Thursday 23rd February saw 7 clubs step up to the “oche” for the annual darts competition – held at the Ball Haye Tavern, Leek – huge thanks to them for the fantastic hospitality as always.
Knockout leagues of singles and doubles were completed with the results as follows;
SINGLES
1st – Harry – Eccleshall YFC
2nd – Toby – Uttoxeter JNFU
3rd – Tom – Eccleshall YFC
4th – Phil – Chase YFC
DOUBLES
1st – Johnny & Will – Uttoxeter JNFU
2nd – Lauryn & Pete – Waterhouses YFC
3rd – Hannah & Kate – Uttoxeter JNFU
4th – Lucy & Tom – Eccleshall YFC
Well done to everyone that took part and the stewards – Thank you
Pictures from the evening can be found HERE
Warwickshire
Herefordshire
Staffordshire A Shropshire A Staffordshire B Worcestershire Warwickshire Shropshire A Shropshire B Timothy – Warwickshire Phoebe – Shropshire A Kate – Staffordshire A Beth – Staffordshire A Joanna – Shropshire B Lucy – Staffordshire B Shropshire A Herefordshire Staffordshire A Shropshire B Shropshire A Warwickshire Worcestershire Herefordshire
Cheadle YFC Charity Tractor RunTractors arrive for booking in: 9:30amTractors leave the Farm: 10:30amExpected return: 2:30pm approximatelyAll drivers must be aged 16 and older and have the relevant licenseHot food and drink available before & after the Tractor runRaffleCash only event (due to poor signal on the farm)Saturday 11th February saw over 20 members travel to 3 farms in the Leek area for the annual silage judging competition – kindly sponsored by ACT Wessex Animal Health
Results are as follows;
Juniors 1st – Henry – Chase A, 2nd – Abi – Uttoxeter, 3rd – Paddy – Ashley B
Intermediate 1st – Matt – Uttoxeter, 2nd – Lois Lockett – Ashley B, 3rd – Shannon Tidmarsh – Chase B
Senior 1st – Phil Wilson – Uttoxeter, 2nd – Liam Poyser – Waterhouses, 3rd – Caerwyn Lovatt – Leek
Overall Team Results 1st – Uttoxeter, 2nd – Chase A, 3rd – Ashley B
Many thanks to all the competitors, judges, stewards, helpers and host farms – whom without their assistance competitions are not possible.
Photos from the day can be found HERE
Saturday 4th February saw 300 members and guests party the night away to Tecno Tecno Disco and members from across Staffordshire and surrounding counties. The evening was held at The Ingestre Suite, County Showground. For a full selection of photos from the event, please click here.
On Thursday 12th January, 22 teams met at Woodseaves Village Hall for the ultimate test of grey matter in the County Quiz.
Results are as follows;
1st – Eccleshall D
2nd – Ashley A & Eccleshall B
3rd – Stone
Well done and thanks to everyone that helped
Eccleshall A YFCUttoxeter A JNFUWaterhouses YFCPhil, Chase YFCHarry, Eccleshall YFC & Jack, Stone YFCPhil, Uttoxeter JNFUKim, Cheadle YFCBeth, Eccleshall YFC Lucy, Eccleshall YFCThe Staffordshire YFC Office is closed for the Christmas period from 1pm on Friday 16th December and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 at 9am.
For any matters of an urgent nature regarding Staffordshire YFC, please contact Emily Cartmail, County Chairlady on 07531 087003.
Staffordshire YFC wishes all its members, vice presidents, officers and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
The Staffordshire countryside saw 100 festively decorated tractors take to the road in a charity Christmas Tractor Run on Sunday 4 December 2022.
Arranged by Staffordshire Young Farmers Clubs and South Staffs Water, this was the third time a cavalcade of tractors travelled the 20-mile route through the villages of Blithbury, Hamstall Ridware, Hill Ridware, Colton, Admaston, over Blithfield Reservoir and into Abbots Bromley in aid of charity.
The event saw an array of decorations and lights as local farmers created features which included Santa heading down the chimney and a spinning Christmas Tree, putting a smile of the faces of many spectators of all ages who lined the streets to watch.
