Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Clubs AGENDA, MINUTES & 51st ANNUAL REPORT for the YORKSHIRE AGM 16th May 2025 YORKSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS, CLUBS Regional Agricultural Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ Tel: 01423 546170, Email: office@yfyfc.org.uk Yorkshire Annual General Meeting The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Clubs will be held at THE BRIDGE INN, WALSHFORD, NEAR WETHERBY, LS22 5HS on FRIDAY 16th MAY 2025 at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. This meeting will be chaired by the County President AGENDA Presidenvs Welcome Apologies for Absence To receive the President's retiring report - Mr Adrian Willis To present National Federation of Young Farmers, Awards for 202412025 To present Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Awards for 202412025 th To confirm the minutes of the AGM meeting held on Friday 10 May 2024 To receive correspondence relating to the AGM To Appoint Tellers To receive and adopt the 515t Annual Report of YFYFC This will be presented by the County Chairman and Sub-committee Chairmen Executive Committee Competitions Committee Promotions & Skills Committee Events, Finance and General Purposes Committee Proposed by: Kirsty Chapple, Holme Valley YFC Seconded by: Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC 10 To receive and adopt the Accounts and Balance Sheet Presented & Proposed by: Jack Smith, Selby YFC Seconded by: Will Fawcett, Thirsk YFC 11 To receive a vote of thanks to the Retiring Officers Proposed by: Ellie Forster 12 To make elections to the post of: a) President - Miss Rachel Wilson Proposed by: Ben Robinson, Tadcaster and Wetherby YFC Seconded by: Jack Smith, Selby YFC b) Deputy President - Mr Paul and Mrs Janet Bolland Proposed by: Anna Booth, Rathmell YFC Seconded by: Lucy Gouldingi Worth Valley YFC Vice Presidents Cledales District- John Craddock Craven District - Denise Dobson Ebor District - Ellie Austin Eskdale District - David Smith Harrogate District - Ben Ryder Ryedale District- Ian Teasdale Settle Distritt - Graham Taylor South West District - Kevin Kitchen Went Valley District- Paul Smith Proposed by: Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC Seconded by: Andrew Langthorne, Great Smeaton YFC d) Honorary Treasurer - Mr Stephen Jarvis Proposed by: Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC Seconded by: Jack Smith, Selby YFC Auditors - Hollings Crowe Storr LLP (year l of a 3 year term) Proposed by: Jack Smith, Selby YFC Seconded by: Will Fawcett, Thirsk YFC Trustees - nominations include: Mr Adrian Willis Proposed by: Will Amos, Penistone YFC Seconded by: Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC Miss Melissa Guy Proposed by: Joe Holmes, Worth Valley YFC Seconded by: Amy Snowden, Worth Valley YFC 13 To consider any Resolutions: Motion from the Events, Finance and General Purposes Committee 'That the basic levy payable by Clubs and Districts to the Yorkshire Federatson of Young Farmers Clubs for the year 2025/2026 will be af7 increase of 5% on the County fees, Proposed by: Jack Smith, Selby YFC Seconded by: Will Faw￿tt, Thirsk YFC Amendment from the Executive Committee 'That the basic levy payable by Clubs and Distritts to the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs for the year 2025/2026 will be an increase of 10 % on the County fees, Proposed by: Joe Holmes, Worth Valley YFC Seconded by: Ben Robinson, Tadcaster and Wetherby YFC To confirm the 2025/2026 Charity Reserves Policy Proposed by: Andrew Wood, Trustee Seconded by: Darren Coates, Trustee To confirm the County Constitution (May 2025) Updating the affiliation fee payment date to 31st October Proposed by: Kirsty Chapple, Holme Valley YFC Seconded by: Jack Smith, Selby YFC Honorary Life Members tbc Proposed by: Members of Boroughbridge YFC Seconded by: Members of Boroughbridge YFC 14 To announce the winner of the Alan Goldie Trophy for best contribution to debate at this evening's meeting presented by Mrs Lesley Grieve, NA President and Mr Grieve. 15 Any Other Business 16 To approve the date of the next Annual General Meeting - Friday 15th May 2026 YORKSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS, CLUBS Teesdale Office, Regional Agricultural Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ Tel: 01423 546170 Email: office@yfyfc.org.uk Minutes of the 50th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and EXECUTIVE EGM of the YORKSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS, CLUBS held on Friday 10th May 2024 at The Bridge Inn, Walshford, Wetherby at 7.30pm. THOSE PRESENT IN THE ROOM Adrian Willis County President 2023 - 2025 Rachel Wilson Deputy President 2023 - 2025 Kirsty Chapple County Chairman 2023 - 2025 Edward Bentley Ex Officio Joe Holmes Events, Finance & General Purposes Chairman 2022-2025 Mel Guy Competitions & Skills Chairman 2022 -2024 Anna Booth Competitions & Skills Vice Chairman 2019-2024 Stephen Jarvis Honorary Treasurer & Co-option Darren Coates Trustee Paul Gill Trustee & Co-option Jim Barton Honorary Life Member Jean Daniel Honorary Life Member Andrew Langthorne Co-option Sean Ratcliffe Co-option Janet Bolland Co-option Angela Booth Co-option Angela Hall Co-option Lisa Harker Co-option Anne Harrison Co-option Tracy Maltby Co-option Rachel Nelson Co-option Abigail Pell Co-option Kathryn Robinson Co-option Andrew Wright Co-option Stuart Robson County Durham YFC Alex Mcmenemy County Durham YFC Paul Bolland Visitor Helen Grainger Visitor Joe Pickles Visitor Bo Scholefield Visitor Karen Wasden YFYFC Field Development Officer Julie Spink County Co-ordinator And 35 members representing 15 Clubs and 4 Districts THOSE PRESENT BY ZOOM Will Fawcett Events, Finance & General Purposes Vice Chairman 2022 - 2024 Lizzy Elgie Competitions Vice Chairman 2020 - 2024 Simon Morphet Burton in Lonsdale Zoe Morphet Burton in Lonsdale Jack Carvey Catterick Lizzy Kimberley Coniston Cold Oliver Wellock Coniston Cold Sarah Hargreaves Coniston Cold Josie Pattison Great Smeaton Lauren Howe Carol Blackwell Beth Cook Ian Teasdale Penistone Rathmell Worth Valley YFC Ryedale District APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE were received from Jessica Beecroft, Will Bradley, Maisie Bulmer, the Cooke family, Philippa Gray, Mrs Gray, Nathan Greenwood, Pippa Jackson, Sarah Leach, Joe Middlemiss, Harry Nichols, the Ryder family, Em Scaling, Dave Scruton, and Charlotte Simpson. EXECUTIVE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING l. Presidents Welcome- Adrian Willis, County President Adrian Willis welcomed everyone to the Executive Extraordinary General Meeting and apologised for the late start due to technical issues. Adrian stated it was an honour and a privilege for the fourth time in the year to chair the meeting. Adrian congratulated Kirsty for flying solo for the past 13 months without vice chairmen and remarked now was the time to elect a co-pilot, especially as Kirsty had travelled miles across the county on an evening and had a young family to consider. 2. Apologies for Absence Adrian requested all apologies to be noted in the attendance register at the back of the room. 3. To receive correspondence relating to the EGM There was none received. 4. To appoint tellers Mrs Jean Daniel and Mr Paul Gill were elected as tellers for the evening. 