Monday 26 October 2015

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. 




Sunday 18 October 2015

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.




Monday 12 October 2015

Tin Can Alley

It's New Members Week so every club have been busy building a Tin Can Alley Sculpture!!! 

Silsoe's has been placed on the A507 near Flitwick - keep your eyes peeled! 




Thanks to Fraser, Jim, Tom, Andrew and Alice for all your help making it! 

Results will be announced in November!! 😃 

Sunday 4 October 2015

Ploughing Match and Farm and Garden Produce Show

Yesterday was the Young Farmers second biggest event of the year: The Ploughing Match and Farm and Garden Produce Show!! This year it was hosted by Bedford Club in Wootton by kind permission of the Cook Family!! 


The day started with members busy entering their classes into the Farm and Garden Produce Show! There was flower arrangement , home made liquers, cordial and beer, pears, apples, grain samples and lots more. 

At 10am it was time for the draw for the ploughing plots. Over 50 ploughmen and woman took part in the competitions including Young Farmers, Ex Young Farmers and other tractor enthusiast! 

And so the ploughing begun... Silsoe had 4 individual ploughmen Tom, Fraser, Marcus and Alice plus a team consisting of Elena and Jim with a helper Gordon.



Whilst the ploughing was taking place the visual classes started with YFC members making a scarecrow, cooking a pizza on a gas stove and making a vegetable sculpture.





After lunch and ploughing had finished the tent opened for everyone to see where they had come.

Finally members took part in some main ring events to finish of the day in the it's a knockout competition. 



All in all silsoe won 8 cups: 
Best Novice Lady Tractor Driver - Elena 
Best Lady Tractor Driver - Alice 

Member gaining most points overall in the grain classes - Alice 
Member gaining most points overall in the Produce Show -Alice

Club entering most ploughmen - Silsoe and Bedford
Best team of 4 Ploughmen -Silsoe 
Club gaining most points in the Produce Show - Silsoe 

Overall winner of the Day = Silsoe


Tom also came 2nd in the novice ploughing class and 2nd in the Best YFC member Ploughing.  Alice came equal 4th in the Best YFC Member Ploughing.

In the evening members enjoyed the after party.