Shropshire lunch brings in over £7,300 They’ll be coming ’round the mountains Dyffryn Ial Vintage Machinery Club hosted a tractor run, which went through the Berwyn Mountains and popped into Llawrbetws Caravan Park. The run raised funds for various charities, with £1,100 presented to R.A.B.I’s Clwyd committee chairman Glyn Coleclough.
Having a ball in Darlington Mowden YFC and it was a fantastic evening of food, fun and dancing for 165 guests. Pictured
• Anwen Davies walked
21 miles from Aberaeron to Lampeter on April 28 to raise money for R.A.B.I in memory of her grandmother. Anwen said: “R.A.B.I is a charity she was very passionate about.”
Roythornes triumphant
Barnard Castle NFU helped organise a ball at the Darlington Mowden Arena, which raised £600 for R.A.B.I and the Great North Air Ambulance. The ball was a celebration of the past 90 years of Stockton
Long walk to Lampeter
are organisers Rachel Makin, Claire Wase, Katie Walton and Caroline Baker.
With match funding from Barclays, more than £1,700 was raised at a quiz in Bourne. Martin Newton from Barclays was quizmaster while another Barclays employee, Neil Davies, helped organise the event. The winning team was Roythornes (pictured), comprising Alex Forster, Sarah Whitehurst, Peter Cusick, Lizzie Walters, Matthew Day and Victoria Walley. Mary Maud, R.A.B.I regional manager, is right of picture.
• South Lakes farmer James Hadwin gave away high quality ewe’s colostrum to anyone struggling during the lambing season due to the weather. In return, all he asked was that people should make donations to R.A.B.I. James, from Mansergh Hall Farm near Kirkby Lonsdale, said: “The bad weather meant many ewes in the area were in bad condition. When ewes are poorly the first milk their lambs get (colostrum) can be poor quality too.” The scheme took off on Twitter with the hashtag #colostrumisgold Mr Hadwin added: “I wanted to donate money to R.A.B.I because they were so good when I lost my father 18 months ago.” • South Central regional
manager Jenni Green gave a talk to Witney & Chipping Norton NFU members. A dinner organised by the group raised £407.90 for R.A.B.I.
• The Clwyd fashion show at Treuddyn Village Hall raised £1,008. It showcased the latest clothing from The Barn Boutique, based near Wrexham.
YFC volunteers run bar... and clean up
The Shropshire NFU lunch was organised by the R.A.B.I’s Shropshire committee and generated an impressive £7,336.52. More than 210 people attended the lunch at Park Hall, Oswestry on April 29. Thanks to staff at the Oswestry Showground, everyone who helped with food and drink and all those who donated and bought auction prizes. Whittington and Oswestry YFC members generously gave up their time to help with serving, running the bar and washing up too. Pictured are some of the organisers.
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