5. To make elections to the post of: Vice Chairmen- 2 roles Rebecca Keay from Stokesley YFC proposed Mel Guy as County Vice Chairman. Rebecca stated that Mel would be a great Vice Chairman as she is an artive member at a County level, holds the role of Competitions Chairman and has supported me greatly in my new roles at county. Jed Reed as Cledales Chairman seconded Mel Guy. Jed stated that Mel had helped the district and always has information, and an answer so would be a great aid to Kirsty. There were no other nominations and following a show of hands, none against and no abstentions, the motion was carried, and Mel Guy was duly elected. Adrian congratulated Mel in her new role and also welcomed Georgina Hobson from Aire Valley who has been elected as Chairman of the Promotions and Skills Committee. 6. Any Other Business Academy Training Weekend Georgina Hobson proposed that the Promotions and Skills Committee organise a Senior Academy Residential Training Weekend and would like permission to allocate £3K from the legacy funding towards the training. The motion was seconded by Rebecca Keay. All the room were in favour and there were no objections, and the Executive Committee agreed that the funding could be used for training purposes. YORKSHIRE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7. To receive the President's Remarks- Adrian Willis, County President President Mr Adrian Willis welcomed everyone to the Annual General Meeting and asked everyone to stand to remember all those people we had lost this year and there followed a one minutes silence. Adrian welcomed "young" Mr Barton to the meeting who is the longest serving ex-President and in his 92nd year but still jets across the world to New Zealand, is still an artive farmer at Stockeld Lodge. Adrian stated his 12 months a President had been interesting and varied, he had got himself into 'hot water, at Public Speaking, there were some fantastic results at County, Northern Area, and National level. Rachel Nelson done a great job as NA Weekend Chairman, Mel Guy and Joe Holmes as sub-committee chairmen had both done excellent jobs considering two- thirds of the membership are under the age of 16 years. Adrian acknowledged it is difficult to organise social events, and the Events, Finance and General Purposes Committee had done well considering we started the year with a £27K deficit. Adrian praised Rachel Wilson as Deputy President for organising the brand new Promotions & Skills Committee and thanked Kirsty for soldiering on and for keeping everything in order. Adrian thanked all the Trustees and Stephen Jarvis as Honorary Treasurer who are all wonderful people helping behind the scenes. Adrian thanked Dash (Karen Wasden) as Field Development Officer for whizzing about the county in her mini attending AGMS and completing DBS checks, Julie for running the office and her love of paperwork and asked that members make more effort to reply to requests. Adrian presented Kirsty, Rachel, Dash, and Julie with a bottle of prosecco. Adrian also welcomed Stuart Robson, former NA President, and Alex Mcmenemy, NFYFC Senior Member of the Year, both from County Durham YFC to the meeting who had been asked to judge the Alan Goldie Trophy for the best in-age speech of the evening. Adrian noted that members would be allocated 2 minutes to speak later in the meeting with the proposer allocated 4 minutes and the right to reply. Adrian asked in-age members did not speak twice and they queued up to speak to enable the meeting to flow easily. 8. To present National Federation of Young Farmers, Awards for 2023124 Adrian Willis and Mel Guy presented the awards for the National prize winners, with a list of competitors displayed on the screen. Dairy Stockjudging (16 & under) Isabelle Whitwell, Lawkland 9th Dairy Stockjudging (21 & under) Henrietta JaNis, Boroughbridge =8th Dairy Stockjudging (28 & under) Levi Wrathall, Gisburn 215t English Winter Fair Beef Live & Carcase (21 & Under) Max Robinson, Catterick -5th Katie Grainger, Masham, =7th Samuel Scholefield, Calderdale 9th Beef Live & Carcase (28 & Under) Ben Robinson, Tadcaster & Wetherby 4th Grace Bryant, Reeth 5th Georgina Hobson, Aire Valley 13th Lamb Live & Carcase (21 & Under) Reuben Scholefield, Calderdale 5th Lamb Live & Carcase (28 & Under) Ethan Scholefield, Calderdale 4th John Spear Trophy - Overall Team 1st Yorkshire D Team Katie Grainger, Grace Bryant, Reuben Scholefield and Ethan Scholefield NFYFC Stockman of the Year Young Stockman of the Year Charlotte Booth, Rathmell -9th Stockman of the Year Emily Wilson, Felliscliffe 3rd Anna Hiley, Silsden with Skipton 5th Malvern Show Floral Art (16 & under) Grace Atkinson, Worth Valley 4th Cookery Team Lucy Goulding, Rebecca Goulding, and Joe Holmes, Worth Valley 4th Lydia Fairburn, Katie Grainger, and Roxie Ventham, Masham 19th NFYFC Public Speaking Junior Reading Team Grace Atkinson, Neve Garbutt and Luq Goulding, Worth Valley, 4th Senior Member of the Year Anna Booth, Rathmell, finalist NFYFC Clay Pigeon Shooting (18 and over) Rebecca Udall, Worth Valley 17th NFYFC Sports Men's Rush Hockey (17 - 28 years) Daniel Smith, Selby 2nd Junior GENSB Tug-of-war (12 - 17 years) South West & Went Valley Distritt Team 1st Harry Copley, Pontefratt Ladies Tug-of-war (16 - 28 years) Emily Wilson, Felliscliffe -5th Men's Tug-of-war (16 - 28 years) South West & Went Valley District Team 3rd Ryan Howe, Harry Peace, Penistone & Jack Walker, Pontefratt NFYFC Outfit For A Day At The Races Amelia Calvert, Great Smeaton -3rd Great Yorkshire Show Sheep Shearing Anna Hall, Snainton =7th Yorkshire County Clay Shoot 2024 Overall 17 and under winner, Overall Ladies winner and Overall winner Lily-may Horn, Winksley-Cum-Grantley, 1st Special Mention to: NFYFC Entrepreneur of the Year - Anna Hall, Snainton, finalist Adrian Willis asked anyone in the room who competed at NFYFC finals, and we had not read their names out, to speak to the registration desk at the end of the meeting to receive their certificate. 9. To present Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Awards for 2023124. Adrian Willis and Mr Jim Barton, our oldest, longest seNing Honorary Life Member presented the awards. Life Member Awards Nominations: Cledales & South West Distrirt - Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC Craven District - Frances Wallbank, Silsden with Skipton YFC Ebor District - Joe Middlemiss, Boroughbridge YFC Ebor District - Ben Robinson, Tadcaster & Wetherby YFC Harrogate District - Laura Terry, Winksley Cum Grantley YFC Went Valley District - Dan Smith, Selby YFC Winners: Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC Ben Robinson, Tadcaster & Wetherby YFC Dan Smith, Selby YFC Adrian concluded that the quality of the nominations in the Life Members Award was exceptional and thanked Mr Barton for the contributions received from the Honorary Life Members to fund the decanters each year. Time and Talent Award Nominations: Adrian stated that the following nominations were all wonderful people and supported the membership and the federation. Craven District nominated - Angela Hall and Andrew Wright - for volunteering at district, county, and CCM events. Ebor District nominated - Kelly Armitage, Lawkland YFC - for reinvigorating Lawkland YFC and helping others. Harrogate District nominated - Anne Harrison, Farnley Estate YFC - for supporting Farnley Estate and stockjudging development. South West Distrirt nominated - Andrew Howe, Penistone YFC - for supporting Penistone and tug-of-war coaching. Joint Winners: Angela Hall and Andrew Wright Angela and Andrew received her award from Mr Barton and thanked the federation for the recognition of their involvement in Craven District, CCM and County. 