Club Ploughing Match - Sunday 21st February

Every year Silsoe Young Farmers Club hold an annual Club Ploughing Match for members and past members. 

This year we had 7 competitions; 2 ex members and 5 current members. 

Food was served throughout the day! 

The winner of the ex young farmer class was Matt Redman. 

The best member was Fraser McNicoll. 

Well done to all ploughmen who took part and thank you to Max Cherry for judging the competition for us! 

Medical Detection Dogs - Wednesday 17th February

Last night members had a volunteer from the charity 'medical detection dogs' come to speak to them. 

The charity is small and relys on purely public donations to fund its project. It helps to train dogs to be companions for people with diabetites or other illness that can affect the body without the human knowing it is going to affect them I.e. When someone blood sugar levels drop or they are going to have a fit. 

Members also heard about the research that is taking place with dogs and cancer patients and how 90% of the time dogs can smell a urine sample and identify if that person has a certain type of cancer. 

Competitions

Throughout the year members in Bedfordshire Young Farmers compete in a variety of competitions from public speaking to sports, to drama to stock judging. 

The most recent competition was held a couple of weekends ago and was the water sports. 

Wednesday 10th February - Bowling

Over 20 members went along to Stevenage Leisure park for a bit of Bowling! 

 

Wednesday 3rd February - Fish and Chips Quiz with Parents and Advisory

Almost 60 members, parents and advisory enjoyed a fish and chip quiz in Gravenhurst  Village Hall. 

With some rather alternate quiz rounds members had to label up areas of the body on a model. Their knowledge of Bedfordshire was also tested along with their knowledge of modern and not so modern music. 

In third place was ...

In second place was... 

And the winners were ... 

Wednesday 27th January - County Meeting

At the end of each month we have what is called a county meeting whereby all clubs from the county gather together in one place for a meeting or competition or a social. 

January's meeting was the choir competition hosted by Biggleswade at the Weatherley Centre.

Joy Robertson and her Son Stuart, taught members 3 phrases from 3 songs before we were split into our clubs to rehearse.

The final results were: 

1st Biggleswade 

2nd Bedford 

3rd Leighton Buzzard 

4th Woburn

5th Silsoe (with Tommy h on the tambourine) 

Well done to Silsoe members who took part!! 😃

Brewery Trip

Aside from the weekly meetings there is also a great social aspect to Being a Young Farmer. 

Last night Silsoe YFC headed into Ampthill to visit the local micro-brewery. 

After hearing all about how the business started from Mary and Pete and finding out how the real ale is made, members were able to sample the 3 real ales that the brewery currently make. 

Mary and Pete also laid on some nibbles for members and at the end of the visit, members had the chance to buy some of the brewed ale.