CUMBRIA YFC
Newton Rigg, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0AH
Telephone: 01768 866550 www.cumbriayfc.co.uk
SEPTEMBER 2016
TO: CLUB SECRETARIES. E MAIL COPY TO: - CLUB CHAIRMEN AND LEADERS
COUNTY CIRCULAR:
1. Results:
2. Entry Form Reminders
3. Age Eligibility for competitions
4. Club Officer Training Day
5. NFYFC Finals Stockman & Young Stock judge of the Year
6. Efficiency with Safety and Fence Erecting NFYFC
7. NFYFC Finals, Cookery, Floral Art & Tug of War, Malvern Autumn Show
8. English Winter Fair Eliminators, Carcase Judging, Cranstons
9. County Sports
10. Fence Erecting
11. County Dinner Dance
12. County AGM
13. Quiz
14. County Committees
15. Carrs Billington Challenge
16. Entertainments Finals
17. New Secretaries
18. Club AGMs
19. NFYFC Behaviour Policy
20. Torquay AGM 2017 Organisers
21. Year Book 2017
22. TOW Referee Training
23. Emergency First Aid at Work Training Course
24. Vertical Air – Club Fun Day
25. National Young Farmers’ Week
26. Cumbrian Rural Travel Bursary
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C O N T E N T S
1. Results:
a) Northern Area Field Day 18th June 2016:
Results: East Riding Shield – Joint 1st Cumbria A/Lancashire A
b) Northern Area Stockman of the Year 25th June 2016:
Stockman of the Year
Stockman of the Year: 4th Cumbria A, 9th Cumbria C
Young Stockjudge of the Year: 3rd Cumbria A, 5th Cumbria B
Adrian Willis Senior: 2nd Cumbria A
Davidson Stockman Senior Team: 2nd Cumbria A
Davidson Stockman Junior Team: 3rd Cumbria A
Senior Dairy – Paul Barrow (Eden Valley) -3rd
Junior Pigs – Emily Fisher (Penrith) – 3rd
Junior Dairy – Matthew Fearon (Greysouthen) – 3rd
Overall Junior – Will Rogerson (Eden Valley) – 2nd
c) NFYFC Competitions Weekend – 2nd and 3rd July 2016:
Results:
Reading (15 & Under) 2nd Cumbria C- Wigton, 5th Cumbria A - Kirklinton
Public Speaking (16 & Under) =4th Cumbria A
Just a Minute (21 & Under) 5th Cumbria C
MACE Debating (26 & Under) 5thCumbria C
Member of the Year (17 & Under) 3rd William Longmire – Cumbria B
Situations Vacant (16 to 21 Yrs.) 5th Emma Armstrong – Cumbria C, 7th Emma Blaylock-
Cumbria A
Radio Show Live (21 & Under) =4th Cumbria A
Weathervane (26 & Under) 1st Jared Armistead – Cumbria A
Play Pigeon Shooting (26 & Under) 13th Joe Davidson – Cumbria A, 19th Katie Ridley –
Cumbria C
Fence Erecting 10th Cumbria A
Efficiency with Safety 2nd Cumbria A
d) Dairy Event, Great Yorkshire Show 14th July 2016:
Team: 13th Cumbria A, 14th Cumbria C, 15th Cumbria B
Dairy Stockjudging Junior (16 & Under): 1st Eleanor Fisher - Cumbria C, 5th Ellie Stamper –
Cumbria A, 15th Peter Fell – Cumbria B
Dairy Stockjudging Inter (21 & Under): 22nd Will Longmire – Cumbria B, 23rdJames Magnay –
Cumbria A, 24th Ellie Naylor – Cumbria C
Dairy Stockjudging Senior (26 & Under): =12th Judy Irving – Cumbria B, =17th Rebecca Knipe –
Cumbria A, 23rd David Pollock – Cumbria C
e) NFYFC Tug of War Area Finals – Tenbury Show – 6th August 2016
Mixed Junior Tug of War: Grayrigg – 4th
Men’s Tug of War: Brampton – 4th
2. Entry Form Reminders Competition Closing date for entry
County Quiz 5th September
Junior Speaking 12th September
Inter Brainstrust 12th September
Senior After Dinner Speaking 12th September
Reading (14 & under) 12th September
Member of the Year (17 & under) 12th September
Entertainments - Intention to Enter 12th September
Situations Vacant 12th September
County Sports 12th September
Cheer Leading 12th September
Street Dance 12th September
Fence Erecting 12th September
Junior Call My Bluff 12th September
Open Just A Minute 12th September
Member of the Year 12th January
Clay Pigeon Shooting - Entry forms, date and venue to follow.
Efficiency with Safety - Entry forms to follow.
