Young Farmers' Club reports for Elwick, Ingleby Cross, Reeth, Sedgefield, Staindrop, Stockton and Weardale

ELWICK

This week’s meeting was a visit to Thornton’s Chocolates at Dalton Park. Members enjoyed eating chocolates, decorating their own Easter egg, followed by taking part in a quiz. Well done to the cookery team of Katie and Emma Sanderson and Lucy Appleton who won the county competition and have qualified for the national final. Next week’s meeting is a talk by the RSPB. Meet at the WI Hall, Elwick, at 7.30pm. For more details, call Katie on 01429 881778 or Lucy on 01429 235959.

INGLEBY CROSS

This week's meeting was held on Sunday, March 29, to finalise rally entries. Because of this there was no meeting this week. The Cledales AGM is on Wednesday at The Buck Inn, Thornton Watlass. If anyone would like a 200 club number, pay Emma before the AGM. For a club shirt before the rally, then get in touch with Emma ASAP. If anyone wants any information about joining YFC, then call Holly on 07799 390732.

REETH

Next week's meeting is dairy judging by permission of Gary Simpson at 7.30pm. Could anyone signed up for the 200 club ensure their money is sent via someone attending Cledales AGM on Wednesday so that they are included in the first draw.

SEDGEFIELD

 This week rally entries were completed. Next week's meeting is an interclub with Elwick, and is a talk by the RSPB. Meet at Elwick WI hall at 7.30pm.

STAINDROP

At this week's meeting, members went to Winston Village Hall for a family quiz night and we all had a lot of fun. We were also joined by the efficiency judges looking at our club, as part of a county competition. Next week's meeting is a visit to Acorn Dairy. Will members meet at Winston Village Hall at 7pm.

STOCKTON

This week's meeting was our first rally prep, hosted by Peter and Rachel Walton at The Beeches. We made new rally boards and practised some of the rally competitions. Our next meeting is rally prep on Monday, April 13, when we will again be meeting at The Beeches, DL2 1JZ at 7.30pm. Call Caroline on 07533 783814 for details. The quiz night on March 28 was a great success – thank you to all who came. On Saturday, May 9, we host county rally day at Middlefield Farm, Thorpe Thewles, TS21 3LE. To become involved, contact Caroline as above or come along and enjoy a fun day out.

WEARDALE

We would like to say a massive thank you to S&A for donating bungee jump places at their fun day on March 21. Three of our members, Harry Ward, Matthew Makepeace and William Emerson, took on the opportunity, where they raised more than £200 for our chosen charities. Last week's meeting was rally prep at Eastgate Village Hall. This week's meeting on Tuesday is a Easter egg hunt meeting at Bollihope at 7pm. For more information, call Katie Maddison on 07840 555101.