10. To confirm the minutes of the AGM meeting held on Ilth May 2023. Proposed by Kirsty Chapple, County Chairman 2023 - 2025 and seconded by Edward Bentley, Ex Officio. 11. To receive correspondence relating to the AGM There was none received. 12. To receive and adopt the 50th Annual Report of YFYFC The 50th Annual Report County Chairman- Kirsty Chapple Kirsty thanked the sub-committee chairmen for their hard work and was honoured to continue in the role for another year during the 50th Anniversary Year. Kirsty encouraged members to get involved in the competitions, events and socials and wished members well at their district rallies and County Rally. Events, Finance & General Purposes Committee- Joe Holmes Joe reported that in the past year the committee had worked on marketing which included the new green feather flags, roll-up banners and giant deckchair. The quiz was held in October, and a sell-out Billy's Bingo in January, in Spring we hosted Activate Days, attended Springtime Live and the Spring Dance at Club Amadeus. In the main it was a successful year, but we had to cancel a few social events due to lack of ticket sales as members are buying these last minute. Joe encouraged members to continue to support the do's as we head into the new financial year. Competitions Committee report- Mel Guy Mel stated that the committee had a fantastic year of competitions with outstanding entries at County Rally and clubs and districts attended in full force! We had great results at the NA Weekend, NFYFC tug-of-war fina15, and the National finals which were well attended. Mel thanked members for "giving it a go!" Mel also thanked Rachel Nelson, Anna Booth, Kelly Capstick as the NA Weekend Committee for organising such a good weekend and thanked Julie for working tirelessly to support the committee which has not been easy at times. Mel thanked Kirsty for her dedication and her Vice Chairman Anna and Lizzy. Promotions and Skills Committee report- Rachel Wilson Rachel ststed she was honoured to have chaired the Promotions and Skills Committee for the first 2 meetings and the committee is vital going forward in supporting the federation. The focus will be on training, promotion, funding, and sponsors to support the members. Rachel encouraged in-age members to join the committee and reported that there are good plans for the forthcoming year. Rachel thanked Julie for her support in the office and Dash out in the field working with members. Rachel reported that following the AGM the new officers are Georgina Hobson, Chairman, Rebecca Keay, and Isabelle Bush as Vice Chairmen. Adrian Willis thanked everyone for their reports; The 50th Annual Report was proposed by: Kirsty Chapple, YFYFC Chairman 2023-2025 and Holme Valley YFC. Seconded by: Mel Guy, YFYFC Vice Chairman 2024 - 2025 and Reeth YFC. The room showed their appreciation with a round of applause. 13. To receive and adopt the Accounts and Balance Sheet Presented & proposed by: Joe Holmes, Worth Valley YFC Seconded by: Will Fawcett, Thirsk YFC Joe presented the accounts advising that he is not good with numbers! The Accounts for the financial year 1st March 2023 to 29th February 2024 were presented & proposed by Joe Holmes. At the end of the year, our balance sheet is as follows: Income & Endowments legacies & donations £750.00 Income & Endowments Charitable Activities £84311.00 Expenditure £95555.00 Net Income Expenditure (£6593.00) Ioss Bank £195016.00 Total movement in funds £232536.00 Ed Bentley asked that the bookkeeper corrett the dates on the headings, and after amendments these will now be submitted to the Charity Commission. The accounts and balance sheet were proposed by Joe Holmes and seconded by Will Fawcett. 14. To receive a vote of thanks to the Retiring Officers Rosie Garth from Lawkland YFC proposed a vote of thanks in the style of a poem which thanked the retiring officers and congratulated the members on a successful 12 months. The room responded with a round of applause. 15. To make elections to the post of: Kirsty asked the room for proposals for County President: President- Mr Adrian Willis Proposed by: Ben Robinson, Tadcaster & Wetherby YFC Seconded by: Georyina Hobson, Aire Valley YFC Ben Robinson stated it was his pleasure to propose Mr Adrian Willis as the Yorkshires, County President. Ben stated he was honoured or maybe coerced by his mother who had told him of a good food fight story involving Adrian which resulted in the nomination! Georgina Hobson seconded Ben's proposal ststing that she wholeheartedly agreed with the nomination as Adrian is Young Farmers and tug-of-war through and through and was supportive at club, district, county, Northern Area, and National level. Kirsty asked if there were any further proposals, and none were received. All the room were in support of the election and Adrian was willing to stand as County President and was duly elected. Adrian thanked the federation for the resounding welcome and would be honoured to continue in the role. Adrian reminisced that his first executive meeting was in 1977, and he never thought as a 17 year old boy he would now be in this role. b) Deputy President- Miss Rachel Wilson Proposed by: Ben Robinson, Tadcaster & Wetherby YFC Seconded by: Natalie Ginleyi Calderdale YFC Ben Robinson proposed Rachel Wilson as Deputy President stating that Rachel is a great District President often buying the last round of drinks. Rachel knows what is going on and how to do it at every level of YFC. Natallie Ginley seconded the proposal stating Rachel had worked hard in the past and would bring lots of help and support to the table going forward. There were no further proposals, the room were in agreement and Rachel accepted the role thanking Ben and Natalie for their kind words. c) Vice Presidents Jointly Proposed by: Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC and Josie Pattison, Great Smeaton YFC. Jointly Seconded by: Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC and Josie Pattison, Great Smeaton YFC. The following nominations were elected as YFYFC Vice Presidents for the forthcoming year 2024 - 2025: Cledales District - John Craddock John was a late starter to Masham Young Farmers, but he soon caught up taking on roles at County: Chairman on the Finance Committee 2013 - 2017, back as Vice Chairman in 2021 to support the committee after covid. John was elected County Chairman 2017 - 2018 and was Great Yorkshire Show Committee Chairman for numerous years. John was a District Support Worker in 2019 - 2020 and now represents YFYFC as our NFU Rep. John is a keen cricketer, church warden and an arable farmer. Craven - Denise Dobson Denise has been very involved with Lothersdale Young Farmers and even Craven District. Denise is currently Craven Distritt President and is a great asset to both district and county, always