President:Chairmen: Chairlady: Mr Philip Ford Will Ellwood Charlotte Barber
07805 21819007786 454442
Treasurer: Secretary:
Liz Ford Anna Massey 07855 743194 01270 625197 Brickwall Farm, Coole Lane, Audlem, Nr. Crewe, Cheshire
CW3 0ER
Membership Secretary:
Tricia Boffey 07708 210630
The last few months have seen a great few months for Nantwich YFC with coming third in the Entertainments competition - well done guys, everyone put in a great effort. We have also had our annual pantomime ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ which has raised a fantastic amount for two great charities – Elle’s Wishes and St. Luke’s Hospice. All of the time and effort put in by everyone definitely paid off and it was a great week.
The netball and Football leagues are well underway and the we have recently had the County Sports Evening at Northgate the debating competition with Nantwich getting through to the semi-finals, which is a great achievement.
There have also been some great socials, with pumpkin calving, bonfire night which was kindly hosted by the Ellwood family, and two carol singing events which proved to be really popular, to name just a few.
We have interclub debating coming up on Thursday 24th March so if anyone is interested then please contact one of the top table or Gemma Rees on 07973 215192.
In the upcoming months we have some great socials for everyone to get involved in. We also have a lot of preparation to do for the rally day in March, so if you are interested in taking part in anything please let one of the top table know.
There will be plenty of practices for the homecraft competition, stockjudging and tug of war to take part in, so keep your eyes peeled for extra dates. The homecraft meetings will be every Monday from 21st March up until rally day. Please contact Ruth Massey on 07531 253244 for more information.
Tug of war practices also are every Tuesday and Thursday night at Calverhall. Please contact Sam Gibbins if you are interesting in going on 07792 913378.
There will be more stockjudging socials to follow so please watch out for more details on our facebook page.
March
Wednesday 2nd – Committee Meeting at the Bhurtpore Inn, 7.30pm. Please try and make it if you are on the committee.
Thursday 3rd – Pre Rally Meeting and EGM at Byley Village Hall, 7.30pm.
Friday 4th – Knutsford Dinner Dance at Cottons Hotel and Spa, 7.30pm – 1am. Further details from the club top table.
Monday 7th – Jumpnationat Trafford Park, Textilose Rd, Stretford, Manchester M17 1WA. Meeting at Acton car park at 6.45pm or at Jumpnation at 8pm.
Wednesday 9th – Hobbies and Pastimes Competition at Reaseheath Lecture Theatre, 7.30pm. It would be great if people could come down to watch and support.
Saturday 12th – Malpas Dinner Dance at Sandhole Farm, Tushingham, 7.30pm – 1am. The theme is black tie with a hint of Irish.
Monday 14th – Senior Debate Final at Byley Village Hall, 7.30pm. It would be great to go and show our support for the finalists.
Thursday 17th–Ladies Homecraft Meeting at Byley Village Hall, 7.30pm. For anybody who is interested in taking part in homecraft this will be a great night to go along to as it will give you plenty of ideas!
Saturday 19th – Altrincham 90th Dinner Dance at Cresta Court Hotel. Tickets are £28 for a 3 course meal.
Monday 21st – First Homecraft Meeting at the Massey’s, Brickwall Farm, Coole Lane, CW3 0ER, 7.30pm.The meetings will take place every week and will always be held here unless you hear otherwise. If you are interested in taking part please come along or contact Ruth Massey on 07531 253244 for more info. There are plenty of different competitions including baking, crafts, flower arranging and sewing.
Thursday 24th – Interclub Debating details to be confirmed. This is where the chairs team take on the captain’s team. If anyone is interested in taking part then please contact either one of the top table or Gemma Rees 07973 215192. Keep your eyes peeled for more details and for practices and meetings.
Friday 25th – Monday 28th – Nantwich Jazz Festival
Sunday 27th – Jazz Festival Social , we will all be meeting in the White Horse, Nantwich at 1pm. Get yourselves down to enjoy some great music and a great social event!
Monday 28th – Homecraft Meetingat 7.30pm.
Thursday 31st–F&M Meeting at Byley Village Hall, 7.30pm.
April
Friday 1st – Save the date for a social, details tbc.
Sunday 3rd – Cumberland Sports Competition from 10.30am – 2pm. There a range of different competitons to take part on the day, including track events, long jump, shotput…etc. If you are interested in taking part please contact one of the top table.
Monday 4th – Homecraft Meetingat 7.30pm.
Friday 8th – Beeston Dinner Dance at Carden Park, 7pm – 1am. The theme is ‘A Touch of Bond’.Tickets are £25 including pre dinner drinks and a three course meal. If you are interested in tickets please contact Henry Cooke: 07581572463 or Becky Ward: 07770768738.
Sunday 10th – Tabley Point to Point! This is a great day out, gates open at 11am and the first rate is at 1pm. Tabley House, Nr Knutsford, Cheshire. WA16 OHB.
Monday 11th – Homecraft Meetingat 7.30pm.
Thursday 14th – Executive Meeting at Byley Village Hall, 7.30pm.
Sunday 17th – Farm Planning Competition, details tbc.
Monday 18th – Homecraft Meetingat 7.30pm.
Wednesday 20th - Stockjudging Socialby kind permission of Phil and Liz Ford at Edleston Farm, Marsh Lane, Edleston, Nantwich CW5 8PA. Details tbc.Saturday 23rd – Crocky Trail! We will be meeting at 10.30am at Sainsburys. It should be a fun day out ahead of a great night at the Dairy Queen Ball!
Saturday 23rd – DQ Fest –The Dairy Queen team are hosting their very own festival at Stubach Farm, Byley, Middlewich, CW10 9NP by kind permission of the Bennion family, 8pm – 1am. It is festival fancy dress so think UV paint, wellies…etc. Tickets are £10 from Larissa 07879688531, Vicky 07716157148 or Jess 07794697038 beforehand or £15 on the door.Monday 25th – Homecraft Meetingat 7.30pm.
Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th – Dairy Queen Interviews , 6pm – 8pm. Details tbc about times for Nantwich Interviews. If anybody is interested in taking part please let one of the top table know.
Friday 29th – Nantwich Dinner Danceat Nantwich Civic Hall, 7pm – 1am. The dress code is Black Tie and the theme is the Great Gatsby. If you are interested in coming or organising a table then please get in touch with one of the top table. It should be a great night and it is a great way to celebrate some of the achievements of the past year and to award some of our members for their contributions to the club. Price of tickets tbc.
Future Dates for your diary
Friday 6th- Monday 9th May – National AGM at Blackpool. Hope to see you all there for a fantastic weekend joined with other young farmers’ from around the country!
Thursday 12th May – Beef and Carcasse Stockjudging details tbc.
Sunday 29thMay – Rally Day at Reaseheath College, 9am – 10pm. This is a great day to get involved in with a variety of different competitions to try.
Tuesday 31st – Nantwich Annual General Meeting at Acton Parish Hall, 7.30pm. Please try and attend if you want to take on any roles for the next year and to help us to present cheques to the charities that we have raised money for this year.
Friday 3rdJune – After Rally Dance
Tuesday 14th June – Post Rally Meeting
Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd – Cheshire Show
Thursday 30th June – Juniour Football (Boys Under 16 and Girls Under 21)
Don’t forget to renew your membership/ join up, as if you haven't done so already for 01/06/2015 – 31/05/16 if you wish to receive Toplink and events sheets plus be eligible to enter YFC competitions, especially if you want to take part in the rally. This is done online and can be done through visiting the following page:
16 and over: £20
Under 16: £10