The first hedging competition was held at Dolswydd, Penybont today (Sunday 28th Feb) and a good day was had by all. The winners were Barry Evans and Bleddyn Pugh from Rhayader. Prizes were kindly donated by Wye Valley Farmers, Rhayader YFC and Rhayader ATB. Photos can be found on the photos page.

RADNOR FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS


“YFC Senior Member of the Year”


R U L E S

1. DATE & VENUE – 19th March 2010 at Llandrindod Wells High School

2. ELIGIBILITY - The competitor must be 26 years or under on 1 September 2009 and a full member of a Club affiliated to the NFYFC.

The competitor will be required to produce on the day of the competition their current and signed Membership Card, with suitable photo-ID, or a fine of £5 will be imposed for non-production.

3. PROCEDURE
PART 1 Two weeks prior to the competition, competitors will be required to complete a form provided, which will show details of their YFC activities and submit to the YFC Office. (Special emphasis should be placed on their involvement at Club level).

PART 2 Competitors will be interviewed by a panel of Judges, in an informal atmosphere.

4. OBJECTIVES - The objective of the competition is to select a member who has shown that they are involved in all aspects of the YFC Movement. Judges will be looking for:-

 Involvement at club level for period of membership

 Overall YFC involvement (i.e. club, county or national)

 Specific involvement in activities in previous 12 months (conservation, competitions, recruitment, programming, charity, sport, club officer)

 General commitment to YFC - awareness of fellow members’ interests in YFC and objective view of the future of the Movement

RADNOR FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS


Junior “YFC Member of the Year”

R U L E S

1. DATE & VENUE – 19th March 2010 at Llandrindod Wells High School


2. ELIGIBILITY - The competitor must be 16 years of age or under on 1 September 2009 and a full member of a Club affiliated to the NFYFC. The competitor will be required to produce on the evening of the competition their current and signed Membership Card, with suitable photo-ID, or a fine of £5 will be imposed.


3. PROCEDURE

PART 1 - PORTFOLIO
Two weeks prior to the Final, The portfolio should be a maximum of 15 sides of A4 – one
page per month depicting their involvement in YFC over the previous twelve months, plus 3
extra pages for their own use , which will show details of their YFC activities at all levels.
The portfolio to include:-

Name, address, age and Club
Background information
Activities within YFC over previous 12 months
School/career aspirations
Activities outside YFC
Photos, collage, drawings and any other medium, may be used within the portfolio

The portfolio will be marked on presentation and content and should raise questions for interview.

PART 2 - INTERVIEW
The Judges, in an informal atmosphere, will interview competitors (there will be no actual interview on a stage). The interview will involve the following points:-

a) Activities over previous twelve months (Club, County, Personal, Team) and should include such activities as Show/Rally entries, variety of competitions, (public speaking, quiz, cookery), sports, skills training, Club Officer post and training, attendance at Club meetings and events, community involvement and activities, fund raising.

b) Knowledge of YFC, e.g. what are the current issues in YFC for young people.

c) General enthusiasm

d) Presentation of competitor

VENABLES-LLEWELYN BURSARY 2010



This will be held on
Friday, 19th March 2010 at
Llandrindod Wells High School

Clubs / Individual Members are invited to submit any type of worthwhile project or idea, for consideration for this award.

Type of ideas that could be considered:

• Club Exchange Visit

• Charity Effort

• Club Equipment

• Community Projects


Details of the application to be received in writing no later than Friday, 26th February, 2010 and a member or members will be asked to attend an interview in order to fully explain the idea in mind.

• The value of the 2010 Bursary will be £200.

• The winners of the 2010 Bursary will be required to give a short presentation at the 2010 AGM (Friday 25th June), to explain how the Bursary money was used.

ENTRY FORM



CLUB…………………………..


BURSARY Yes / No


JUNIOR MEMBER OF THE YEAR (unlimited number of entries)


Name Membership number Date of Birth


Name Membership number Date of Birth


Name Membership number Date of Birth


Name Membership number Date of Birth



SENIOR MEMBER OF THE YEAR (unlimited number of entries)


Name Membership number Date of Birth


Name Membership number Date of Birth


Name Membership number Date of Birth


Name Membership number Date of Birth






ENTRIES TO BE RETURNED BY
Friday 26th February 2010

RADNOR FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS

SENIOR YFC MEMBER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION


NAME:

DATE OF BIRTH: AGE:

OCCUPATION:

CLUB: COUNTY:

MEMBERSHIP CARD NO.

FIRST JOINED YFC:

RADNOR FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
2009 – 2010

19th September Wales YFC AGM Tenby
Monday 28th September Inter Club Quiz Penybont Village Hall
Sunday 4th October Stockjudging Day Presteigne
Tuesday 6th October Executive Committee Quackers
Sat 10th – Sun 11th October Sports and Speaking National Finals Stafford
Sunday 4th October Harvest Festival Presteigne
Friday 16th October Pool Competition (Doubles & Singles) Llandrindod Rugby Club
Sunday 18th October County Field Day Presteigne
Saturday 24th October Junior Public Speaking Hotel Metropole
Friday 6th November Intermediate Brainstrust Hotel Metropole
Tuesday 10th November Activities and Young Members Committee, Quackers
Saturday 14th November Junior Reading Hotel Metropole
Thursday 19th November S & D
Friday 20th November Senior Public Speaking Hotel Metropole
Saturday 21st November Chairman’s Ball Hotel Metropole
Friday 27th November Call My Bluff Hotel Metropole
Monday 30th November Winter Fair Llanelwedd
Tuesday 1st December Winter Fair Llanelwedd
Wednesday 2nd December Executive Committee Quackers
Sunday 6th December Fun Day Rhayader
Saturday 16th January 2010 Hedging Competition TBC
Thursday 4th February Inter Club Darts Rhosgoch
Mon 15 – Sat 19th February Drama and One Plus Competition Llandrindod Wells
Fri 5th – Sat 6th March Wales Competitions Weekend Brecon
Saturday 10th April Wales Field Day Carmarthen
Fri 23rd Apr – Mon 26th Apr National AGM Torquay
Friday 21st May Dance Competition Albert Hall
Saturday 12th June 62nd Rally and Barn Dance Llanbadarn Fynydd
Friday 25th June 65th County AGM Jubliee Hall, Llanelwedd
Mon 19th – Thurs 22 July Royal Welsh Show Llanelwedd

Quiz rules and entry form, Stock judging Day and Field Day rules and entry forms, Indoor Sports and entry form now posted on the Competitions page.