willing to help out and give advice when needed. Ebor- Rachel Wilson Rachel has always been very active in Young Farmers from being a member of York YFC from 15 years old. Here she held positions of Secretary and Club Chairman. She really enjoyed having a go at all competitions and she went on to become Ebor District Chairman and Yorkshire Development and Marketing Committee Chairman. At a county level she was County Chairman in 2004-2005. Rachel has been involved at Northern Area being Northern Area President when Yorkshire held office during covid. Rachel is now a Northern Area Trustee and is currently going into her third year as Ebor President which she very much enjoys. Eskdale- David Smith David has been heavily involved in the Eskdale District along with his home club of Stokesley YFC. David is always a helping hand and always has very sound advice for any events or planning they do as a district or for all of the clubs. David is and always has been a major part of Young Farmers and runs a family farm so always has items that come in handy to allow an event or projett to take place. Overall, David is an all- round great district President and always willing to help all members. Harrogate- Ben Ryder Ben was a Farnley Estate member for 17 years and was programme secretary, Vice Chairman, Chairman and a Club Leader. Ben has held the roles of Harrogate District Vice Chairman, District Chairman and is now the current Distrirt President. Ben also held the role of County Activities (comps) Vice Chairman 2000 - 2002. Ben is a farmer near Ripon and has 3 children who are all involved with YFC and active in their clubs. Ben enjoys all aspects of YFC especially stockjudging. In his spare time Ben enjoys sport, cricket, and rugby. Ryedale- Ian Teasdale Ian Teasdale is an ex Helmsley YFC member and has successfully bred the next generation with son Alfie joining Helmsley too. Ian (Big Nuff) was always a familiar face during his time as a member across many district events and held my positions in the club/district. He is now District President and brings a renewed energy trying to encourage members to take their YFC to the next level and attend county competitions. Ian is a qualified agricultural engineer working across North Yorkshire and has also been very successful with his pedigree sheep. Settle- Graham Taylor Graham was a past member of Lawkland Young Farmers, Club and a keen supporter of all events and always happy to help where he can. Grahams 3 sons were all keen members of the club too. Graham is a sheep farmer and agricultural lecturer at Craven College and is always happy to help out with any Young Farmers events and will be a great asset to YFYFC. South West- Kevin Kitchen Kevin is a past member of Bradfield YFC but then moved to Penistone when the club folded. Kevin now still attends Penistone YFC events when we need an extra pair of hands judging or stewarding. Kevin was out celebrating Penistone's 80th Anniversary in March until the early hours of the morningl Kevin is most famous for his bonfire toffee in old ice cream containers which usually average about £50.00 at Penistone's Annual HaNest Auction. Kevin also attends the monthly district meetings to support all 4 clubs in South West District. Went Valley- Paul Smith Paul is a great support to Selby YFC and Went Valley District, very eager to help plan any competitions and events and believes that Selby put on the best dos in Yorkshire! Paul owns a haulage and transport company at Cawood in Selby, so if you need anything moving, he is your man! Paul is a great advocate for a good YFC party and knees up and was last seen throwing some shapes on the dance floor at the YFYFC 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance! The room agreed unanimously, and all the candidates were duly elected. Honorary Treasurer- Mr Stephen Jarvis Proposed by: Joe Holmes, Worth Valley YFC Seconded by: Natalie Ginleyi Calderdale YFC Joe Holmes stated that it was an honour to propose Stephen Jarvis for the role of Honorary Treasurer. Joe highlighted that Stephen was a wise owl with a calculator and had helped him no end with the expenditure account and budget when he had no idea. Joe stated that "robust and fair" summed Stephen up, he is a steadying hand over EF&GP which has helped him no end with his own business too! Stephen's knowledge of YFC procedures is great as he went from County Chairman to National Chairman in the past. Natslie Ginley seconded Stephen Jarvis stating that Stephen was a good laugh and a fair knowledgeable man suitable to the role. There were no further proposals, and Stephen accepted the role thanking Joe and Natslie for their kind words. d) Auditors - Hollings Crowe Storr LLP Proposed by: Joe Holmes, Worth Valley YFC Seconded by: Will Fawcett, Thirsk YFC Joe Holmes proposed Hollings Crowe Storr LLP to continue as the auditors in year 3 of a 3-year term. Will Fawcett seconded the proposal, there were no objections, and the auditors were duly elected. Trustees- Darren Coates to be elected for a three-year term Proposed by: Anna Booth, Rathmell YFC Seconded by: Rebecca Keayi Stokesley YFC Anna Booth proposed to re-elect Darren Coates for a further 3 year term. Anna hoped the room would agree with her that Darren had served 6 years in office and has done a fabulous job as Health & Safety Officer. Darren embraces the role of Trustee, and he is somebody who we can trust to take us forward for the next 3 years. Rebecca Keay seconded the proposal, stating that Darren had been a Loftus member from a young age, had been supportive at club, distritt and county level and is still involved helping to score at Eskdale District Rally, organising Health and Safety and Acting Safeguarding Officer. There were no objections, the room were in favour, and Darren accepted the role as Trustee. 16. To consider Resolutions: Adrian reminded the room that the proposer Joe Holmes would have 4 minutes to propose their motion and in-age members would have 2 minutes to respond. An online timer was used for accuracy. The following motions were discussed: Motion: 'That the basic ley payable by Clubs and Districts to the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs for the year 2024/2025 will be an increase of15%. Motion 2: Tr3t the total levy payable by Clubs and Districts to the Yorkshire Federation of Young will remain as a split of 75% payable by clubs and 25% payable by districts. Motion 3: Th3t the basic lery payable by Clubs and Districts to the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs wi// be a flat rate for all membership ages. a) Affiliation Fees Motion: 'That the basic levy payable by Clubs and Districts to the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs for the year 2024/2025 will be an increase of 15% , Proposed by: Joe Holmes, Worth Valley YFC Seconded by: Will Fawcett, Thirsk YFC Joe explained the context of the motion stating that following covid there had been no percentage increase in affiliation fees, but now with inflation it was time to increase the fees to cover the large deficit and cut our costs. Joe stated that we need to invest in committees and members which the federation had done by allocating £5K to member expenses for NA Stockman, experted increase staffing costs with recruiting a new safeguarding officer