20 July 2012
Farming minister Jim Paice has encouraged members of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) to play an active part in an initiative to kick-start the drive to get more young people into agriculture and farming. The Future of Farming Group will look at ways in which barriers to young people entering the industry can be broken down. Fewer young people are choosing agriculture as a career choice and the group will address the challenges facing new entrants such as lack of training, access to land and affordable loans.
Unveiling the scheme at the Young Farmers Clubs’ Great British food for Great British athletes cookery demonstration at Leeds Castle, the minister urged Young Farmers to take a lead: “Our industry needs keen, clever and enthusiastic young people to feed us in the future. Young Farmers’ Clubs have many such members and I am very anxious that they are represented in this project,” he said.
Diane Calvert, Chief Executive, NFYFC said: “We are very excited at the prospect of being involved with the Future of Farming Group, we have many talented members who have plenty to say on the difficulties of making farming and agriculture a realistic career option.”
19 July 2012
Young Farmers’ Club (YFC) members will be signing off their
involvement with the London 2012 build-up with a two-day extravaganza at
the Mayor of Newham’s Show on 21 and 22 July. The Young Farmers will be
hosting a cookery demonstration as well as running games and activities
throughout the two days for the public to enjoy at Central Park in East
Ham.
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has been holding cookery demonstrations across the country as part of its Great British Food for Great British Athletes initiative, which gained a prestigious London 2012 Inspire Mark. All the cookery demonstrations have taken place along the Olympic Torch relay route and the final event for the project coincides with the Torch visiting Central Park. The Young Farmers’ event will see members from Essex and Kent entertaining the crowds in the park at two Food Adventures marquees.
Food Adventures is a partnership between the NFYFC, Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food - Stratford, East Potential and Natural England and has been developed especially for the weekend. This partnership marks an alliance between ‘town’ and ‘country’ based on their common love of food and growing. The objective is to bring together young people from different backgrounds, but with a common interest in food, uniting to run inspirational activities for families at the Mayor’s Newham Show.
One YFC member, Tom Collison, who carried the Olympic Torch through the streets of King’s Lynn, will be taking part in a ‘cook-off’ competition on Saturday at 1.30pm with a fellow Olympic Torch bearer from Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food - Stratford.
As well as the cookery competition club members will be running games and activities for the public to enjoy. The activities, with an agricultural twist, will include milking a model cow, butter making, wheat grinding as well as crop and food matching.
NFYFC Agriculture Chair Helen Reeve said: “NFYFC’s Agriculture committee wanted to do its bit in Olympic year to promote all that is good about British food and farming. London 2012 has provided the platform for YFC members to do this. We have worked with Natural England to develop and deliver a project to include as many YFC members as possible during the Olympic Torch Relay. This is the culmination of all the hard work that our members have put in to this project and, I am sure, has showcased to a wider public all the great skills that YFC members have.”
19 July 2012
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13 July 2012
11 July 2012
Why not celebrate your club and county fundraising efforts by
entering the national competition for how much you raise? National
trophies (as well as the kudos of course) are up for grabs and will be
presented at the Annual Convention in Blackpool next year by our
President. The Prince Of Wales Perpetual Challenge Trophy will be
awarded to the county that comes out on top and The Lionel Hill MBE Club
Charity Cup will be awarded to the club raising the most (conditions
apply). No matter how small or large your county is, everyone is in the
running for a trophy.
The rules for the two competitions are attached, together with the application form, which needs to be returned to sandra.bromley@nfyfc.org.uk by Friday 23 November 2012.
A
further helpful attachment is a copy of ‘Guidance Notes on YFC Clubs
and YFC County Federations on Raising money for Charity’, more advice on
fundraising will be published on the website shortly.
Get fundraising and Good Luck!
10 July 2012
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