Bedfordshire Young Farmers Public Speaking Competition

Yesterday was the public speaking competition held at Box End by kind permission of Hannah and James Barbour.

The day consisted of a number of competitions ; Junior Reading, Junior Public Speaking, Intermediate Just a Minute, Senior Debating , Senior Member of the Year and Junior Member of the Year. 

Silsoe entered a team of Toby, Elena and Ashli in the Junior Public Speaking who came 3rd. 

We also entered a team of Alice, Tom and Fraser in the Senior Debating and came 3rd.

Elena was also placed 2nd in the Junior Member of the Year Competition. 

Alice also came 1st in Senior Member of the year with Tom coming joint 5th. 

Well done to all members who took part in the competitions. 

Last two weeks

The last two weeks have seen members enjoy an evening at bounce and a farm tour around a pig farm. 

Members at bounce enjoyed a good game of dodgeball and a nice new pair of socks 😜

During the farm tour members had to wear blue overalls and white paper shoes, to reduce the risk of transfer off diseases. 

After there was a BBQ and refreshments for members. 

County Annunal General Meeting and Prize Giving - Wednesday 11th November

Last Wednesday meeting was the County AGM whereby our new County officers were elected. 

Each County Federation of Young Farmers has a Chairman, Vice Chairman, President and Treasurer. These spaces are usually filled by people out of Young Farmers age, who have been a Young Farmer themselves. 

This year Oonagh Oneil has been our County Chairman , here role is to support all the Clubs in Bedfordshire , her Vice Chairman was Dave White and he has now taken the role of Chairman for the forthcoming year with Janine Hudson as Vice. 

Annie Sinnott was re-elected as the Bedfordshire President and Brendan Sturgeon as the Treasurer. 

The prize giving at the end of the evening saw Silsoe come away with the most Efficent Secretary Cup and the best Treasurer (well done Tom). We also won the attendance cup which is awarded to the club who has the most members attending county events. 

Silsoe also came 4th in the competitions cup and =2nd in the sports cup and was 3rd in the most Efficent club competition.

They also announced the results of the tin can alley sculpture which we put up a few weeks ago. Silsoe won the bale sculpture last year with our teddy bear and managed to win again this year with our show jumping horse!! 

We also managed to come 2nd in the come dine with me competition which was run for the first time this year. 

Well done to everyone involved in all competitions and to all the members who took officer positions last year who help us to have such a successful year! 

Silsoe Firework Spectacular

Silsoe hosted their own fireworks display on Wednesday in Westoning by kind permission of the Barnes family! 

Over 65 members, ex members, friends and family attended the event to watch our Weasley car from our Rally float be burnt and the fireworks. 

After the fireworks there was food and drink for everyone to tuck into ! 

Thank you to those who came and to those who made food 😃 

21st October - Swing Dancing with Biggleswade YFC

Almost 40 Silsoe and Bigglewade members gathered at the Weatherley Centre in Biggleswade for a bit of swing dancing. 

The group was split into leaders and followers. The leaders formed a circle and paired up with a follower. 

The instructors then taught the group a routine which saw the followers being passed around the circle. 

After an hour of learning and performing the dance, members were treated to a performance by the dance instructors. 

Bedfordshire YFC Sports Competition

Bedfordshire Young Farmers spent the afternoon playing Ultimate Frisbee at Wootton Upper School. 

Despite the rain everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. 

Results were: 

1st Biggleswade 

2nd Woburn 

3rd North Beds

4th Silsoe 

5th Leighton Buzzard 

6th Blunham 

This was just one of the sports competitions Beds YFC hold. Also today was touch rugby and volleyball will held as an inter club competition. 

Previously members have played badminton, hockey and rugby to name a few. 

Points from today will go towards the Befordshire Young Farmers Sports Cup. 

New members Evening - Wednesday 14th October

New members evening took the form of a games evening. 

A total of 8 new members came to the meeting and took part in a few team games with balloons.

Then Members also enjoyed a game of human hungry hippo.