and additional administrator, the EF&GP Committee is contributing £IK to the GYS Committee as we are threatened with losing the GYS Pavilion. Joe asked that whichever side of the debate members are on, that they are passionate and get involved. Joe stated there is a fairly big deficit to clear and proposed to increase affiliation fees by 150/0. Will Fawcett seconded the motion. Joe summed up that the affiliation fees increases would be: Membership Current County Fees 15 % increase County Fees based on 1714 members. £24.31 £36.46 £48.62 Juniors Intermediates Seniors £21.14 £31.71 £42.28 Adrian asked for members to respond to the motion both in the room and by Zoom. There were no questions or objections from members. Ed Bentley, Ex Officio stated as Ex Chairman of Finance and Helmsley rep he can look at both sides of the argument and would support tonight's motion as we made a loss last year with staffing costs significantly reduced. Junior members create no income from dos which is often the biggest source of income. Ed asked members to come forward with their voices now but don't tittle tattle afterwards. Adrian asked members for a show of hands and there was a poll on Zoom. The Tellers reported: 15 % increase on affiliation fees - all in favour, with none against and I abstention. Motion I was carried. Motion 2: ' That the total lery payable by Clubs and Districts to the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs will remain as a split of 75% payable by clubs and 250/0 payable by districts: Proposed by: Andrew Langthorne, Great Smeaton YFC Seconded by: Will Fawcett Thirsk YFC Andrew Langthorne proposed that the affiliation fees are split 75 % club and 25 % distrirt for the reason that some districts are similar to Cledales where the clubs pay the fees, and the district passes the bill onto them, but it still gives the distrirt the option to support clubs by paying this amount. Will Fawcett seconded the motion. Adrian asked members for a show of hands and there was a poll on Zoom. The Tellers reported: Affiliation fee split 75 % club and 25 % district all in favour, with none against and no abstentions. Motion 2 was carried. Motion 3: ' That the basic lery payable by Clubs and Districts to the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs will be a flat rate for 311 membership ages Proposed by: Joe Holmes, Worth Valley YFC Seconded by: Will Fawcett, Thirsk YFC Joe Holmes asked members to consider motion 3 which had been explained in the Affiliation Fees Discussion document and reminded the room of the unit breakdown: Membership 15 % increase County Fees based on 1714 members £24.31 e uates to l unit £36.46 e uates to 1.5 units £48.62 e uates to 2 units Motion 3 Flat Rate Juniors Intermediates Seniors £81512 - 1722 members £47.56 each. Joe explained that under a flat rate members would be paying the same amount if they were a junior, intermediate, or senior member. Joe noted that fees have been held artificially low by some clubs. Joe asked that members get their voice heard and argue against the motion if they did not like the flat rate. Will Fawcett seconded the motion stating that he would like to move to a flat rate as the seniors do more work and have to pay for it which is not fair for them. Georgina Hobson on behalf of Aire Valley YFC implored other junior heavy clubs within her district and around the county to vote against the flat rate system for calculating membership fees and reminded the room that when we first transitioned to the unit based system it's key focus was to support the smaller and junior heavy clubs who have fewer resources for fundraising and rely heavily on parents to contribute. Georgina stated 62 % of Aire Valleys membership is junior so this would only benefit a measly 16 % noticeably and asked grassroots members to stand with her in rejecting the flat rate and stick with the current unit system. Ben Robinson, Tadcaster & Wetherby YFC supported the motion as junior receive the same benefits, and as Club Chairman in his second term of office, he has had the best 14 years of YFC and the phrase is true, the more you put in, the more you get out of YFC. Ben stated that the senior heavy clubs have to subsidise affiliation fees by fundraising with lots of junior members it is difficult to put on events and remarked that clubs do not have to charge the flat rate and can implement their own system at club level. Rebecca Keay noted that at Stokesley YFC there are only 3 or 4 senior members with over 20 juniors and members are paying a relatively low price for Young Farmers. Rebecca noted that the increased costs would be passed onto the club and whilst she did not disagree with the flat rate concept, 150/0 increase and then if you are a junior club adding the flat rate, her club could not stand that as they would struggle to fundraise, and she would be voting against the proposal. Katy Addyman, Knaresborough YFC stated that at the beginning of the meeting the County President stated that two thirds of the membership are juniors, and Knaresborough has no signed up senior members but 40 juniors and she worried if we dramatically increased the fees to a flat rate. Katy stated that if senior members wanted to pay less, they should take it back to club levels and she asked the room to consider the juniors and disagreed with the motion. Anna Booth, Rathmell YFC stated that she hoped members would join with Settle District to vote against the flat rate and asked the members to look after the 65 % of junior members. Anna reminisced of the great memories and life skills she had gained as a junior and now as a senior it was time to give something back to YFC. Anna stated it should be a privilege to encourage the juniors to get involved in public speaking, stockjudging and competitions and we should not be selfishly considering how seniors can pay less. Anna noted that an additional £IK fees would cripple Rathmell as they did not have a rainy day fund and many of the smaller clubs had closed. Anna implored members to give back to the organisation, care about the future of YFC and to vote to keep the unit system. Jed Reed, Thirsk YFC stated he was in favour of the motion, however he understood everyone's points, especially Anna's. Jed stated that clubs need seniors to guide clubs along, but they are laying out double what the juniors pay and end up babysitting. Jed disagreed that seniors get more out of YFC as they are seeing a different aspect of YFC. Jed stated that Cledales had tried to put on junior events and seniors are still supporting district dos. Amelia Fawcett, Rathmell YFC stated she wasn't going to speak this evening, and some good points had been made and wanted to consider parents paying for fees, for more than I child, sometimes 3 or 4 from the same family, whereas most of the senior members work and can choose where to spend their money. Dan Smith, Selby YFC, stated that their club comprised mainly of seniors however he thought that Young Farmers is cheap in comparison to rugby, scouting, girl guides and at £47.00 each, we are getting an absolute bargain and are arguing over nothing and noted there would be no county without funding. Charlotte Booth, Rathmell YFC urged members to vote against the flat rate stating that members stating they are babysitting juniors