STAFFORDSHIRE YOUNG FARMERS
Staffordshire
Young Farmers
want you.....
W
ith two popular and successful local
Young Farmers Clubs within the
Staffordshire Federation, Eccleshall
YFC and Stone YFC, young people
looking to socialise with other like minded, fun
and friendly youngsters with a passion for the
countryside need look no further.
Staffordshire Young Farmers ended their
membership year on 31st August 2013 with an
impressive 602 members in total across the ten
clubs within the county, but are now gearing up
for the next couple of months packed with
Annual General Meetings, where new Club
Officers are elected, Joining Up nights where
members re-join and new ones get the chance to
go along, and of course, some YFC renowned
social events and competitions.
The final competition of 2013, the Annual
Raft Race, held on Sunday 11th August, on the
River Dove, was a great success with 28 rafts
16 October/November 2013
making their way to the finish line with local
team Eccleshall crowned as the overall male
winning team.
On Saturday 21st September, the Autumn
Fall Disco took place by kind permission of Mrs
S Hopley at Brancote, Tixall and then on
Saturday 26th October, the first Ball of the new
membership year will take place at Yarnfield
Conference Centre in Stone to the theme of
‘Twilight’, complete with pumpkins and a
spooky atmosphere.
Following on from this, the Social and
Funding Committee are already busy planning
one major party, set to take place on Saturday
4th January 2014 in the form of the ‘Big Ben’s
Banging Ball’ held at The Ingestr e Suite, at the
County Showground. It is hoped this night will
start 2014 off with a bang for Staffordshire YFC
members, complete with fireworks, Big Ben
chimes and bacon butties.