YFA - Young Farmers AmbassadorsEngland & Wales
YFA - Young Farmers AmbassadorsThis page last updated 6th October 2008
Please e-mail any comments or suggestions about this website to Huw Williams, at dfw@aber.ac.uk
You can buy YFA merchandise with this form - we haven't got into ordering stuff online, so please print the Order Form and post it with a good old-fashioned cheque!
The 2008 YFA Reunion will be based at the Ramada Hotel, Belfast from the 31st October – 3rd November 2008. The Reunion brochure will be sent out during the summer, so for a great welcome and a fun packed weekend, we’ll see you there.
The 9th IFYE Conference will be at in Adelaide, Australia, on the 4th October to the 11th of October 2008.
There is a dedicated website at www.ifye0z2008.com or email can be sent to ifye.oz2008@ozemail.com.au
A warm Manx welcome to a very special week in the Isle of Man where we will celebrate 51 years of the IFYE European Conference. Martin Quayle and the committee are sure to give us all a great welcome. Watch this space for more details, or see the Autumn 2008 Newsletter.
Get a leaflet here, or click here for the Conference website - it's under construction, so keep coming back!
YFA newsletters are here in Adobe Acrobat format for you to download:
Contents include quite a few "catches and hatches", a report back from the 50th IFYE conference along with information about the 51st, and reports from the delegates of the Spring Seminar 2008 and Germany Exchange 2008.
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Contents include news of a Dinner Dance on 26th April 2008 to celebrate 50 years of Rural Youth Europe; news of other forthcoming events; and a list of all the travellers for the coming season.
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Contents include reports from the European Rally, the 2007 IFYE Conference in Norway, deatils of future IFYE conferences, and a review of YFA at the Royal Welsh. There is also full details of the forthcoming YFA reunion to be held in South Wales.
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For this issue there is your Chairman's Report, info about the 2006 YFA Trophy, a report from the IFYE conference in Ulster, a report from the 50th YFA Reunion, and info about the 2007 exchangees.
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For this issue there is a Chairmans Report, a few words about the Newquay Reunion, a report from the Swedish Youth Camp, and lots more news.
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In this issue there are a few words from the new YFA chairman, information about the YFA trophy, a list of participnts in the Discovery 2006 programme, some information about the 48th European IFYE conference and the 50th YFA Reunion, and a report from one of the exchangees who attended the Austrian Summer Seminar.
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Contains a report from Catrin Evans about her trip to Nansai Junior School in Zambia, a profile of new YFA Newsletter editor Sarah Jayne Westwood, an IFYE update, along with all the usual member's news.
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Contains an NYFYC Discovery Officer update, a report from the Armagh Reunion in November 2004, a report from Kenya by Sarah John, a list of Discovery Programme and Wales YFC Direct Exchange Programme Participants for 2005, the Treasurer's report, and preliminary details of the Newquay Reunion in November 2005.
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Young Farmers Ambassadors (YFA) is the alumni of Young Farmers who have travelled as part of the YFC Discovery Programme. Young Farmers have been representing YFC abroad for over 50 years! The first exchangees were, we believe, to Holland in 1949. YFA was formed on the way back from the USA in 1954.
We get together regularly - either at a local level, national or UK level for fun events and of course, meetings. The atomosphere is always light and informal and there are often fund raising activites, designed to help boost the coffers of YFA so that they can afford to donate a substantial amount to the YFC Discovery Programme.
A bi-annual Newlsetter provides details of IFYE activities, past and present member's experiences, members' news and details of the Annual Reunion. All YFA members are invited to the reunion which is a weekend hosted alternately in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. Not only does YFA donate to the programme, it honours several delegates with the title 'YFA Scholar' and awards them a contribution towards the cost of their exchange. YFA members also help to repay their own experience by assisting with Orientation, Briefing and selection of Exchangees.
YFA helped you to enjoy your programme - why not give a little back for the next group of exchangees?!
Subscriptions are a mere £10.00 per annum payable by Standing Order.
Email - yfa_uk@yahooo/com
I know the email addressses above are not automatic links, but if they were it would be bit easier for undesirables to collect the addresses and send them lots of unwanted spam. You can copy and paste them into your email program.
England & Wales YFA Chairman - Geraint Rowlands - geraint@vanner.co.uk
England & Wales YFA Vice Chairman - James Cowan
England & Wales YFA Secretary - Isobelle Robinson - richard.s.p.robinson@farmersweekly.net
England & Wales YFA Minutes Secretary - Amy Cox - agricamy@hotmail.com
England & Wales YFA Treasurer - Helen Horsley - h.t.horsley.01@cantab.net
2007 Welsh Reunion Chairman - Rhiannon Dafydd - rhiannondafydd@yahoo.com
2007 Welsh Reunion Secretary - Huw & Angharad Williams - dfw@aber.ac.uk
2006 Welsh Reunion Treasurer - Jonathon Pryce