From Drop Box

A group of seven Young Farmers' Club  members from across the UK have recently returned from a trip to Uganda. 
The group spent two weeks living and working in the Kamuzinda Children’s Village, which is part of the Molly and Paul Foundation. Within the village there are three schools for orphaned and vulnerable children – a primary, secondary and farm school.
Naturally, as Young Farmers, the large majority of our work was focussed on, but not limited to, the farm school. And despite the short time we were there, we were able to make a big difference to their food production objectives.
The group undertook a variety of projects during their two weeks including, fencing off land to prevent crop damage from wild animals and ‘community grazers’, hiring a tractor to plough 13 acres (with only two tractors in the whole district – about 6,400km2 – this was a major coup for them and would otherwise have been dug-over using hoes), planting maize seeds, purchasing a range of tools to help productivity and allow students greater opportunities to learn about agriculture and also painting a classroom, to create a more positive learning environment for the students.
This work also allowed us to learn how they do things and suggest new ideas.
The group found the Ugandan people, not just those living and working at the schools but the general public too, greeted us with such warm welcomes and went out of their way to help us in any possible way.
 All seven members have taken away very fond memories of the trip and are grateful for the opportunity to experience a foreign culture whilst helping towards attaining self-sufficiency at the school.

County Ball 2011

This year's County Ball was back at the Cairn Hotel in Harrogate on Friday 30th September. Just short of 400 members and guests attended, all looking very smart and ready to impress. An excellent evening was had with DJ Tim Whitworth behind the decks and not only one professional photographer but two! Photos were available to be bought on the evening and a photographer from Northern Farmer Magazine was also on site, so look out for your pictures. Thanks to all those that attended, stewards, Peter Lee Security, DJ Tim Whitworth, Jason Goodlad Photography, Northern Farmer, Keighley First Aid and Cairn Hotel. Look forward to you all attending the next County Event at Squires Cafe on 3rd December! Click on the photo to view more! Always check out the Yorkshire Young Farmers’ facebook page for upcoming events.