DON’T FORGET TO PUT DOWN JUDGES NAMES FOR PRELIMINARY ROUNDS!
All entry fees will be taken out of your £50 Competition Fee. Secretaries please fill in these
forms and return to the County Office or PASS on to the new secretary. Rules will be emailed to you.
Please make sure you nominate Judges – particularly for the Quiz.
PLEASE RETURN THE QUIZ ENTRY FORM ASAP AS LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE DRAW.
3. Age Eligibility – ALL COMPETITIONS 2015 -16
Junior – 16 or under on 1st September 2016.
Intermediate – 21 or under on 1st September 2016.
Senior – 26 or under on 1st September 2016.
4. Club Officer Training Day, 10.00 am, Sunday 11th September, Penruddock Village Hall
Please return the entry form by Monday 5th September, so we can calculate numbers for the FREE LUNCH.
All Clubs must send their Club Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.
We will be filling forms in for DBS checking – Clubs must send Club Officer/Leader/Senior Members (up to 3 who spend most time with their members) to the Training Day if they have not been DBS checked within the last 3 years. They will need to bring 3 documents as follows plus their National Insurance number: -
Group 1 – Passport, Birth Certificate, Driving License with counterpart.
Group 2 – Marriage Certificate, vehicle registration document, bank/ credit card statement, utility bill (not mobile phone)
One document from Group 1 plus any 2 from Groups 1 & 2 – one should verify your address.
5. Stockman & Young Stockjudge of the Year NFYFC Finals 3rd and 4th September , Harper Adams
6. Side by Side ATV and Fence Erecting NFYFC Finals 3rd and 4th September, Harper Adams
7. Cookery and Floral Art NFYFC Finals, Malvern Autumn Show 24th – 25th Sept
8. English Winter Fair Training and Eliminator & Carcass Judging
Dates: Wednesday the 28th September and Wednesday 19th October, 7.30 pm sharp
This is an excellent opportunity for your club members to learn about carcass judging and to try out for a place at the English Winter Fair. Numbers attending have decreased over the years, so please encourage your members to attend, they do not need to sign up in advance, they can just turn up on the night!
9. County Sports, Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Sunday 16th October
Mixed Rounders (10-16), Ladies Netball (16 -26), Men’s 5 A Side Football (16 - 26)
Cheerleading (26 and under), Street Dance (26 and under)
10. Fence Erecting, Saturday 22nd October
Venue: Newton Rigg, Penrith.
11. County Dinner Dance
Date: Saturday 29th October
Venue: The Shepherds Inn
12. County AGM, Friday 4th November 2016, The George Hotel, Penrith
Formal notice is given of the Annual General Meeting, which will take place at 8.00pm
Please inform: -
a) Your Council Delegates, b) Your Club Voting Delegates, c) Your members – everyone welcome
13. QUIZ
Round 1 Monday 26th September.
Round 2 Monday 10th October
Rules enclosed. ALL teams to arrive at their venue by 7.30 pm. Membership cards to be shown
14. County Committees
Social & Comps Monday 5th Sept 7.30pm, PRUFC
Council Thurs 15th Sept 7.30pm, PRUFC
F & GP Monday 19th Sept 7.30pm, Newton Rigg
15. Carrs Billington Challenge – Tues 8th November @ H & H Auction Mart
1 team per club.
16. Entertainments Finals 2017:
Southern District 4th & 5th Feb 2017
Northern District 7th & 8th Feb 2017
County Final 11th and 12th Feb 2017
PLEASE NOTE THESE DATES WHEN BOOKING YOUR SKIING HOLIDAYS! Start looking for a producer now!
17. New Secretaries
Congratulations upon your election – you are now a key member of your Club and we are here to help and support you – if you have any queries or want to talk to us, just ring up 01768 866550 or email us at or visit the website. www.cumbriayfc.co.uk
Please remember to fill in your white A.G.M. forms and return one copy to the County Office ASAP or download them off the WEBSITE AND EMAIL THEM TO US– Please inform us when and where your AGM’s are.
SOME USEFUL INFORMATION:
THE CIRCULAR: The circular is for you to ACTION, read out at your meetings and show to the Club’s Chairperson and Club Leader. You can also send us information about club socials, events and activities to include. Please ensure that all relevant details are read out to your members.
OFFICERS’ GUIDELINES: If you have not received these from previous officers they will be given out at the Club Officer Training Day.
Change of Secretary
You will be sent a new list of secretaries when we receive all the AGM forms back with their details.
Please send the forms back to Anne at County Office ASAP. New Secretaries should let Anne know their
contact phone number and email address as soon as possible.
