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On Saturday 14th June YFC members from all parts of Northern England will make the road (and sea!) trip to Moor Edge Farm, Brandesburton, East Yorkshire to compete in the Northern Area Field Day.
Northern Area Field Day is a one day event in the YFC calendar when the winners from seven counties in the North of England take part in the finals of over 30 activities. Teams will be welcomed from Cumbria, Durham, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Northumberland and Yorkshire to compete against the host team from East Riding YFC.
Entrance to the event is free and it is a great family day out to see the high standard of competition and friendly rivalry between the teams in events ranging from Tug of War to Stockjudging and Male Floral Art to Fashion. Also new for 2008 is Northern Area’s Got Talent which will see a range of members displaying varied skills and talent. Some of the competitions are also eliminators for National Finals.
East Riding of Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (ERYFYFC) are very proud to be welcoming members, guests and friends to the 2008 Northern Area Field Day. A team of highly motivated, dedicated and experienced YFC members was formed a year ago and they are all committed to making the 2008 Northern Area Field Day the best event of its kind in recent years.
The committee is chaired by Mark Richardson, a club leader at Brandesburton YFC who outlined the event “YFC members have been taking part in qualifiers for the Field Day events since last autumn and we are sure we will have a very high standard of competition on Saturday.” He went on to say “As a YFC member the Field Day gives individuals and teams chance to show their skills to a wider audience and the level of competition is similar to what is experienced in a National YFC Final.”
The day’s events start at 10am and active classes run through until 3.30pm. There are also static exhibits will can be viewed in the afternoon. Following the day’s events the Field Day Dance will be held on the same site. Tickets are available to pre-buy for the dance at £8 from East Riding YFC County Office on The Showground at Driffield. More information can be obtained by calling 01377 256637.
Mark Richardson hopes that the East Riding YFC team can do well on the day. “We’ve got a good bunch of members from all around the county who have won through to take their places in the team on the day” said Mark. “There isn’t a home advantage as such except that our team members won’t have to get up quite so early!!” he added.
The first ever East Riding YFC Charity Tractor Road Run has been hailed a great success by the organisers
of the event. Over 30 tractors took to the roads on Sunday 1st June in an effort to raise funds for Yorkshire
Air Ambulance and Hull Royal Infirmary Neurology Department. And their efforts certainly paid off as the
money raised currently stands at over £1,000 which will be split between the two charities.
Sunday morning brought cloudy skies and heavy rain but it wasn’t enough to put the tractor enthusiasts off even though many of them were vintage tractors offering no protection from the elements!
Tractor drivers came from all parts of the East Riding including Huggate, Driffield, Grindale, Pocklington and Holme on Spalding Moor. A contingent of YFC members also joined the run from the Holderness area proudly displaying their “Thorngumbald YFC On Tour” Union Jack flags.
Liz Vickerton, East Riding YFC County Chairman said “When I woke up and looked at the weather I really wondered if the day could still go as well as we had hoped.” Liz, a patient in HRI Neurology earlier this year went on to say “The event exceeded all our expectations – we never dreamt of raising in excess of £800.”
The run set off from Laburnum Farm, Etton and was led by John Sleight on his Nuffield 10/60. “It was great to have such an age range of tractors (and drivers!) on the run, the oldest tractor was from 1940 and we had an 08 plate too!” John commented. As the tractors weaved their way round the country lanes they took in a number of villages and the tractors were greeted enthusiastically by people who had turned out to see them and support the charities. John added “Everyone seemed pleased to see us out on the roads and we had lots of friendly waves which was encouraging when many of us were soaked to the skin!”
Jenny Sleight, who helped to organise the event paid tribute to all who had helped with the event. “I would like to thank all the drivers, marshals and collectors for their support on the day, also the lunch hosts Donovan and Caley Sackur for letting us use their yard and facilities.” Jenny also remarked on the backing that had been received from businesses including Charters Butchers, Tesco at Beverley, Lidl and Costcutter at Driffield who had supplied food for the lunches. She also expressed gratitude to everyone who had donated before, during and after the day “Money was received from all areas and is still rolling in now – people have been very generous.”
When asked if there will be another East Riding YFC Charity Tractor Road Run next year Jenny simply replied “Never Say Never!”
The first meeting of the new committee met last week and the officers elected were as follows:
Chairman - Mark Richardson
Vice Chairmen - Liz Blogg, Mark Houlton
General Secretary - Bridget Ellerington
Judges and Stewards Secretary - Charlotte Richardson
Congratulations to Davina and Robert Fillingham who came second in the Farm Business Development Competition which was held recently at the Royal Show
The Club Shirt Do and Treasure Hunt tickets are selling very well and lots of camping space has been booked. Please ensure that you return your forms asap to secure your pitch and ticket, and to avoid disappointment. Contact Hollie on:07790 866682.
Please visit the 'Contact' page to view the new committee.
| CUP/SHIELD | WINNERS |
| Junior Quiz Shield | MARKET WEIGHTON YFC |
| Senior Debating Milkchurn | SKIRLAUGH YFC |
| Best Chairman | Sam Buckton - Skirlaugh YFC |
| Best Proposer | Bryony Walton - Skirlaugh YFC |
| Best Seconder to the Proposition | Chris Colbeck - Beacon YFC |
| Best Opposer | Sarah Kendall - Beacon YFC |
| Best Seconder to the Opposition | Rachel Towse - Beacon YFC |
| Intermediate Brainstrust Milkchurn | SKIRLAUGH YFC |
| Junior Public Speaking Milkchurn | BEVERLEY YFC |
| Situations Vacant Milkchurn | (Roger Bayston) Bryony Walton - Skirlaugh YFC |
| Humberside Federation of YFC County Entertainments Challenge Cup for Junior Member of the Year | Charlotte Flint - Bainton YFC |
| Member of the Year | Hollie Harris - Patrington YFC |
| Senior Quiz Shield | PATRINGTON YFC |
| Overall Trophy | SKIRLAUGH YFC |
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