Donations received so far total £5,700, which will be split between two worthy charities: Staffordshire Young Farmers Clubs and Midlands Air Ambulance. The starting point, Longacre Farm, kindly hosted by CH Froggatt and Son, provided the perfect venue to park all 100 tractors before they took to the roads. Longacre Farms are a Woodsure Approved supplier of wood chippings and kiln dried logs, as well as offering a wide range of other services such as tree shearing, cattle bedding, drying facilities and Carp sales. Hosts David and Sian Froggatt kindly judged the “Best Decorated Tractor” on return to the farm, which was awarded to Nicki Hand-Pugh for the Best Vintage Tractor and Andrew Brown of Pie Shak for the Best Modern Tractor.
The event was generously sponsored many local companies including Malcolm Harrison Auctions Ltd, B & B Tractors, EJC Contracting and South Staffs Water.
Nina Yiannoukos-Benton, Senior Catchment Advisor at South Staffs Water, said: “Yet another fantastic year for the Christmas Tractor Run with our largest turn out of tractors and what a spectacle they were! We saw some amazing decorations and a wonderful turn out from our supporters and businesses in the local villages too. Big thank you to all involved and to all who donated for the two charities, Staffordshire YFC and Midland Air Ambulance.”
Julia Taylor, County Organiser at Staffordshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs, said: “I’m so pleased we could bring some festive cheer to the local community again this year. This event is a privilege to organise working with an 80 strong team of volunteer stewards behind the scenes to keep everything running so smoothly. Staffordshire YFC is very grateful to the many sponsors of the event and the crowds this year were so generous with their donations and support.”
Hannah Justice, Staffordshire fundraising executive for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity said: “On behalf of all crew and staff at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, we really appreciate the support from local groups based within the communities we serve, just like Staffordshire Young Farmers Club, who kindly donated £2,500 from its Christmas Tractor Run. The money received will help make eight critical car missions possible.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up for anyone wishing to make a donation: https://gofund.me/2b6f2426
To view photos from the event, kindly taken by Rocester Camera Club, please click here.
Junior Reading
1st – Uttoxeter – Abi , Heidi, Henry
2nd – Eccleshall – Charlie, Edward, Barney
3rd – Leek – Molly , Daisy, George
Junior Speaking
1st – Eccleshall – Austin , Heather , Edward
2nd – Abbotsholme – Michael, Mya, Eva
3rd – Uttoxeter – Abi, Heidi, Ed
Intermediate Call My Bluff
1st – Chase A – Kate Oakes, Robbie Nilsen, Billy
2nd – Cheadle – Harry Large, Ellie Platt, Thomas Whilock
3rd – Uttoxeter – Abi , Toby Hall, Vincent Whalley
Senior Brainstrust
1st – Uttoxeter – Polly Baines, Toby Hall, Rob Mollatt, Beckie Phillips
2nd – Cheadle – Sarah Bourne, Tom Whilock, Meg Hallam, Beth Allen
3rd – Eccleshall A – Cath Johnson, Beth Poynton, Will Sammons, Natalie Bradley
Under 17yrs MOTY
1st – George – Cheadle
2nd – Molly – Eccleshall
3rd – Abi – Uttoxeter
18yrs over MOTY – MALE
1st – James Freeman – Chase
18yrs over MOTY – FEMALE
1st – Polly Baines – Uttoxeter
2nd – Hollie Kelly – Chase
3rd – Charlotte Goodwin- Uttoxeter
16-21yrs Situations Vacant
1st – Kate Oakes – Chase
2nd – Natalie Bradley – Eccleshall
3rd – Lucie – Uttoxeter
22-28yrs Situations Vacant
1st – Beth Poynton – Eccleshall
2nd – Lucy Hockenhull – Eccleshall
3rd – Catherine Johnson – Eccleshall
The Gwen Earp-Haward Award – 1st – Uttoxeter JNFU, 2nd – Eccleshall YFC & 3rd – Cheadle YFC – click HERE for a copy of the marksheet
Please click HERE to see photos from the day