18. CLUB AGMS
Please invite your District Officials and the County Officials to your AGM (see below for contact details)
· TWO copies of your AGM returns forms have been sent to secretaries: -
a) Please complete one copy and send it to us immediately after the AGM
b) Please complete the 2nd copy and keep for your reference.
· You should be preparing for your AGM now by ensuring: -
a) You have people ready to stand for office
b) Your programme is ready
c) New Club Officers MUST attend the Club Officer Training Day on the 11th September.
Secretaries – Don’t forget to pass all this information to your new Secretary & decide who is sending
back the entry forms!
Position / Title / First Name / Surname / emailCOUNTY
County President / Mr / Stephen / Brough /
County Vice- President / Mrs / Linda / Pigney /
County Chairman / Mr / Richard / Carruthers /
County Vice-Chairman / Miss / Christina / Coulthard /
NORTHERN DISTRICT
ND President / Mrs / Helen / Pickup /
ND Vice President / Mrs / Amanda / Place /
ND Chairman / Mr / Robert / Carruthers /
ND Vice Chairman / Mr / Matthew / Emmott /
ND Treasurer / Mrs / Lindsay / Marrs /
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
SD President / Mrs / Maureen / Boyren /
SD Vice President / Mrs / Mary / Gray /
SD Chairman / Miss / Tracy / Hodgson /
SD Vice-Chairman
Procter Memorial Assessor / Mr / Roger / Bainbridge /
Procter Memorial Assessor / Mrs / Eileen / Mason /
19. NFYFC Behaviour Policy
The NFYFC Behaviour Policy has now been sent to all club secretaries. Please ensure that your club meet to
discuss the policy prior to Council on Thursday 15th September. Your club representatives should bring any
feedback or comments to this meeting as the policy will be discussed and recommendations made to adopt
it during this meeting.
20. Torquay AGM 2017 Organisers
The Finance and General Purposes Committee has agreed that going forward that there should always be 2
organisers for the AGM trips, 1 organiser should be a member from the Northern District and the other
should be from the Southern District. We are currently looking for 2 organisers for the Torquay AGM 2017,
so please can you ask your clubs if anyone is interested in being an organiser and if so, pass their details on
to me.
21. Year Book 2017
We are looking for a member from the Northern District who is interested in putting together the Year
Book 2017. Please can you ask your clubs if anyone is interested in being an organiser and if so, pass their
details on to me.
22. TOW Referee Training
Yorkshire YFC are organising TOW referee training on the 22nd/ 23rd October at Countryside Live. Ideally we
would like to send 3 – 4 members from each district along to the training, which will be paid for by Cumbria
YFC. We are specifically looking for club advisory members who have an interest in TOW and would be
prepared to commit to refereeing for County and District TOW events for a number of years. Please
forward details of anyone who is interested onto me at County Office.
23. Emergency First Aid at Work Training
An amazing opportunity to put members of your club through a certified first aid course at a much reduced
cost. Entry forms to be returned to County Office by the 3rd October – up to 2 members from each club. All
those who complete the course successfully will be awarded the HABC Level 2 Award in Emergency First
Aid at Work. Cost: currently £55 per person – contribution from County and District budget is being sought,
so we hope to reduce the cost further.
24. Vertical Air Fun Day
A fun, club day on the high ropes in Kendal. Entry forms returned to County Office by the 12th September –
up to 4 members from each club able to attend. Cost: currently £36 per person – contribution from County
and District budget is being sought, so we hope to reduce the cost further.
25. National Young Farmers’ Week
NFYFC has asked that all clubs remember to build activities into their club programme to promote Young
Farmers’ Week, which will take place from the 19th to the 25th September. The week is geared towards
encouraging mew members to join young farmers and to let your local communities know about all the
great things you get up to within your clubs! If you have anything of specific interest that you would like to
let NFYFCknow about, please contact:
26. Cumbrian Rural Travel Bursary
If you are under the age of 30 with an involvement in agriculture and eager to learn more about farming practices in other parts of the world, The Cumbrian Rural Study Travel Bursary (CRSTB) will be of interest. It is available to young farmers across Cumbria and the south west of Scotland and is an opportunity not to be missed.
The Bursary will provide a contribution toward travel expenses, and has been designed to support young farmers who want to learn about the diversity of the agricultural industry on a world wide scale. Up to two cash awards will be made annually; the maximum value of each will be £2000..
To apply, prospective young travellers should complete an application form, returning it by 31st October 2016, giving their background, what they want to study and the benefits they see, arising from the trip. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by the Society and the sponsors. Those that have a viable project, and can demonstrate the right attitudes will be.Applications can be downloaded from www.cumberlandshow.co.uk/content/aboutus or by contacting the Cumberland Agricultural Society Secretary, Jill Dunglinson at: