Newton Rigg, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0AH
Telephone: 01768 866550
TO: CLUB SECRETARIES (x 3). COPY TO: - CLUB CHAIRMEN AND LEADERSAPRIL2016
COUNTYCIRCULAR:
1.Competitions - outstanding amounts
2.CountyMeetings
3.Results
4. Competitions
5.Northern Area Weekend
6.Northern Regional Semi Final
7. Hoodies/ T Shirts
8. Assistance
9. DBS Checks
10. NFYFC Convention - Blackpool
11. Youth Forum
12. Member Exchange
13. Dates for Your Diary
14. Cumberland Dialect Evening
15. Landrover Bursary
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C O N T E N T S
1.Competitions - outstanding amounts
Please note that clubs owe the following amounts on their competition funds. Please make cheques payable to "CFYFC" and send to CountyOffice asap.
Brampton - £83
Egremont - £25
Furness - £6
Sedbergh - £50
2.CountyMeetings:
a) Council - Thursday 5thMay, Penrith Rugby Club
b) Social and Competitions Committee - Monday 6thJune, Penrith Rugby Club
c) Finance and General Purposes Meeting -Thursday 30th June, Newton Rigg, Penrith
3.Results:
a)County Final Efficiency with Safety Comp– Saturday 12th March, Newton Rigg, Penrith
1st - Lowick, 2nd – Eden Valley
b)Open Brainstrust Final - Thursday 24th March,GeorgeHotel, Penrith.
1st – Caldbeck, 2nd – Crook A, 3rd – Longtown A, Joint 4th – Skelton and Lowick B
4. Competitions:
a)Open Call My Bluff County Final, Thursday 31st March, George Hotel, Penrith
b)Clay Pigeon Shooting, Saturday 14th May, Crabtrees, Lupton(Entry forms into County Office by the 25th April. Maximum of 3 teams of 2 people from each club)
c)Tug of War County Final, Saturday 4th June, The Westmorland Showground, Crooklands.
5.Northern Area Weekend, Carlisle, Saturday 5th and 6th March 2016
Congratulations to all those who took part in the competitions at The Richard Rose Morton
Academy! It was a brilliant weekend, with many successes!
1st - Cumbria A, 107 points, 2nd - Cumbria C, 103 points, 3rs - Cumbria B, 100 points
Best Actor - Joe Bowman
Competition / Cumbria A / Points / Cumbria B / Points / Cumbria C / PointsJunior Reading / 1 / 11 / 7 / 5 / 2 / 10
Junior Public Speaking / 1 / 11 / 3 / 9 / 4 / 8
Just A Minute (21 & Under) / 5 / 7 / 4 / 8 / 2 / 10
Situations Vacant / 2 / 10 / 5 / 7 / 1 / 11
MACE Debating (26 & Under) / 10 / 2 / 3 / 9 / 2 / 10
MOTY (17 years & under) / 6 / 6 / 3 / 9 / 1 / 11
Senior MOTY / 4 / 8 / 10 / 2 / 8 / 4
Drama / 1 / 11 / 3 / 9 / 4 / 8
Show Choir / 1 / 11 / 5 / 7
Ballroom Dancing / 3 / 9 / 1 / 11 / 5 / 7
Ultimate Frisbee / 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 4 / 8
Touch Rugby / 5 / 7 / 4 / 8 / 3 / 9
Volleyball / 5 / 7 / 3 / 9 / 5 / 7
TOTAL POINTS / 107 / 100 / 103
6.Northern Regional Semi-Final, Majestic Theatre, Retford, Sat 19th Sun20thMarch 2016
Another fantastic result for Cumbria! Well done to all who took part!
Junior Public Speaking: 1st – Cumbria C (Wigton), Best Speaker - Ella Batey
MACE Debating: 2nd – Cumbria C (Caldbeck)
Intermediate Just A Minute: 2nd – Cumbria C (Lowick)
Drama: 1st – Cumbria A (Brampton), Best Actor – Joe Bowman, Best Actress – Sophie
Brooksbank
The Junior Public Speaking, Inter JAM and MACE Debating teams, alongside the Reading (14 and under) team and Member of the Year (17 and under) now go through to Competitions Day on the 2ndJuly, at the County Showground, Stafford. The Show Choir and Ballroom Dance teams go on to perform at the AGM at Blackpool on the 7th and 8th May.
7. Hoodies:
We still have CFYFC branded clothing for sale at County Office: S,M,L,XL, XXL
Hoodies - £20
Polo Shirts - £14
These will start selling fast the nearer we get to Blackpool, so don't miss out!!
8. Assistance:
Please note that if you require any guidance or assistance with your clubs or with specific issues
or concerns we are here to help. Please contact County Office or your County Chair, Richard
Carruthers or County Vice Chair, Christina Coulthard, who will be only too happy to help you.
