Cash rolls in following the YFC Young Farmers agm in Blackpool
Money for good causes has continued to roll in from Young Farmers following the agm in Blackpool.
Members of Shropshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (pictured below) raised more than £10,000 for Breakthrough *** Cancer, the Motor Neurone Disease Trust and the Severn Hospice by cycling to Blackpool from Shrewsbury.
The 28 riders pedalled 120 miles in two days, raising more than three times their original estimates.
“It has been a tremendous achievement for everyone who took part,” county chairman Gaz Davies said. “Our total sponsorship amount keeps rising.”
More than 60 members from Cornwall YFC also took to their pedals by cycling to Lancashire, via Northern Ireland.
The cyclists stayed in a mixture of church halls, rugby clubs and community centres, meeting other Young Farmers along the way.
Their aching legs were worthwhile though – they raised more than £10,000 for Arthritis Research.
Meanwhile five female members of Honiton YFC made their way to the agm on a brand new Claas Ares.
Jenna Rosewell, Rachael Snell, Sarah Bright, Louise Crabb and Lucy Reed had intensive training in the weeks leading up to the two-day 290-mile to make sure they were prepared for the roads. They have already raised about £3000, with more cash coming in.
The proceeds will be split between Cancer Research and the Laura Persey Trust Fund, which funds courses in rural skills and agriculture for young people.
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