is ridiculous and there is something wrong in the club if this is the case as we have Club Leaders and parents to support up. Charlotte reiterated the phrase "what you put in, is what you get out" and asked members to keep the I, 1.5 and 2 units. Charlotte reminded the room of the amazing opportunities YFC can give you such as the travel programme and competitions. There were no further comments from members and Adrian asked Joe for his closing statement. Joe summed up the following. Some seniors may stay on if we reduce their affiliation fees. Ben reportedly that he has the best years of his life as a senior but with parents hounding us there is no incentive to move up to be an officer. Some members want a cheaper rate for seniors whilst others do not want to drain their bank account and want to support juniors. Adrian thanked everyone for their passionate speeches and asked members for a show of hands and there was a poll on Zoom. The Tellers reported: Move to flat rate: In favour: 16 Against: 36 Abstentions: 6 Motion 3 was defeated. Adrian stated that the affiliation fees would remain as units, I junior, 1.5 intermediate and 2 seniors, maintained for the next 12 months. b) To confirm the 202412025 Charity Reserves Policy Proposed by: Darren Coates, Trustee Seconded by: Adrian Willis, County President Darren Coates stated that the Charity Reserves is the backbone of the federation stating that some of the funds are restritted and ring-fenced, and therefore proposed the followin ures: Closed Clubs Life Members Award Fund General Develo ment Fund Pre- aid Grants Donations & Le acies earo eratin Costs Total Chari Reserve Fund £0.00 £892.00 £17 848.00 £15 799.00 £15 000.00 £121000.00 £170 539.00 Adrian Willis seconded the proposed charity reserves. All members were in favour unanimously of the Charity Reserves Fund and there were no questions from the floor. 17. To announce the winner of the Alan Goldie Trophy To announce the winner of the Alan Goldie Trophy for best contribution to debate at this evening's meeting presented by Mr Stuart Robson, former President of County Durham YFC and Miss Alex Mcmenemy, Senior Member of the Year from County Durham YFC. Adrian thanked Stuart and Alex for judging the best speaker and invited them to present the award. Stuart and Alex thanked everyone for their passionate speeches especially those connected to debating motion 3, and they both agreed on the winner for his contributions throughout the meeting, and not been phased when he ran out of words, and the trophy was presented to Ben Robinson from Tadcaster & Wetherby YFC. Ben accepted the Alan Goldie trophy, and the room rewarded him with a round of applause. 18. Any other Business There was none. 19. To approve the date of the next Annual General Meeting - Friday 16th May 2025 Adrian Willis proposed to have the 2025 AGM on another Friday night in May as the evening which was experimental had been successful as junior members do not have school the following night and members can stay behind to celebrate. There were no objections, and the motion was carried. Adrian thanked all the contributors for a very emotional and interesting affiliation f￿ debate which had resulted in a successful evening and wished all members good luck at the upcoming County Rally. The older members were invited to stay behind and join the President for a drink at the bar. Meeting declared closed at 9.25pm. YORKSHIRE FEDERATION of YOUNG FARMERS, CLUBS 51st ANNUAL REPOR T 202412025 Registered Charity Number 504310 YORKSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS. CLUBS Teesdale Office, Regional Agricultural Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ Tel: 01423 546170 Email: office@yfyfc.org.uk www.yfyfyc.org.uk County President MISS RACHEL WILSON Deputy President TO BE CONFIRMED Honorary Life Members H J BARTON ESQ MRS J DANIEL MRS D PHILLIPS J R BARTON ESQ MRS D FARNDALE AS WILLIS ESQ B PHILLIPS ESQ D SCRUTON ESQ M WARREN ESQ Vice Presidents I CRADDOCK ESQ D SMITH ESQ G TAYLOR ESQ MRS D DOBSON B RYDER ESQ K KITCHEN ESQ MISS E AUSTIN I TEASDALE ESQ P SMITH ESQ Holding Trustees ANDREW WOOD TO BE CONFIRMED PAUL GILL Executive Committee Officers County Chairman JED REED County Vice Chairman ANNA BOOTH Staff to the Federation County Coordinator Asst County Coordinator JULIE SPINK ELIZABEfH EGLIN Field Development Officer KAREN WASDEN County Bookkeeper DOROTHY DUBOIS Designated Safeguarding Officer SIMON COLLINS OBJECTIVES OF THE YORKSHIRE FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS, CLUBS To advance the education of young members of the public at large, in agriculture, homecrafts, country life and related subjects and:_ In the interests of the social welfare of such members to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations, being facilities which will improve their conditions of life and will assist in the development of their spiritual and mental capacities, self-reliance, and individual responsibility so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of the community. VISION STATEMENT OF THE YOUNG FARMERS MOVEMENT As adopted by the Executive Committee April 2004 YFC is and will continue to be an organisation to which members are proud to belong. It aims to be a safe environment in which members can have fun, make friends, learn, and achieve. The organisation will continue to be member-led and will aim to deliver excellent services for all young people with an interest in the countryside, wherever they live and whatever their background. YFC will manage people and resources, throughout the organisation, so that we can effectively support members and their Clubs. Clubs and County Federations deliver services, experiences and opportunities and are supported by a regional structure, with strategic direction and assistance from the national organisation. AIMS & OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Recruitment & Retention of Members Promotion of the Organisation to potential members and outside bodies Delivery of training to members: Communication Leadership Teamwork Officer Training Administration of competitions programme to encourage members to tske part in: Public Speaking Sports Stockjudging Performing Arts Plus numerous others Advice & implementation of Health & Safety and Child Protettion Policies Organisation of County Rally Organisation of fund-raising events COUNTY PRESIDENT Adrian Willis As I near the end of my 2 year appointment I feel that I can handover to my successor a stronger Federation, with not just one but now two senior officers of the Federation, both of whom are in membership age. That said, without the enormous efforts of Kirsty who as given unrivalled service to our Federation none of this would have been possible. In all my time being involved in the running of this organisation no one could have given more, 3 years as Chair, 5 years as Vice and 2 years as Ex- officio with a third just starting, an unparalleled and hopefully unrepeatable feat; therefore, a huge thanks to Kirsty. Not just that, but all three subcommittee Chairs are also in age members, the first time for a while. YORK Aehi, Out in our county at Club level, whilst we continue to have over 60 % Juniors, Club Officers ably assisted by Senior members, Club Leaders and Advisory have learnt to adapt