2017

NFYFC Calendar of Events (as at October 2016, subject to change)

January

Sunday 01

Ø  New Year’s Day.

Saturday 07

Ø  Eastern Area Committee of NFYFC First Meeting & Committee Meeting, Newmarket

Saturday 14

Ø  Wales YFC Rural Affairs Conference

Wednesday 18

Ø  Board of Management meeting, YFC Centre Stoneleigh Park Kenilworth

Sunday 21^st

Ø  Wales YFC Council & Sub-Committees

Wednesday 25 & Thursday 26

Ø  NFYFC Staff Conference- Dunchurch Park Hotel & Conference Centre, Rugby Road, Dunchurch, CV22 6QW  

February

Sunday 5

Ø  Northern Area Committee of NFYFC Meeting, Peircebridge

Wednesday 15

Ø  Rural Youth Trust & NFYFC Trustees meetings, YFC Centre Stoneleigh Park

Saturday 18

Ø  Board of Management (Finance Only meeting)

Saturday 18

Ø  NFYFC Steering Group meetings

Sunday 19

Ø  NFYFC Council meeting

Saturday 25

Ø  NFYFC Office Holders Teambuilding & Leadership Training.

Tuesday 28

Ø  British Wool Marketing Board – Walk The Wool Chain, Sidings Close, Canal Road, Bradford BD2 1AZ

March

Sunday 5

Ø  Northern Area Committee of NFYFC Meeting, Peircebridge

Saturday 18

Ø  NFYFC Public Speaking Regional Final NORTH – Retford

Saturday 18

Ø  NFYFC Public Speaking Regional Final SOUTH – Cheltenham

Sunday 19

Ø  NFYFC Performing Arts Regional Final NORTH – Retford

Sunday 19

Ø  NFYFC Performing Arts Regional Final SOUTH – Hartpury

Wednesday 22

Ø  NFYFC Board of Management – AGM Agenda Approval.

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April

Friday 14

Ø  Good Friday.

Monday 17

Ø  Easter Monday.

Friday 21 –Sunday 23

Ø  NFYFC Annual Convention, Torquay.

Saturday 22

Ø  NFYFC Performing Arts – Entertainments National Final, Torquay.

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23

Ø  NFYFC Member of the Year 18 & over National Final, Torquay.

Sunday 23

Ø  NFYFC Annual General meeting, Torquay.

Sunday 23

Ø   NFYFC Street Dance and Cheerleading National Final, Torquay.

May

Monday 01

Ø  Early May Bank Holiday.

Monday 29

Ø  Spring Bank Holiday.

June

Wednesday 7

Ø  Board of Management Meeting YFC Centre Stoneleigh Park

Sunday 11

Ø  Northern Area Committee of NFYFC Meeting, Piercebridge

Sunday 11

Ø  Open Farm Sunday Events.

Ø  NFYFC/Wales FYFC Joint Officers meeting, Builth Wells.

Sunday 18

Ø  Wales YFC Council & Sub-Committees, Builth Wells

Saturday 24

Ø  NFYFC Steering Group meetings.

Sunday 25

Ø  NFYFC Council meeting.

July

Saturday 1

Ø  NFYFC Competitions Day – Staffordshire

Sunday 2

Ø  NFYFC Sports Championships – Staffordshire

Sunday 9

Ø  Northern Area Committee of NFYFC Meeting, Piercebridge

Thursday 13

Ø  NFYFC Dairy Stock Judging National Finals, Great Yorkshire Show (subject to invitation from YAS, show hosts/organisers).

August

Saturday 5

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

Monday 28

Ø  Summer Bank Holiday.

September

Saturday 2 & Sunday 3

Ø  Stockjudging Weekend National Competition Finals.

Saturday 16

Ø  Board of Management Meeting, YFC Centre Stoneleigh Park Kenilworth

Monday 18 to Sunday 24

Ø  National Young Farmers’ Week (YFC Member Recruitment and Retention Week)

Saturday 23

Ø  NFYFC Cookery National Finals, Malvern Autumn Show, Malvern, Worcestershire (subject to invitation from TCSS, show hosts/organisers).

Sunday 24

Ø  NFYFC Floral Art National Finals, Malvern Autumn Show, Malvern, Worcestershire (subject to invitation from TCSS, show hosts/organisers).

October

Sunday 8

Ø  Northern Area Committee of NFYFC Meeting, Piercebridge

Ø  Northern Area Committee of NFYFC First Meeting (AGM), Peircebridge

Friday 20

Ø  NFYFC Trustees & Rural Youth Trust meetings, YFC Centre Stoneleigh Park.

Saturday 21

Ø  NFYFC Steering group meetings.

Sunday 22

Ø  NFYFC Council meeting, meetings.

Friday 27 to Monday 30

Ø  YFA England Reunion Taunton, Somerset

November

Sunday 5

Ø  Northern Area Committee of NFYFC Meeting, Piercebridge

Tuesday 7

Ø  British Wool Marketing Board – Walk The Wool Chain, Sidings Close, Canal Road, Bradford BD2 1AZ

Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 (TBC)

Ø  Kick Start the Year Chairing Your County – County Chairman’ residential (Subject to funding)

Saturday 18 & Sunday 19

Ø  NFYFC Live and Carcase Judging National Finals, The English Winter Fair, Bingley Hall, Stafford.

Ø  NFYFC/Wales FYFC Joint Officers meeting, Stoneleigh

Ø  Closing date for applications for NFYFC Discovery 2018

December

Saturday 02

Ø  NFYFC Discovery Selection Day – Format for Day to be confirmed

Monday 25

Ø  Christmas Day

Tuesday 26

Ø  Boxing Day