SilsoeYFCBlog2019

Silsoe YFC Rally Blog - life of a member preparing for @bedsyfc Rally day 2019

[Martin Player @martinplayer26]

Cannot get over the amount of new faces in the shop today. Customers saying they will not give up eating meat but will stay away from eating supermarket meat.🥩🥩👍

[Neil Darwent @neildarwent21]

You can talk about plant-based alternatives to real milk until the cows come home. But the fact is UK consumers still love dairy #PasturePromise #realmilk #thankcows https://t.co/Sa5r1D8WqH

[Clive Bailye @TWBFarms]

The absolute #irony of @BBCNews running a story about extreme rates of stress, anxiety, depression and suicide amongst farmers ........ do they not realise they are responsible for what for a lot of that with their seemingly constant criticism of almost everything we do ?

[John Royle @JDRoyle]

Emissions from one short hop return flight for one person from Dublin to Paris is the equivalent of 206 burgers.

[National Farmers' Union @NFUtweets]

Did you hear @SamD_UK call for more action to tackle sheep butchering and #ruralcrime on @BBCNews and @BBC Breakfast? Watch the full interview here from 1hr 19mins mins: https://t.co/OkK3JsWqd7 #BBCFarmingFocus

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Good luck to not just Silsoe members but all members of Beds Young Farmers today , here’s hoping for a fantastic day!

#silsoeyfc #bedsyfc #nfyfc #rallyday

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First (and hardest?!?) challenge of the day complete ... lining the baking tray for the traybake class! 😂

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Soup making this evening ... classes are well and truly under way ....

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Collecting flowers at silly o’clock this morning ....

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Tonight the tug of war team have been testing out the soapbox (made from a bath tub) ready for main ring event on Saturday! 😊

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George (number 2), an enthuasistic junior member is looking forward to taking part in the junior tractor handling class between 10 and 1 on the day! Go george!

#rallymoments #skills

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Abi, one of our intermediates and top chefs is looking forward to making all her cookery classes and having a great day!

#rallymoments

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George, 15 another new member, has been busy practising how to secure a load on a trailer ready for his skills class on rally day, he is looking forward to see how well he can do it!

#rallymoments #skills #nfyfc

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Ruby and ted, brother and sister, are new members in Silsoe club and are both looking forward to their first ever rally! They are not sure what to expect so are a little nervous!

#rallymoments #5daystogo

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Arianna, 13, has watched her sister get involved in a rally before but this year is her first rally as a competing Silsoe member. She is looking forward to all the main ring events and showing her pet lamb Patricia 🐑

#rallymoments

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Jack , an intermediate member m , is looking forward to competing in classes at his first rally but also he is keen to get some contacts in the farming community!

#farming #rallymoments

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Joel, aged 15, has been to a few rally’s and is really looking forward to the competitive spirits of the day and hopes to win! 💪

#rallymoments

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With under a week to go we have been asking members what they are most looking forward too ...

Joe, 13, has attended the Beds rally from a young age but this is his first year as a member , he is looking forward to the flour and water fight at the end of the day!

#rallymoments

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Getting a quick look at the rally site this morning ready for next week’s big day!

#rally #rallyday #6days

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With only a week until rally , let’s take a look at some of the handicrafts underway ...