Wednesday 17th June - G4S Dog Demonstration

Members were treated to a great meeting by the men at the G4S security company situated in Luton Hoo. 

Members were shown three different type of dogs: 

Dogs who search for explosives

Dogs trained to find drugs 

Dogs who are trained for security purposes 

The evening began with a demostration from a dog and his handled who was trained to find explosives. 

Then members were shown a demostration of a dog searching for drugs. G4S are lucky to have a diverse environment for training and so these dogs are able to be trained for a wide range of circumstances. 

After the demostration by a handler members got to have a go. 

Afterwards members were shown the dogs kennels and the different dogs used for the 3 different types of work. 

Finally members saw a demonstration of a dog used for security. They even got to have a go wearing the padded sleeve and allow the dog on command to grab hold of the sleeve. 

Biggleswade YFC Rugby Competition - Saturday 13th June

For the first time ever Biggleswade Young Farmers hosted a touch and contact Rugby Competition! 

Silsoe had a touch rugby team who competed against Biggleswade YFC, Woburn YFC and Biggleswade Rugby Players.

Silsoe's team consisted off Ben, Tom, Will, Callum, Jack, Tom, Andrew, Will , Martin, Jim, Philip and Kirsty. 

Overall the team came 3rd which was brilliant! 

Alongside the touch rugby there was also a contact competition which Silsoe were unable to enter but Biggleswade and Woburn battled it out and Woburn won. 

After the game members all stayed around for a few drinks, a chat and the award giving!  

Come Dine With Me Competition

On Friday evening Silsoe Young Farmers hosted their round of the Beds YFC Come Dine With Me. 

6 Silsoe members (Jack,Fraser,Tom,Alice, Kirsty and Leah) , 6 Leighton Buzzard and 2 judges sat down to enjoy a sports themed dinner. 

Starter was the Pre match snack - a beef and Stilton mini pie served with roast veg.  

Afterwards member were treated to half time refreshments which consisted of Tommy H's homemade lamb and mint and sweet chilli burgers , severed with chips , onion rings and salad. 

Finally the desert - a champions cup!! A chocolate mould (made using a balloon) filled with cream and strawberries with fresh scones!!

After dinner members participated in a quiz and a game of charades which saw a draw between 2 teams, so a decider was needed!!

After 3 arm wrestles and 8 people planking on the floor for nearly 5 minutes a team of 3 Leighton Buzzard members and a judge were crowned the winners and given their medals! 

Silsoe YFC would like to thank Diane and Nigel Barnes for allowing us to use their home to host the evening! 

We hope Leighton Buzzard members (and the judges) enjoyed themselves 😃

Wednesday 3rd June - Farm Tour and BBQ at Clayhill Farm , Westoning

This weeks meeting was kindly hosted by  a Silsoe YFC advisory member and his wife , one of our Club Leaders. 

Nigel and Diane had been busy preparing their farm for not only Silsoe members but also Biggleswade YFC members to come and have a look around. 

Whilst Nigel talked to us about his new solar panels, his wheat and rape crops and showed us some of his new machinery....

.... Diane was busy running the BBQ with the help of Emma. 

County Meeting - Wednesday 27th May

At the end of every month Bedfordshire YFC have a county meeting which sees all 7 clubs come together on one night. 

This weeks meeting was all about farm safety and staying safe on the roads. 

This is a topic very close to members in Beds YFC as almost a year ago one member of Biggleswade tragically died in a tractor accident on the road. 

The meeting was designed to get members aware of the importance of staying safe. 

Also on the evening 3 members from each club were participating in the cookery competition. 

Each team had to prepare 4 dishes for an anniversary meal on 2 gas stoves! 

Silsoe's team consisted off Suzy smith, Emily walker and Alice Redman who overall came 3rd. 

They toasted bread and placed motzarrlla and tomato on top, Made prawn cocktail, cooked bacon and chicken in a creamy white wine sauce and served with green beans and mushrooms and made steamed puddings for desert. 

The final results are: 

1st Leighton buzzard 

2nd Leighton Buzzard 

3rd Silsoe 

4th Bedford 

5th Woburn 

6th Biggleswade

7th North Beds 

Rally day 2015

This year rally took place at Herne Manor Farm, Toddington. 

The day consists of stock showing, flower arranging, pottery class, interview classes, sausage making and main ring events and much much more. 

At the end of the day it was time for the decorated floats and the infamous flour and water fight !!! 

The final results were : 

1st Woburn 

2nd Leighton Buzzard 

3rd Silsoe 

Float building - Bank Holiday Weekend

Each year at the Bedfordshire Young Farmers Country Show and Rally , each club in Bedfordshire Young Farmers create a float to a theme. 

This years theme is famous families and over the bank holiday weekend members have been busy making a start to the float! 

Can you guess what family it is ...