Silsoe Young Farmers go kayaking for charity!!!

On Saturday 5 Silsoe members took part in the Bedford Charity Canoe race along the Great River Ouse! 

The race entailed completing 2 hours of paddling in a boat of your choice either a canoe, kayak (single or double) or paddle board! 

Tom, Andrew and Alice shared a double kayak and managed to do 7.5 laps (which is 7:5 miles) in 2 hours! 

Toby and Claire chose a single kayak and took it in turns and completed 6.5 laps! 

At the end the team of Tom , Andrew and Alice were awarded joint 1st place and so there was a paddle off! 

Andrew raced against another boy across the river turn around and came back, whilst it was neck and neck on the way across the river , the other boy capsized his kayak which meant Silsoe won the prize! 

All in all Silsoe raised over £200 between us (over £100 of which was raised by Claire) towards Keech Cottage Hospice! 

Also on the day members got to try out a giant paddle board and had a go in a cyclinder shaped zorb! 

Spot of golf.... Wednesday 8th July

Members went to practise their golfing skills on Wednesday at Beadlow Driving Range!! 

Water sports on Bedford River - 1st July

Last week members spent the evening canoeing and kayaking around Bedford river! 

Members had to line up their boats and swap over whilst on the water. By the end of the evening a lot of members had ended up in the water!!!

County meeting in June - Farm Walk

Members of Bedfordshire YFC joined the Bedfordshire Branch of the NFU to have a look around Gary and Angela Spiers farm in Pepperstock, Luton. 

Members were shown around the various fields of different crops and saw their herd of cows too. 

Afterwards a BBQ and drinks were avaliable!