All County Committee Meetings and Competitions will
be held at the Duke William Public House, Church Street,
Matlock, at 8.00 pm (unless otherwise stated)

Dates may be subject to change.
For details of any late amendments, contact County Office

January 2008

Sunday 13th Ten-Pin Bowling Competition -
Chesterfield Bowl (TBC)
Thursday 17th Junior and Senior Public Speaking Competition - 7pm
Saturday 19th/Sunday 20th Area Training Techniques -
Pyewipe Inn, Lincoln
Monday 21st East Midlands Area Committee
Meeting - Brooksby
Saturday 26th/Sunday 27th NFYFC Council Weekend -
N.A.C Stoneleigh Park
Thursday 31st Social and General Purpose Committee Meeting

February

Saturday 2nd Written Pub Quiz - (North East
Region)
Thursday 7th Junior Reading Competition
Thursday 14th Competitions Committee Meeting
Thursday 21th Executive Committee Meeting

March

Saturday 1st Starts in their Eyes competition and Spring Fling - (TBC)
Friday 7th/Sunday 9th East Midlands Area Convention
Weekend - Skegness
(Saturday) Area eliminator: Junior Reading,
Junior Speaking, Brainstrust, After Dinner Speaking, Junior and
Senior YFC Member of the Year,
Netball and Dodgeball competitions
Evening: Stars in their Eyes
competition
(Sunday) Area eliminator: 11-a-side Football competition
Sunday 16th Entertainment Competition -
Pavillion Gardens, Buxton, starting at 12.30pm

Friday 21st /24th EASTER
Thursday 27th Club Promotion competition


April

Wednesday 2nd East Midlands Area NFU Public Speaking Competition -
Brackenhurst College
Sunday 6th Area eliminator: Entertainments
competition - Majestic Theatre,
Retford, Nottinghamshire -2 pm
Sunday 13th Northern Semi-Final Entertainments
competition - Majestic Theatre,
Retford, Nottinghamshire
Thursday 17th Executive Committee Meeting
Sunday 20th ATV Challenge, Fence Erecting and Efficiency with Safety Competitions
- Stainsby Farm, Stainsby, Heathm, Chesterfield

Thursday 24th - Stockman of the Year and Young Stock Judge of the Year
Competitions - Dutton's Farm, Thurvaston

May

Friday 2nd /Sunday 4th NFYFC Annual Convention -
Blackpool
(Saturday) National final: Entertainment, YFC Member of the Year, Written Pub Quiz and Stars in their Eyes
competitions
Monday 5th MAY DAY
Saturday 10th or 17th Annual County Field Day and Rally - North West Region
Qualifying rounds for Tug of War,
Dairy Stockjudging, Cookery, Floral Art, Craft, Painted Plate, County
Exhibit and Junior Nature Challenge
Monday 19th East Midlands Area Committee
Meeting - Brackenhurst
Monday 26th SPRING BANK HOLIDAY
Saturday 31st/Sunday 1st NFYFC Council Weekend -
N.A.C, Stoneleigh Park

June

Thursday 5th Social and General Purpose Committee Meeting
Sunday 8th Area eliminator: Club Promotion,
Efficiency with Safety, ATV Challenge and Fence Erecting competitions
Thursday 12th Competitions Committee Meeting
Wednesday 18th/Thursday 19th Lincolnshire Show
(Thursday) Area eliminator: Tug of War,
competitions
(TBC) Derbyshire County Show -
Elvaston, Nr. Derby

July

(TBC) The Royal Show -
National finals:
Tug of War, Efficiency with Safety, Fence Erecting, ATV Challenge,
Cookery, Floral Art, Craft, Painted Plate, County Exhibit Competitions
Tuesday 8th/Thursday 10th The Great Yorkshire Show -
Harrogate
Sunday 13th Area eliminator: Stockman and Young Stock Judge of the Year Competitions -Ashby Show,
Thursday 17th Executive Committee Meeting

August

Wednesday 6th /Thursday 7th Bakewell Show
Wednesday 13th Ashover Show
Saturday 16th Ashbourne Show
Monday 25th Hope Show
Monday 25th BANK HOLIDAY

November

Friday 21st The County Ball - Assembly Rooms, Derby