The new NetRegs Agricultural Learning Tool, www.netregs.gov.uk/learning offers farming businesses plain-English guidance on issues relating to the Waste Management Regulations. The tool has been developed in conjunction with the farming community and includes six learning modules to help the user fully understand how to manage farm waste. For more information visit www.netregs.gov.uk/learning
Twinned with Somerset YFC - any members wishing to attend should speak to their club secretaries who now have booking forms. To confirm your place, please send your form and deposit back to the YFC Centre as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The closing date for participants is 26th May 2008. For further information contact Rob 07843-688470 or the County Office 01392-272189.
Are you or do you know a student undertaking a further education course related to the dairy industry that lives in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset or Somerset? If so applications are invited for grants from the Dairy Crest and NFU Scholarship Fund. The application deadline is August 12th. For more information call 01363 776623 or email aba@adelabooth.co.uk.
Austria – for one week commencing 13th July, 6 members needed, must be between the ages of 16 and 21.
Montana – 6 weeks to 6 months, applicants need to be 18 years of age or over.
For more information please contact Becca 07974-604993. Application forms are available from the YFC office 01392-272189 or admin@devonyfc.co.uk
The March 2008 Devon YFC newsletter is now online.
What should the new NFYFC newsletter be called? ‘Ten26’ or ‘Further Afield’? VOTE NOW at www.nfyfc.org.uk (under the News section)
Anyone looking for a real adrenaline rush can now make a sponsored skydive and help raise much needed funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care in Devon.
Potential jumpers can choose from a variety of jumps and can choose which site they would like to do the jump from. The most popular jump is the tandem skydive which is jumping from 10,000 feet attached to a professional instructor and promises to be an amazing experience.
“Anyone over the age of 16 years old can take part and as long as they are 15 stone and below can take part. Why not take on the challenge and raise funds for a very worthwhile cause,” says Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Devon Community Fundraiser , Samantha Surridge.
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families.
If you would like to know more about diving for charity, call Samantha or Natalie on 01884 703535 or email samantha.surridge@mariecurie.org.uk
Peter Reed (county vice chairman) is organising a chance in a lifetime opportunity to visit Tanzania for 2-3 weeks in June 2008. The plan is to work on a project in a rural location to either build shelters for farm livestock, make up a water borehole/collecting centre or general work to make their communities more connected. See the flyer for more information.