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Welcome To Wales YFC
Welcome to the Wales YFC website. Wales YFC is a voluntary youth organisation that represents 6,000 young people in rural Wales. Although the name of the organisation refers to ‘Young Farmers', our members represent young people from all walks of life - so you don't need to be a farmer to be a member - in fact if your between 10 and 26 years old and want to live a little and learn a lot, then Wales YFC is most definitely for you! more...
The latest from Wales YFC
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Are you looking for a job that inspires you to make a difference within rural Wales and helps young people to achieve their potential?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen within Wales YFC for a motivated and enthusiastic person to be responsible for our rural programmes of work. For more information please click here.
Wales YFC NatWest Calf Rearing Competition
The closing date for this
competition that gives members the opportunity to show their calves in the
Welsh Winter Fair is the 1st of August. Click here for more
information and an application form.
Royal Welsh Show
Wales YFC is giving itself, the members and supporters a big
pat on the back for excellent achievement during the Royal Welsh Show week. The
organisations presence on the showground and at the Young Peoples Village was a
great success.
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the YFC centre to be entertained by the members and their diverse talents. Wales YFC hosted 19 competitions with over 60 judges, 100 stewards and almost 1000 competitors ensuring their success.
During the week thousands passed through the gates of the Young Peoples' Village to party in the big top. Those in attendance were entertained by Tebot Piws, Sibrydion, Dance Nation, Greg James, the Sleeves and the Stereotonics. This year the organisation was able to expand its caravanning facilities and saw an increase in the number using the site.
Click here for the results page and here for the pictures.
Proposed new logo for Wales YFC
At the recent Wales YFC Council meeting held in June members were presented with a proposed logo for Wales YFC. Members voiced their opinions on the new design and felt that a full consultation with the members should take place. The consultation began during the Royal Welsh Show week, where members had the opportunity to make comments on the current logo, the proposed logo or any ideas that they felt necessary. The consultation period will come to an end at the beginning of October. Click here to view the proposed logo and to make comments.
Launch of new ‘Young Innovator with natural Resources' competition
Today the Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones AM, will launch a new ‘Young Innovator with Natural Resources' competition at the Royal welsh Show; a follow on award to the highly successful Agri Environment Award that has been a part of the Royal Welsh Monday for the last 10 years.
Competition entrants must be 40 years old or under and the deadline for receiving applications will be early October 2010. Preliminary rounds of judging will he held in three different areas before the grand final Wales wide. The winners of the total of £3,000 prize money will be announced at the 2010 Royal Welsh Winter Fair in November this year. For an expression of interest form please click here.
2010 Junior Members Trip
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details
Challenge Tim
The Wales YFC chairman up for a
challenge. Each of the twelve YFC county Federations in Wales have been asked
to set Tim John a challenge to raise money and awareness for the charity of the
year, Kidney Wales Foundation. Click here for more information.
Wales YFC Lamb Initiative
YFC Wales have
worked closely with Dunbia and Sainsbury's to develop the opportunity for Wales
YFC Members to supply nine Welsh Sainsbury stores with welsh lamb, 52 weeks of
the year, securing a premium price for the producer and a bonus payment for the
organization to support the members to further develop themselves. For
further information click here or please contact jenni.evans@yfc-wales.org.uk