9. DBS Checks:
If you have now received your DBS Certificate, please remember to let County Office know the
Certificate number as soon as you can, so that we can keep our records updated.
10. NFYFC Convention - Blackpool:
Everyone attending must be over 18 and have a current YFC membership card. If you are
under 18 and competing and your parents want to watch you, theywill be issued with wristbands byNFYFC.
11. Youth Forum – Thursday7th April, PRUFC,
The meeting will start at 7.30 pm prompt. Each club should aim to send a maximum of 2 members to the meeting. Please note that if it is the first time that you have attended the Youth Forum meeting, you will need to bring a signed Parental Consent form with you if you are under 18.
12. Member Exchange:
The NFYFC Member Exchange Programme will be taking place again this year. NFYFC is
currently looking for host families within Cumbria YFC for the following young farmers:
Monday 27th June – Monday 4th July: Claire Johnstone from Canada
Monday 3rd – 10th October: Marissa Bartman from Colorado
If you are interested and would like to find out more, please contact Joanne at County Office.
13. Dates for Your Diary:
Member of the Year (18 and over) Final - Saturday 7th May – AGM Blackpool
Show Choir and Ballroom Dance final - Sunday 8th May – AGM Blackpool
NA Stockman of the Year – Saturday 25th June (Hosted by East Riding)
Competition Weekend. CountyShowground, Stafford:
Saturday 2nd July – Speaking Finals
Sunday 3rd July – Sports Finals
Thursday 14th July – Dairy Stockjudging – Yorkshire Show
Saturday 6th August – Tug of War – Tenbury Show
Saturday 3rdSeptember – Senior Stockman - Questionnaire and Project - Harper Adams College
Sunday 4thSeptember - Junior Stockman - Live and Questionnaire; Senior Stockman - Live and Questionnaire, Fence Erecting -Harper Adams College
Saturday 24th September – Cookery – Malvern Autumn Show
Sunday 25th September – Floral Art – Malvern Autumn Show
Monday 26thSeptember - Quiz Round 1
Saturday 19th / Sunday 20thNovember, Live and Carcass Judging - English Winter Fair
14. An Evening of Traditional Cumberland Dialect:
Larch Cottage will be hosting an evening of poetry, story-telling and songs all performed in
traditional Cumbrian Dialect on Friday 8th April, 7 – 8.30 pm. £10 per ticket, to include a glass
of wine or hot drink and a selection of canapes. Booking essential – please contact:
01931712404 or
15. The Prince’s Countryside Fund Land Rover Bursary
The British countryside needs talented people with new ideas and the know-how to keep the UK farming industry moving forward. And that’s why The Prince’s Countryside Fund has teamed up with Land Rover to offer five young people the use of a Land Rover Discovery Sport for a year to support their rural career.
Eligibility
·Entrants must be aged between 21 and 35 years old and pursuing a career in farming or a
related profession
·Entrants can apply for professional or community use
·All entrants must have more than two years’ driving experience, a UK driving licence and
no more than six penalty points
·All applicants must live in the UK
If you know a young, inspiring person perusing a rural career, we want to hear from them!
Applicants must apply via The Prince’s Countryside Fund website by Friday 29th April 2016
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NORTHERN DISTRICT CIRCULAR:
C O N T E N T S
- Results
- ND Management Committee Meeting
- Field Day Competitions
4. Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling
5. WI Annual Meeting
6. Socials
1.Results:
a)Open Brainstrust - Mon 29th February
1st – Caldbeck, 2nd – Longtown A, 3rd –Skelton, 4th - Wigton
b) OpenCall My Bluff - Thursday 10thMarch
1st – Caldbeck, 2nd – Penrith A, 3rd – Brampton B, 4th – Longtown C
c) Pool League Final – Wednesday 23rdMarch
1st – Brampton, 2nd – Carlisle, 3rd – Raughton Head A, 4th – Skelton A
d) ND Inter Club Challenge - Friday 1st April at Cockermouth Auction. Contact Hannah Place
2. Northern District Management Committee - Wednesday 20th April, The Greenhill Hotel
3. Field Day Competitions
DATE
/COMPETITION
Tuesday 12th April 2016 / Lamb Carcass Judging – Cranston’s Butchers, PenrithFriday 22nd April, 2016 / Karaoke Competition and Boat Race –
Sunday 24th April, 2016 / Mock Auction Monk Foss Farm, Bootle
Thursday 12th May 2016 / Stockjudging – Mitchells Auction, Cockermouth
Tuesday 17th May 2016 / Machine Sheep Shearing – Greenquarries, Rosley
Cumberland Dialect Poem, Minute Books, Club Yearbook to be at the County Office no later than 12 noon on Friday 22nd April 2016. Cleaned and engraved Field Day trophies must also be returned to County Office by this date.
4. Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling - Any clubs wishing to go to Cumberland &
Westmorland Wrestling training, or would like a speaker to come to the club,
please contact Alan Jones on 07714322569. Don’t leave your training until it’s too late!
5. W.I. Annual Meeting, Thursday 14th April, 10.30 am, Rheged
We need two volunteers to go along to represent the Northern District at the W.I
Annual Meeting. There is no speaking involved, you just need to go along, listen to some
excellent speeches, eat lovely cake and meet some fantastic ladies! Please let County Office
know if you are interested in going along.
6. Social
Drigg YFC are holding Drama, Just A Minute, and Would I Lie to You Evening at Gosforth Village
Hall on Monday 4thApril. Tickets: £3 – adults, £2 – children. Contact Bekah for details:
07703821322
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT CIRCULAR:
C O N T E N T S
1.Results
2.Field Day Competitions
3.Management Committee
4.Country Fest Car Parking
5. Westmorland Stockjudging Competition
6.Countryside Challenge
7. District Challenge
8.Summer Dance
9. Socials
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1.Results
a)Open Brainstrust - Mon 29th February
1st – Crook A, 2nd – Lowick B, 3rd – Eden Valley A, 4th – Crook B
b) OpenCall My Bluff - Thursday 10th March
1st – Kent Estuary A, 2nd – Crook B, 3rd – Sedbergh A, 4th – Grayrigg A
c) Southern District Senior Public Speaking, Mon 14th March
1st – Dan Asplin (Kent Estuary), 2nd – Emma Littlewood (Kent Estuary), 3rd – Richard Carruthers
(Crook), 4th – Dennis Sharp (Kent Estuary)
2.Field Day Competitions
DATE
/COMPETITION
Wednesday 13th April 2016 / Competitions A Pre-Field Day – Preston Patrick Memorial Hall between 7.30 and 9.30pmTuesday 10th May 2016 / Carcass Judging Practice- Denny’s Butchers, Johnscales Farm, Lyth @7pm
Sunday 1st May 2016 / Boat Race and Tug of War –Boon Crag Farm, Coniston, LA21 8AQ
Tuesday 17th May 2016 / Carcass Judging – Denny’s Butchers Johnscales Farm, Lyth @ 7pm
Monday 16th May 2016 / Sheep Shearing – Coal Gate Farm, Broughton in Furness @ 7pm
Monday16th May 2016 / Stockjudging – Dairy – Wall End Farm, Broughton in Furness @ 7pm
Cumberland Dialect Poem, Minute Books, Club Yearbook to be handed in at Pre-Field on Wednesday 13th April 2016. Cleaned and engraved trophies must also be returned on this date.
3.Management Committee - Thursday 28th April, 7.30pm, Kendal RUFC
4. CountryFest Car Parking Westmorland Show field, 4th and 5th June:
Clubs must provide members to assist with car parking at Country Fest as follows:
Club / Saturday 4th / Sunday 5thEden Valley / 2
Pennine / 2
Grayrigg / 2
Sedbergh / 2
Kent Estuary / 2
Crook / 2
Cartmel / 2
Lowick / 2
Furness / 2
Broughton / 2
Richard Carruthers is organiser for the Saturday
Tracy Hodgson is organiser for the Sunday
We will need the names of the volunteers brought to the next Management Meeting on the 28thApril.
5. Westmorland Stockjudging Competition, Sunday 24th April
The 2016 event is to be held in two locations, Lawrence House, Levens and Park House Farm, Heversham, by kind permission of Jonathan Mason and Paul Capstick.
The competition will commence at 11.30am at Lawrence House moving on to Park House later in the day. A catering van will be available for refreshments.
This is an excellent opportunity for your members to “have a go” at judging stock prior to the Field Days.
If your Club would like to put a team forward, we would be delighted to see you once again. You are reminded that we give a £25 cheque to each Club that sends a team of four. There is no limit on the number of competitors per YFC and there are cash prizes for the prize winners.
Further information/enquiries about the event can be obtained from Christine Knipe, Chief
Executive, Westmorland County Agricultural Society, Lane Farm, Crooklands, Milnthorpe,
Cumbria LA7 7NH. Telephone: 015395 67804 Fax: 015395 67011.
6. Countryside Challenge – clear up on David Martin’s farm
Date: June tbc
7. District Challenge
Ideas to be brought to next Management Meeting
8. Summer Dance Saturday
Venue and date to be confirmed
9. Socials:
Kent Estuary YFC Dinner Dance, on Saturday 2nd April at The Netherwood Hotel, Grange, tickets
£25 tbc in advance. Please contact Anne Carter on: 07990572625 for more details.