Archive Article: 2001/10/19

19 October 2001

For poster-ity…more than 15,000 of these posters will be displayed across England and Wales as part of the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs New Members Week which kicks off tomorrow (Oct 20). More than 730 clubs will hold events, with a key aim to "dispel the myth" that you have to be a farmer to join a YFC. According to chairman Stephen Jarvis, foot-and-mouth has hit the organisation hard. "Most of the fundraising events upon which clubs rely financially were cancelled and many of their social networks collapsed. We hope that the National New Members Week will help create the impetus needed to get clubs back on track."