Alresford YFC Club Report:

Alresford YFC have had an extremely busy year and in the process membership has increased.

The programme has been extremely full and meetings at The Christy Hall, Old Alresford have included talks by the Animal Hampshire Fire and Rescue team, Salsa dancing, the ever popular cake decorating competition, Christmas card making and the Bluetongue Vaccine by Vetmedica to name but a few.  We have been out to dairy, beef, sheep and pig farms in preparation for the rather cold and snowy stockjudging day.  We went climbing at Lasham Woodlands which was great fun even though very wet, (well it was a summer evening in July!) and then rounder’s with South East Hants YFC.

We have donated money to charity, including Marie Curie Cancer Care, and we built a polytunnel one evening at the Boaz Charity, Hill Farm, Sutton Scotney which will be used to grow vegetables by the charity’s members – young people with severe learning disabilities in the local area. 

We had our annual Valentine’s party which was very well attended by other clubs and their inflatable friends........ and we have been to lots of fancy dress parties at other clubs.  Sam seems to be very at ease in his feminine costumes!  He always did like dresses.  Mind you, I think Simon Bucknole’s pink fluffy leg warmers and pink wig took the biscuit at the Romsey pink party and prompted comments such as “what does she look like?”

A group of us attended the AGM in Blackpool which was a superb weekend.  We’ve been up to events in Shropshire and Worcestershire and some of the Alresford girlies are preparing for a weekend in Staffordshire as I write at the netball finals with Bishops Waltham.  I say preparing.  It consists of what colour to wear and “skirts or shorts girls?”!

Thanks must go to our wonderful club leaders who are at everything and always supportive.  They are also amazingly open minded and will wholeheartedly join in with our crazy ideas – I’m particularly thinking over the years I have been involved.......the Christmas entertainments, paintballing, the Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves party, Julius Caesar the play, Morris dancing, Steff and Emma doing the ketchup song at South East Area?, gliding at Lasham, Rumpelstiltskin the panto, Raft Racing down the Kennet and Avon canal, the Inflatable’s party, The Red Barrow Display Team, Salsa dancing, building polytunnels.......

Signing off I have had a great year and was very proud to be Chairman of Alresford Young Farmers Club.  Thanks to you all! x

Rachel Foote
Club Chairman 2007-2008

 

Alresford YFC Club Contact Information:

ALRESFORD YFC
President	Mrs Jenny Outen
Club Leaders	Mrs Iris Lacey
	Mrs Sarah Jackson	01962 733969 / 07738420860
	Mrs Julie Croft	07940 783190
Chairman	Mr Tim Stevens	07762 612820
Secretary	Miss Emma Bowden Grove Cottage, Moundsmere, Basingstoke, Hampshire.  RG25 2HE	07979 808927
Treasurer	Miss Stephanie Turnbull	07828 210112
Meeting Place	The Christy Hall, Old Alresford
Time	Wednesdays, 7.30pm, weekly