2018

NFYFC Calendar of Events (as at January 2018, subject to change)

January

Monday 1

Ø  New Year’s Day

Wednesday 17

Ø  NFYFC Board of Management Meeting 3pm – YFC Centre Stoneleigh Park Kenilworth

Saturday 20

Ø  Wales YFC Council & Sub Committee meetings

Wed 24 Thurs 25

Ø  NFYFC Staff Conference Dunchurch Park Hotel Dunchurch Warwickshire

February

Sunday 4

Ø  NFYFC Youth Forum Meeting

Sunday 4

Ø  Northern Area Committee Meeting, Piercebridge

Monday 5

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee Meeting, Brackenhurst

Tuesday 6

Ø  Eastern Area Committee Meeting NFU Newmarket Offices

Tuesday 13

Ø  West Midlands Area Meeting, Worcestershire FYFC

Saturday 17

Ø  NFYFC Board of Management Meeting (Finance only) 9am Quality Hotel, Allesley, Coventry

Saturday 17

Ø  NFYFC Steering Group meetings, Quality Hotel, Allesley, Coventry

Sunday 18

Ø  NFYFC Council meeting, Warwickshire

March

Saturday 3

Ø  Northern Area Committee Meeting, Piercebridge

Wednesday 7

Ø  County Booking Officer Nominations submitted to NFYFC

Wednesday 7

Ø  Discounted Annual Convention package sales and payment booking form into all county booking officers

Wednesday 14

Ø  NFYFC Trustees & Rural Youth Trust meetings, The Farmers Club, London

Saturday 17

Ø  NFYFC Speaking Regional Finals NORTH – Retford

Saturday 17

Ø  NFYFC Speaking Regional Finals SOUTH – Hartpury

Sunday 18

Ø  NFYFC Performing Arts Competition Regional Finals SOUTH – Cheltenham

Sunday 18

Ø  NFYFC Performing Arts Competition Regional Finals NORTH – Retford

Wednesday 28

Ø  County Booking Officers to submit discounted Annual Convention package sales booking form and payment into NFYFC

Wednesday 28

Ø  Group Leader (Conduct Officer) nominations and details of hotel accommodation submitted to NFYFC (one Group Leader per hotel)

Wednesday 28

Ø  Last day of purchase discounted packages for members in Performing Arts Competitions

Friday 30

Ø  Good Friday

April

Monday 2

Ø  Easter Monday

Ø  NFYFC Board of Management – AGM Agenda Approval

Friday 6

Ø  Deadline Date for members to be on the NFYFC Silo Database

Monday 9

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee meeting, Brackenhurst

Tuesday 17

Ø  West Midlands Area Meeting, Worcestershire FYFC

May

Monday 07

Ø  Early May Bank Holiday

Friday 4 to Sunday 6

Ø  NFYFC Annual Convention, Blackpool

Saturday 5

Ø  AGRI Forum, Blackpool

Saturday 5

Ø  Performing Arts – Pantomime final, Blackpool

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6

Ø  Member of the Year (18 & over) final, Blackpool

Sunday 6

Ø  Dance – Disco Dancing – Blackpool

Sunday 6

Ø  Dance – Jump Rope – Blackpool

Sunday 6

Ø  NFYFC Annual General meeting, Blackpool

Monday 28

Ø  Spring Bank Holiday

June

Wednesday 6

Ø  NFYFC Board of Management Meeting, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth

Sunday 10

Ø  Northern Area Committee Meeting, Piercebridge

Monday 11

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee Meeting, Brackenhurst

Tuesday 12

Ø  Eastern Area Committee Meeting, NFU Offices Newmarket

Sunday 17

Ø  Wales YFC Council & Sub Committee meetings

Tuesday 19

Ø  West Midlands Area Staff Meeting, Worcestershire FYFC

Tuesday 19

Ø  West Midlands Area Members Meeting, Worcestershire FYFC

Saturday 23

Ø  NFYFC Steering Group meetings, Warwickshire

Sunday 24

Ø  NFYFC Council meeting, Warwickshire

Saturday 30

Ø  NFYFC Competitions Day , Staffordshire

July

Sunday  1

Ø  NFYFC Sports Championships, Staffordshire

Thursday 12

Ø  Dairy Judging finals, Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate

Thursday 12

Ø  Sheep Shearing finals, Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate

August

Saturday 4

Ø  NFYFC Ladies, Men’s & GENSB Tug of War finals, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire

Sunday 12 – 19

Ø  Rural Youth Europe Rally 2018 – Kigraston School, Perthshire, Scotland

Saturday 27

Ø  Summer Bank Holiday

September

Saturday 1 & Sunday 2

Ø  NFYFC Stockman of the Year final

Ø  NFYFC Young Stockjudge final

Friday 14

Ø  NFYFC Trustee & Rural Youth Trust, Stoneleigh Park venue to be advised

Saturday 15 & Sunday 16

Ø  NFYFC Board of Management Meeting, venue to be confirmed

Saturday 29  

Ø  NFYFC Cookery finals, Malvern Autumn Show, Malvern,

Sunday 30

Ø  NFYFC Floral Art finals, Malvern Autumn Show, Malvern, Worcestershire

October

Tuesday 2

Ø  Eastern Area Committee Meeting, NFU Offices Newmarket

Monday 8 –Friday 12

Ø  National Young Farmers’ Week  ( 5 days)

Monday 8

Ø  NFYFC new County Staff Induction Day

Monday 8

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee Meeting, Brackenhurst

Tuesday 9

Ø  West Midlands Area Members Meeting, Worcestershire FYFC

Saturday 13

Ø  NFYFC Youth Forum Meeting, NFYFC

Saturday 20

Ø  NFYFC Steering group meetings, Warwickshire

Sunday 21

Ø  NFYFC Council meeting, Warwickshire

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November

Friday 2

Ø  Closing date for applications for NFYFC Travel 2019

Tuesday 13

Ø  West Midlands Area Staff Meeting by Skype 12 Noon

Saturday 17 & Sunday 18

Ø  NFYFC Live and Carcase Judging finals, The English Winter Fair, Bingley Hall, Stafford. (subject to invitation from SBAS, show hosts/organisers)

Saturday 24 & 25 November

Ø  County Chair’s Weekend – venue to be advised

Saturday 24

Ø  Eastern Area AGM

December

Saturday 1

Ø  NFYFC Travel Selection Day – venue to be confirmed

Tuesday 25

Ø  Christmas Day

Wednesday 26

Ø  Boxing Day