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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, 10 and Sam, 5.
He is 44 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.
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John is an enthusiastic supporter of Young Farmers, having been involved with the movement for 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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Liz is 29 years old and was elected as County Chairman in March 2008. She first joined Thorngumbald YFC at the age of 13, left the club when she was 20 and joined again at the age of 25. taking on the role of Chairman of her Club, along with being elected County Vice Chairman in 2006.
Liz works as a Business Development Manager for a Hull-based mortgage company. She likes the opportunity to meet new people and has gained the confidence to do this through public speaking at Young Farmers. She has gained many friends through Young Farmers and is looking forward to meeting more members of the County by attending club meetings on a regular basis.
Liz says she has gained many useful tips on the role of County Chairman from her predecessors Sam
Buckton and Bruce West and is looking forward to seeing the County move onwards and upwards in all
areas during her year of office. Liz clearly believes in the old saying that you only get out what
you put in and now feels that it is her turn to put her skills back into the Federation.
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Ell is 21 years old and first joined Bainton YFC in 1997. She has taken on many roles within her Club over the past 11 years and has been Chairman for 3 years as well as being County Junior Chairman in 07/08.
Outside of YFC Ell is in her final year of her degree in Geography, and hopes to do her PGCE next year in order to qualify as a teacher.
Ell thoroughly enjoyed her year as Junior Chairman and aims to take it further in her current role,
working with members to create a County that works for everyone.
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Rachael is 21 years old and is currently studying for a degree in adult nursing. She has been an active
member of Beacon YFC for almost 6 years, taking on many roles within the Club, including Chairman and
Programme Secretary. Currently she is Vice Chairman of the joint East Riding YFC and Yorkshire YFC
Yorkshire Show Committee and Chairman of the County Events and General Purposes Committee.
Rachael aims to help members enjoy their time in the YFC and get as much out of it as they would like; she also wants to hold more large fundraising events whilst encouraging members to compete at higher levels within YFC; however, one of Rachael's main aims is to change the way in which the YFC movement is perceived and also to increase membership.
Rachael enjoys going home when she can and keeping up with things on the family farm including her
small herd of pedigree Limousin cattle.
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Gemma is 20 years old and is a member of Beacon YFC. She is currently in her third year studying a
Primary Education with Science degree at Leeds Trinity and All Saints University.
She has been a member of YFC since the age of 12 and has been involved in various activities; she has competed with YFC at club level, at Northern Area and at National level. She has been on many County committees including the Events and General Purpose Committee, the Executive Committee and the Driffield and Yorkshire Show committees, she has met lots of people through YFC including many of her best friends and she now feels that it is time to give something back to the Federation.
As Junior Chairman, she wants to help guide the juniors in County and let their views and other members
be heard so that everyone gains the enjoyment she has through the YFC, she hopes to re-introduce the Year
Book in 2008/09 and a Junior Space at the Executive meetings. She will also within her role help and
work within the team of the other County Officials to continue to provide assistance and organisation to
the County Federation.
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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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After 14 years with Skirlaugh YFC, Sam says he has gained friends, confidence and skills.
He is a Head Technician for Porkwell Ltd, part of the JSR group Ltd and wants to go far in his
career. He has competed many times at different levels including the Smithfield Live & Carcase
competition and won the National Nature Challenge competition in 1994 and 1995.
Having been County Vice Chairman and Chairman of Skirlaugh YFC, a Rally Committee member and
Chairman of the County Competitions and Development Committee, Sam is very committed to ERYFC.
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