their offering to ensure that all are welcomed and enjoy the YFC experience, so, a massive thanks to you all and whilst in support of Kirsty I have had the privilege to visit many clubs, I must apologise for not getting to see you all. Our District continue to do sterling work in support of not just their Clubs but also County by hosting competitions and events, however it would be good to get more of you to participate in our Committee's, most are available on Zoom which reduces the necessity to travel. Further afield, your representatives have maintained regular attendance at both Area and Nationa5 meetings to ensure that your views are put forward, but as it's a democracy unfortunately other do not always see YFC life from our point of view. On the Competitions front, the County won the Tugs Wilson Trophy presented to Kirsty at the recent Annual Meeting of Clubs, Anna Booth represented not just our County but also Northern Area in Senior Member of the Year, Great Smeaton won the NFYFC Junior tug-of-war competition (a particular highlight for me as a TOWA Judge) and we had many, many more successes too numerous to mention. I have been privileged to visit and Judge at many District competitions, however the real outstanding memory was last October at Ryedale's public speaking eliminators judging my favourite speaking competition Brainstrust. Four young ladies from Kirkbymoorside entered the room and began; normally I write copious notes to help with pointers at the end but haI￿aY through the first question I put my pen down and just sat and listened to probably the best team I have ever heard, they were a joy and at the end of the evening, they even did, at my request an exhibition question before the presentation. This team, having qualified to represent YFYFC have now progressed through Northern Area to the NFYFC final, nothing too remarkable about that except it was the first time any of them had ever done Public Speaking! Good luck team. There are many people I need to thank, my family who endure long periods of absence, the officer team over the last 2 years and importantly Julie and the Staff team for all their hard work, but I save my biggest thanks to you the Members for allowing me the privilege of being your President. Adrian S Willis YFYFC County President 2023-25 1151 County Chairman Kirsty Chapple co//ecting the Tug Wilson trophy at the NFYFCAMC 2025 COUNTY CHAIRMAN 2023- 2025 Kirsty Chapple How time flies when you're having fun! I can t believe that another 12 months have gone by and once again we are writing the annual report. The Competitions Committee have once again been extremely busy. We started out the year with the County Rally. Hundreds of members new and experienced descended onto Thirsk Auction Mart armed with a variety of white coats, tug of war boots and an array of cookery and craft exhibits all hoping that theirs would be chosen as the winner. It was fantastic to see such a high standard of entries and the number of new members that had turned up to compete. Throughout the rest of the year, we have seen members competing in Public Speaking, Bowling, and Clay Pigeon Shooting to name a few. Thank you to all the clubs and districts that have hosted competitions on behalf of County, and to everyone who has given up their time to judge and steward, your help is much appreciated. YORKSHIRE NG FARMERS, Friends ughtsr emorfes litr@yfyFf.ory.uk The E,F&GP Committee has once again put on a set of fantastic events for you the members to attend and enjoy. This includes our ever-popular County Quiz with John Craddock and Ryan Howe atting as quiz masters. We once again saw members dancing the night away at Club Amadeus at both the Christmas and Spring Dances. Billy's Bingo returned to Boroughbridge and the Race Night held was a great success. After the Bar and BBQ held after the Tug of War last year, the After Rally Do is returning this year. As has been said repeatedly, the events can only be a success with member support, if not, our Federation can't sustain itself. As with the competitions committee, E,F&GP want to put on the events the Members want - let them know your ideas and make their efforts worthwhile. The Promotion and Skills Committee has continued to establish itself looking at the training opportunities offered to members and how we can further promote ourselves as a Federation. Another successful Junior Activate Weekend was held and many Curve modules have been delivered as club nights around the County. The Committee, working alongside the office and Rachel Wilson have produced our 50th Anniversary Publication. Reading the reports reminds you of the amazing things that have being going on up and down the County in the last year. Which wouldn t be possible with the time and energy not only of the members but supporters of the Federation. Hopefully, you ve been able to attend one of our fantastic celebration events for our 50th Anniversary Year over the last 12 months. We started off with our Dinner Dance at York Racecourse which saw nearly 400 past and present officers dancing the night away. In the summer we held our Church Service and Afternoon Tea at Kirklington, thanks to John Craddock for organising and Lawkland YFC members for serving the afternoon tea. Our final event to round off the year was the Carol Service held at St. Andrew's Church, Aldborough. Once again it saw the coming together of our past and present members alongside our sponsors who rounded off the night with mulled wine and mince pies. The County has been met with many challenges this year! Perhaps the biggest challenge the County is facing is the lack of communication between members. In this time of email, social media, texting as well as good old post and phone calls it seems we have too many forms of communication that we're struggling to get all the information needed to every member. Given that our current membership is very junior heavy we all need to work together to support our clubs and districts. These members are the future of YFC and in a lot of cases have tsken on roles with limited YFC knowledge. We do need to bear in mind that these roles are all voluntary and involve a lot of hard work! But this role is not all doom and gloom, it is a privilege to be Chairman of this outstanding organisation and as a Young Farmer growing up, I never imagined I would take this role on (never mind twice!) I believe Young Farmers is there to enjoy whether to develop life skills, gain confidence or just socialise and meet new friends, make the most of your time in Young Farmers. Have a go at everything and leave with no regrets. One thing about Yorkshire Young Farmers is the positives do always outweigh the negatives. Enjoy the crack but in the back of our minds aim to preserve YFYFC for future generations. The more we all support each other and work together the stronger and more enjoyable YFC will be for ourselves and future generations. That support and teamwork come from our grass route members at clubs right through to our County Officers. Finally, I'd like to say a few thank you's. Thank you to Julie and Liz in County Office, Simon our Safeguarding and Member Welfare Office and Karen (aka Dash) who has been out and about as Field Development Officer, for their support over the year. Thank you to all our sub-committee offficers, President Adrian Willis, Honorary Treasurer Stephen Jarvis, Trustees Andrew, Darren & Paul, Deputy President Rachel Wilson, and Vice Chairmen Mel Guy. Often, we forget about the things we don t see, but it's that that allows this Federation to continue. Lastly, you the members, having visited many of your clubs and districts during the past year, it is clear there are some exceptional members out there. Take every opportunity that you get and make the most of your time as a YFC member. This is an incredibly sad moment for me as I can t quite believe that after 10 years this is the final time I will be writing as a member of the YFYFC senior officer team. