Wednesday 20th November - Trip to Franklins of Thorncote

This weeks meeting was a trip to Franklins of Thorncote Butchers and Farm Shop! 

John Franklin kindly took members around the farm shop and chillers to see how the business is run!

Afterwards members enjoyed sausages kindly cooked by Anna Franklin and Blanche Walker. 

Reminder:

Calendars are still on sale, £10 each 

National AGM Deposits are now due

Update from Executive Meeting - Monday 18th November

So last night was the first exec meeting following the election of new officers at the County AGM!!

At this meeting Silsoe Members Alice Redman and Charlotte Tomkins got voted in as County Social Secretaries for the year which means they shall be organising food for all YF events and the County Ball 2015. 

Also Silsoe members Charlotte Tomkins, Holly Jones and Alice Redman were also all elected as Eastern Area Representatives for Bedfordshire. 

National AGM Deposits are now due .... anyone wishing to go must pay a £100 deposit to secure a place!

County Charity chosen for the year is Papyrus

Calendars are still on sale, please keep selling (£10 each) !!!

County AGM - Wednesday 13th November

Last night was the County AGM held at Shuttleworth College at 7.30pm. 

Members from all seven clubs in county turn up to thank County Officers for their work over the past year and elect new officers. 

Matthew Kennedy was elected as our new County Chairman and Oonagh O'neil our County Vice Chairman. 

Silsoe also won five cups:

Most Efficient Club 

Most Efficient Club Secretary 

Most Efficient Club Programme Secretary

Most Efficient Club Treasurer

Sports Cup

The evening was followed by Cheese and Wine. 

On another note.... 

The Bedfordshire Young Farmers Naked Calendar is now on sale for £10 a calendar in loving member of our friend and Silsoe member Lizzie Barnes. 

Money raised will be donated to Mind. 

Promoting Silsoe YFC....

This Bank Holiday weekend Silsoe Young Farmers promotion boards are position at the Rural Festival at the all Saints Church, Shillington alongside numerous other rural stands such as the gun club, horse riding, corn dolly making and much more. 

If you wish to go and view it, the displays shall be available all Bank Holiday Weekend. 

Silsoe Annual Harvest Supper

This years Harvest Supper is to be held on Saturday 14th September at College Farm, Lower Gravenhurst from 7pm.

Tickets are £5 Member/Child and £10 Adult and must be booked prior to the event.

During the evening there shall be food, a raffle and a auction.

We hope to see you there!!!

Wednesday 19th June - Scavenger Hunt with Biggleswade Young Farmers

This week meeting was a social with Biggleswade Young Farmers. 

In teams of around 6, members had to complete a range of Obstacle courses and tasks and find things hidden around the yard so that at the end of the night one of the members in their team could be dressed as a scarecrow. 

Obstacle Courses

One of the obstacles courses entailed members to work in pairs, 1 member blindfolded the other not, to guide the blindfolded member through and around obstacles! To make it harder members who were giving directions had to do so using opposites i.e. right = left 

Another obstacles course entailed members having to get members one side to the other without them falling in the 'river' using a barrell and ladder and going over the first piece of ribbon and under the second.

Members going over the first piece of Ribbon

Members going under second piece of Ribbon

The Tasks

One of the tasks involved teams having to get half a pint of water over 4 pallets as quickly as possible.  

Whilst some members instantly realised they could put their finger over the end, others did not!

Members also had to make there own mouse to go with their scarecrow costume....

Members also had to find newspapers, apples, grass, plastic bag, teddy, scarf and gloves and make some straw cuffs in order to complete their scarecrow. 

Next Weeks Meeting: Visit to Woburn Deere Park

Eastern Area Competition Day - Saturday 15th June

On Saturday it was the Eastern Area competition day whereby members from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire all compete against each other in a wide range of competition. 

 

It was held in Thorney in Cambridgeshire from 11am in the morning and was followed by a party!

As a County Bedfordshire came:

2nd Mens Tug of War (Leighton Team)

1st and 3rd in the Club Display (with a Silsoe and Woburn Display Respectivley)

1st Fence Erecting (Bedford Team)

1st Photography Competition (Collection of Photos from County)

1st Ladies Tug of War (Silsoe Girls Team)

2nd Ladies Rounders (Mixed County Team)

 

So the Silsoe Ladies Tug of War Team, the Silsoe Club Display, Bedford's Fence Erecting Team and the County Photography Entry all go through to the next stage of the competition!!!

 

Bedfordshire also go to Nationals for the following competitions as there were no other entries:

Junior Ultimate Frisbee (Mixed County Team)

Junior Video Clip advertising our club (Leighton Entry)

Situation Vacants (Silsoe Katie Skipper)

Junior Tug of War (Blunham Team)

Here are just a few pictures of the Tug of War on the day....

Leighton and Silsoe Tug of War Teams