure that the Federation and its members flourish and prosper in
the years to come.
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Eleanor Proudfoot is 23 years old and has been a member of Bainton YFC since she was 10 years old, and she
is currently a Club Leader for that Club. Ell is well known around the County, as she was County Vice Chairman
during 2008/9 and prior to that was County Junior Chairman.
Ell has held every position at club level and was Chairman for 3 years, as well as being involved at Northern Area level and being the East Riding delegate on the National Council. Her ambition to be County Chairman has now been achieved and she intends to make a really good year of it, building stronger relationships between clubs, county, area and national levels, making the whole movement more accessible to all members.
Outside of YFC Ell enjoys horse riding and has even had a couple of polo lessons, she is keen to have a better go
at it, and is currently looking for someone who can help with that aim.
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Danny is 28 years old and first joined Beverley YFC at the age of 13. Over the past years, at Club level Danny has
been Programme Secretary, Vice Chairman and served as Club Chairman for 3 years.
Danny is Chairman of the County Events and General Purpose Committee, and he was previously Vice Chairman. Danny is also the Chairman of the 2009 Rally Committee, and has been on many other committees such as Competitions & Development Committee and the Northern Area Field Day Committee.
Outside of YFC Danny works as a service manager running a workshop fixing and repairing machinery for an agricultural
dealership.
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Hollie is 22 years old and first joined Patrington YFC at the age of 15, after the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.
Over the years Hollie has held various roles such as Programme Secretary, Treasurer, Secretary, Vice Chairman and has
been Club Chairman for two years running.
She has been Secretary, Vice Chairman and Chairman of the County Events and General Purpose Committee and has been a
member of other committees such as Rally, Executive, Management, Yorkshire Show, National Council and ARAC Steering
Committee.
Hollie's most memorable thing in YFC to date was meeting Prince Charles. At County, Hollie has been the Junior Member of the Year and the Senior Member of the Year twice. She has represented the County at National at the European Dairy Event stockjudging and also at rounders, where the team came first.
Outside of YFC Hollie works for Humberside Police; she classes herself as a good communicator who always puts others
first.
She lives, sleeps and eats Young Farmers and believes that the more you put in the more you get out.
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Amy is 24 years old and works as a nursery nurse at a private nursery. Amy has been a member of Bridlington YFC for 10 years and currently holds the position of Club Secretary - which she has done for the last 7 years. Within the Club she has also held the positions of Programme Secretary and Sports Secretary.
Amy has been a delegate on a number of committees from the County Competitions and Development Committee to Northern Area Committee; she has been an active member of both the Rally Committee and the Northern Area Field Day Committee, taking on the role of Stockjudging Secretary.
Amy has competed at a number of competitions from the ploughing match to the Rally, gaining some excellent achievements
at County level, qualifying for Area recognition.
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Jenny has enjoyed over 20 years of membership at Bainton YFC and has taken part in most
competitions at County, Northern Area and National levels. She represented Area and County
in Stockjudging, Live & Carcase, Public Speaking, Cookery, Tug of War and Stand Up Comedian.
She was National runner-up Member of the Year in 1999 and member of the National Club
of the Year in 2002.
Jenny has held every club position plus County Sub-Committee Chair and County Chair. She has sat on many different committees including Rally and Northern Area Field Day. Her highlight so far has been assisting Beacon YFC to re-form when she was County Junior Chair. She celebrated with them when their team won December Competitions that year!
Jenny says that YFC has increased her confidence incredibly. She was very shy, nervous and
quiet before she joined and now she has great friends throughout the world! Her message to members
is "The more you put in, the more you get out!"
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