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be a part of this incredible organisation, including being your Chairman for the last year. It has been an absolute privilege, and I have loved (nearly) every minute. If you ever need anything from help stewarding to just having a chat, then please just ask. Good luck to your new senior officer team - I'm sure they will be fantastic. Kirsty Chapple YFYFC County Chairman 2023-25 COMPETITIONS COMMIThEE REPORT Anna Booth The 50th year of Competitions at Yorkshire YFC, What an honour to become Committee Chairman it was to me. There've been many proud moments for all of us here, Lots of enthusiasm, skill and prizes giving us much to cheer. This time last year it was the County Rally at Thirsk, Creativity in abundance and team spirit fit to burst. When all was judged and done, it was Penistone that won, But everyone who entered enjoyed the day and embraced the YFC fun! Moving to the Summer, the Area and National Finals soon came around, At Field Day, Dairy, Shearing, Sports, and Public Speaking lots of Yorkshire prize winners were crowned. For Northern Area Stockman, it was a trip across the sea, The Isle of Man were great hosts and first overall were we. At Tenbury Wells Yorkshire's 3 Tug of War teams did us proud, Great Smeaton's winning Juniors making the sideline support all the more loud! Finally, it was down to Malvern for the Cookery and Floral Art, Amazing displays from all our White Rose members who took part. All our National competition successes added up to a high points score, With Yorkshire awarded the runners up Tug Wilson trophy and firmly knocking on Cumbria's door. By this point, you'd think it might be time for a rest, But no, the new year had started, and our Autumn Competitions once again saw members at their best. To Linton we went for the Rural Skills Day hosted by Upper Wharfedale, Walling, orienteering, fencing, sheepdogs and luckily the weather wasn't blowing a gale. Live and Carcase in October saw our tour around the County continue, Hosted by Medcalf s at Halifax with a good turnout and quality stock to judge too. From here, to the National Finals 24 members went forth, Again, making us proud and bringing the overall trophy back up North. In November, Wensleydale School were host to our Annual County Sports, With lots of teams successfully taking part on the badminton, football, and netball courts. Off-roading was enjoyed by all at the superb venue of Rudding Park, I'm pleased to say the gators returned in one piece before it went dark! The calendar year finished with Christmas Bowling at Selby, Teams in the festive spirit but more people next year we'd love to see. After Christmas it was the return of the Annual Public Speaking, Harrogate High School providing great facilities and a warm greeting. Once again excellent standards with members never ceasing to amaze, Congratulations to winners Craven and all participants who too deserve high praise. In the afternoon we were treated to performances in cheerleading and a ballroom demonstration, The entertainment value from all involved was certainly met with audience elation. From this day we travelled over the hill to Lancashire's Northern Area Weekend, More fantastic results and National qualifiers with our members, achievements becoming a common trend. In the meantime, it was to my home District for County Stockman of the Year, A pleasure to host you all in Settle and see so many there. Rally competitions have started early this year with Thirsk Auttion lacking safe walls or hills, So back to Lawkland and Settle it was in March for the fell running and stone work skills. We've ended the year with the recent Clay Pigeon Shoot, popular without doubt, Hosted at Low Kettlespring, members and advisory alike enjoyed this fun day out. Going forward, County Rally plans are in full swing, If entries so far are anything to go by, members are in for a busy rest of the Spring. As ever, I'm sure we'll be impressed, I'd like to wish all taking part success and the very best! For our Yorkshire qualifiers, good luck too, The Area and National Finals will soon be upon you, You've already done yourselves and Clubs proud, So, smile, enjoy the honour and I look forward to being there in the crowd! With our year complete and much anticipation about the upcoming fun, I'd like to end this with some thank you's for all that's been done. Whether a judge or steward, sponsor, or host, For your kind assistance and support we owe the very most. We're grateful to all who've helped in any way, It really has made each and every competition day. IJID I must also share huge appreciation for the County Office team and our wider Committee Reps too, You've shared ideas, helped organise and made long meetings easier to get through. To my Vice-chairs and friends, Lizzy, and Henrietta, I'm so grateful for your support and couldn't have wished for better. Lastly, to you the members of the Districts and Clubs who've taken part and had a go, You've turned up with high standards, embraced every competition and really put on a show. Keep entering, practising, and enjoying your YFC Competitions time, I hope you have fun, learn, and achieve but for now, it's the end of my rhyme. Here's to the 51st Year of Competitions at Yorkshire YFC, Let's keep working together and what a team we will be. Anna Booth Competitions Chairman 2024 - 2025 • p + EVENTS, FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMIThEE REPORT Jack Smith What a year it has been, celebrating 50 years of the Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers, Clubs. Firstly, I'd like to say a few thank you's. To start, I would like to say thanks to our Ex-chairman Joe Holmes who has played a major part in the team that has made this year such a successful year. I'd like to go on to say thank you to Julie in the office and the rest of the team for the vital support and guidance they have given throughout the year. Now to the events: We started the year with our annual Spring Dance at Club Amadeus, which as always was a great success. This then led onto the 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance held at the York Racecourse. Well, what a night it was with 398 people attending of all ages include in-age and ex-members from throughout the county. It was a lovely way to kick start the year and get everyone together and from this we managed to raise about £3000 from the night, which is fantastic. However, none of this would have been possible without the tremendous efforts of Rachel Wilson and Kirsty Chapple, so for this I'd like to give them special big thank you. ',J