Wow what a night Chairman's Ball was, we had over 6 months preparing for 6 days setting up for 6 amazing hours of partying. We spiced things up this year with DJ Bulge, Guest DJ Dan Morgan and The Wildfire providing the tunes, with the Dodgems and Bucking Beer Bottle to have fun on outside. There was fantastic turnout with people from all over England and Wales in attendance and even a few Kiwi’ s. I’ ve heard such positive things from everyone so hopefully next year can be a great bash for Millie’ s Ball. A huge thank you has to go out to all those that have helped with ball, to the members who came and set up, the stewards who helped on the night and to Lucy for being a super organised Chairmans Ball Secretary.
Whilst I’ ve been busy having a ball, Millie and the county team have been racing around the county getting to all the clubs Pre AGM’ s and AGM’ s. Its great to see lots of new club officers getting keen to take over the reins of their club and bring new ideas for the forthcoming year. I hope they are all looking forward to Millie’ s officer training weekend, she’ s been planning it since last year so it going to fantastic and certainly not a weekend to be missed by your new club top table.
Thanks, Max
A message from the Office
Please make sure you get all your AGM paperwork into the office, this includes sending the following :
A copy of the signed audited accounts
Details of the new club officers - Jot form -> https://form.jotform.com/242275851116354
New membership rates for your club
A copy of your AGM minutes
Don’t forget to sign up for the new membership year, this can be renewed by logging into the NFYFC website with your current membership number and new members can sign up on the NFYFC website
Renew - https://www.nfyfc.org.uk/Account/Login
New members - https://www nfyfc org uk/joinyfc
Please make sure you complete the jot form for Officer Training weekend BEFORE 16th September - Officer Training is MANDATORY for those taking on club top table roles! https://form.jotform.com/ShropYFC/OTW2024
Remember that ALL CLUB OFFICERS MUST ATTEND THE COUNTY AGM 2024... It is the most important meeting of the YFC calendar - without it we wouldn’t have YFC so make sure you ’ re there! As this year there will be a vote!
www.sfyfc.org.uk
Shropshire Young Farmers, Shrewsbury Livestock Centre, Bowmans Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury SY4 3DR Tel: 01743 442 880
Message from the Vice County Chair
Hi Everyone, those that don’t know me, I’ m Millie and can ’t wait to take on County Chairman at the AGM in October. I’ ve had a brilliant year being Max’ s vice. I’ ve got lots of exciting ideas and events planned, all will be released at the County AGM. I’ ve got a fab new County Officer team, so please make sure you keep sending your county reps to meetings to find out the information to take back to your clubs! I hope that this year I’ll be able to pop to some of your business meetings and events. I’ m always on the end of the phone and happy to help where I can!
This year I hope to offer YFC members with invaluable training opportunities, and a Rural Youth Careers fair in November - it doesn’t matter if you ’ ve got a job, looking for a new one or a career change, doing your GCSE’ s, A-Levels or University degree, come and have a chat with some amazing local businesses and see what they have to offer and learn more about what they do at Shrewsbury Livestock Market! Make it a club night, bring your siblings, friends, family - everyone of all ages welcome! Don’t forget officer training, will be held on Saturday 5th October at Dunfield House, Kington. It’ s really important that all club and county officers come along to the training, to learn more about their role, what is expected from a club and county perspective. It’ll also be a great day to get to know the County team and all other club officers that you can work and share knowledge with during your year!
This year, we start at 9.30am, you ’ll be given lunch and dinner! A full day of training which will give you all the tools to help you in your year as a top table member! In the evening we ’ll be going out out mystery location! Unfortunately if you are under 18, you are expected to come for the training if you can, but unfortunately not able to stop the night.
Also, best of luck to Beckie from Whittington & Oswestry YFC who is competing in the National YFC finals of Junior Stockman of the year and good luck to the members who are competing in the National Cookery and Flower arranging finals at the end of September
See you soon,
Upcoming Competition Dates and Deadlines
Chairman’ s handbook reports - 19th September
Membership for the AGM voting - by Monday 21st October
SFYFC 80th Ball Preparation
Here’s to another 80 years of SFYFC If you have any memorabilia of Shropshire YFC, or know of any parents, friends or other family members that do, which they/you would be willing to display for the 80th please get in touch with the office! If there are any spare tables, they will be advertised through the Shropshire YFC Facebook page - so please keep your eyes peeled!
Millie x
Dates for your Diary
September A Nose into October
Sunday 1st - NFYFC Stockman of the year Finals - Harper Adams University
Nesscliffe YFC Charity Dyno Day, Top Farm, Kinton
Thursday 5th - Social Handover and Chairman’ s Ball Wash up, @ Cattle Market 8pm
Saturday 26th - Shropshire Young Farmers County AGM, 7pm for 7.30pm at Bayston Hill Village Hall
County meetings every Thursday!
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Your vote will count at the SFYFC AGM!
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Each club will get 7 votes - 2 Executive Committee reps and then 5 club votes.
Those voting should be fully signed up Members of the 20242025 year and show membership card on voting!
The votes should be voted in at a business meeting, by appointing tellers and writing the vote down, then if it is split then it must be decided by the club how it will be split. For example, the votes can be split 4 for one and 3 for another or all 7 to one person - it is important that the splitting of the votes should be representative of the clubs view!
Voting will take place PRIOR to the AGM so be there on time!
