2019

NFYFC Calendar of Events (as at January 2019 subject to change)

January

Tuesday 1

Ø  New Year’s Day

Wednesday 2

Ø  Oxford Farming Conference – NFYFC and Rural Youth Project fringe event

Wednesday 16

Ø  Board of Management meeting, YFC Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth

Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24

Ø  NFYFC Staff Conference, Ettington Chase Hotel, Warwickshire

Saturday 19

Ø  Wales YFC Council & Subcommittees

Wednesday 30

Ø  South West Area – staff meeting – Devon Hub

February

Friday 1 – Sunday 3

Ø  Youth Forum meeting- Wales

Sunday 3

Ø  South West Area Committee meeting – Devon Hub

Monday 4

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee meeting – Brackenhurst College

Wednesday 6

Ø  West Midlands Area Committee meeting  – Worcestershire FYFC

Saturday 9 – Sunday 10

Ø  East Midlands Train the Trainer, Mount Cook Adventure Centre, Derbyshire

Saturday 9-Sunday 10

Ø  East Midlands AGRI weekend, Bakewell Market and Chatsworth Estate

Tuesday 12

Ø  Eastern Area Committee meeting

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Ø  South East Area Committee meeting, Cobham

Saturday 16

Ø  Board of Management meeting (Finance only), Warwickshire

Saturday 16 & Sunday 17

Ø  NFYFC Council & Steering Group meetings, The Quality Hotel, Allesley, Coventry

March

Sunday 3

Ø  Northern Area Committee meeting - Piercebridge

Friday 8 –  Sunday 10

Ø  South West Area Weekend – Weymouth

Tuesday 12

Ø  NFYFC & Wales Joint Officers meeting

Saturday 23

Ø  Northern Regional Final – Semi Finals Junior Public Speaking, Brainstrust, After Dinner Speaking – Retford Oaks Academy, Nottinghamshire

Ø  Southern Regional Final – Semi Finals Junior Public Speaking, Brainstrust, After Dinner Speaking – Hartpury College, Gloucestershire

Sunday 24

Ø  Northern Regional Final – Entertainments Competition – The Majestic Theatre, Retford

Ø  Southern Regional Final – Entertainments Competition – The Bacon Theatre, Cheltentham

April

w/c 8 April

Ø  NFYFC Board of Management meeting (approval of AGM Agenda only - digital meeting)

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee meeting

Ø  Eastern Area Committee meeting

Ø  West Midlands Area Committee meeting

Ø  South West Area Committee meeting

Ø  South East Area Committee meeting

Tuesday 16

Ø  Rural Youth Trust & NFYFC Trustee meetings, London

Friday 19

Ø  Good Friday

Monday 22

Ø  Easter Monday

May

Monday 6

Ø  Early May Bank Holiday

Sunday 12

Ø  Performing Arts (Entertainment) & Senior Member of the Year competitions finals - The Royal Spa Theatre, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Sunday 12

Ø  NFYFC Annual General Meeting – Stareton Hall, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Monday 27

Ø  Spring Bank Holiday

June

Wednesday 5

Ø  Board of Management meeting, Warwickshire

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee meeting

Ø  Eastern Area Committee meeting

Ø  Northern Area Committee meeting

Ø  South East Area Committee meeting

Ø  South West Area Committee meeting

Ø  Wales YFC Council & Subcommittees

Ø  West Midlands Area Committee meeting

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23

Ø  NFYFC Council, Steering Group meetings & Youth Forum meetings, The Quality Hotel, Allesley, Coventry

July

Saturday 6

Ø  NFYFC Competitions Day – Stafford

Sunday 7

Ø  NFYFC Sports Championships  - Stafford

Ø  Northern Area Committee meeting

Thursday 11

Ø  Dairy Judging competition final, Great Yorkshire Show

Ø  Sheep Shearing competition final, Great Yorkshire Show

August

Saturday 3

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

Monday 25

Ø  Summer Bank Holiday

Saturday 31

Ø  NFYFC Stockman of the Year competition final

September

Sunday 1

Ø  NFYFC Stockman of the Year & Young Stockjudge competition finals

Friday 20

Ø  Rural Youth Trust & NFYFC Trustees meetings, Warwickshire

Saturday 21 Sunday 22

Ø  Board of Management meeting, Warwickshire

Saturday 28  TBC

Ø  NFYFC Cookery competition final, Malvern Autumn Show, Malvern, Worcestershire

Sunday 29 TBC

Ø  NFYFC Floral Art competition final, Malvern Autumn Show, Malvern, Worcestershire

October

Ø  East Midlands Area Committee meeting

Ø  Eastern Area Committee meeting

Ø  Northern Area Committee meeting

Ø  South East Area Committee meeting

Ø  South West Area Committee meeting

Ø  Wales YFC Council & Subcommittees

Ø  West Midlands Area Committee meeting

Ø  Youth Forum meeting

Ø  National  Young Farmers’ Week

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27

Ø  NFYFC Council & Steering Group meetings, The Quality Hotel, Allesley, Coventry

November

Friday 1

Ø  Closing date for applications for NFYFC Travel 2020

Ø  Northern Area Committee meeting

Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 

Ø  NFYFC Live and Carcase Judging competition final, The English Winter Fair, Bingley Hall, Stafford.

Friday 22 – Sunday 24

Ø  Chairing Your County – County Chair & Vice Chair training weekend (subject to funding)

Saturday 30

Ø  YFC Travel Selection Day, Warwickshire

December

Wednesday 25

Ø  Christmas Day

Thursday 26

Ø  Boxing Day