Eastern Area Young Farmers

29/08/2026

🚴 Route Teaser 4 – Shuttleworth College to Cambridgeshire YFC
ON TO CAMBRIDGESHIRE! 🚴

The Eastern Six Connected Bike Challenge continues as our riders leave Shuttleworth College and head towards our next destination – Cambridgeshire YFC.
On this part of the route, we'll be travelling via:
📍 Cambridge Airport – Approx. arrival: 9.55 am
🏁 Before arriving at Cambridgeshire YFC at approximately 11.00 am.

This stage is approximately 35 miles, bringing our riders another step closer to completing the challenge.
The miles are adding up, the legs might be getting tired, but the support for our three amazing causes will keep us pedalling! 💚
If you're nearby, why not come along and give the riders a cheer? 📣🚴
💙 Help us make every mile count!
The Eastern Six Connected Bike Challenge is raising funds for:
💙 Eastern Area Young Farmers' Clubs
🩷 Priscilla Bacon Hospice
❤️ East Anglian Air Ambulance
Every donation, big or small, will help us make a difference.
📱 Scan the QR code on our donation post or donate online:
bit.ly/3SbFVKK (link in bio)

Please support our riders as they take on around 200 miles, across six counties, in just two days! 🚴💪

And if your business would like to support the challenge, sponsorship opportunities are also available — contact us for more information.
Thank you for your support! 💙

27/08/2026

🚴 Route Teaser 3 – Pearce's Cafe to Shuttleworth College
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES… 🚴
After a well-earned stop at Pearce's Cafe, it's back on the bikes for the next stage of the Eastern Six Connected Bike Challenge!
Our riders will travel via:
📍 Baldock – Approx. arrival: 4.20 pm
📍 Clifton – Approx. arrival: 5.05 pm
🏁 Before reaching our next major stop at Shuttleworth College at approximately 5.35 pm.

This section is approximately 25 miles and takes us another step closer to completing this incredible challenge.
🚴 Around 200 miles.
🗺️ Six counties.
📅 Two days.
❤️ Three fantastic causes.
The journey is well underway! 💪
💙 Help us make every mile count!
The Eastern Six Connected Bike Challenge is raising funds for:
💙 Eastern Area Young Farmers' Clubs
🩷 Priscilla Bacon Hospice
❤️ East Anglian Air Ambulance
Every donation, big or small, will help us make a difference.
📱 Scan the QR code on our donation post or donate online:
bit.ly/3SbFVKK (link in bio)

Please support our riders as they take on around 200 miles, across six counties, in just two days! 🚴💪

And if your business would like to support the challenge, sponsorship opportunities are also available — contact us for more information.

Thank you for your support! 💙

25/08/2026

🚴 Route Teaser 2 – Essex YFC to Pearce's Cafe
NEXT UP… ESSEX TO HERTFORDSHIRE!

After reaching Essex YFC, our riders will be back in the saddle for the next part of the Eastern Six Connected Bike Challenge.
The route will take us via:
📍 Great Dunmow – Approx. arrival: 12.15 pm
📍 Bishop's Stortford – Approx. arrival: 1.30 pm
☕ Our next stop will be Pearce's Cafe, where we expect to arrive at approximately 2.15 pm.

This section is approximately 30 miles and will see the challenge continue as we work our way through the Eastern Six! 🚴💨
Would you like to come out and cheer the riders on? Keep an eye on our page for more route reveals and estimated timings.
💙 Help us make every mile count!
The Eastern Six Connected Bike Challenge is raising funds for:
💙 Eastern Area Young Farmers' Clubs
🩷 Priscilla Bacon Hospice
❤️ East Anglian Air Ambulance
Every donation, big or small, will help us make a difference.
📱 Scan the QR code on our donation post or donate online:
bit.ly/3SbFVKK (link in bio)

Please support our riders as they take on around 200 miles, across six counties, in just two days! 🚴💪

And if your business would like to support the challenge, sponsorship opportunities are also available — contact us for more information.
Thank you for your support! 💙

24/08/2026

WE NEED YOU 🗳️
Our Area Chair, Ben Johnson from Swaffham Young Farmers Club in Norfolk Young Farmers & Countrysiders is a finalist in the Heart of YFC award at the NFYFC Achiever Awards 🎉🎉🎉

This award is the only category where the winner is decided by the amazing judges AND public vote. You don’t need to be involved in YFC to vote so follow the link below and !

https://nfyfc.org.uk/heart-of-yfc-finalists-2026

22/08/2026

21/08/2026

Congratulations to our members who are finalists in the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs Achiever Awards 2026!

New Member of the Year
Toby from Suffolk Young Farmers
And
Daisy from Essex Young Farmers

Heart of YFC Award
Area Chair, Ben Johnson from Norfolk Young Farmers & Countrysiders.

Follow the link to head to the National website and vote for Ben!
https://nfyfc.org.uk/heart-of-yfc-finalists-2026

Tickets are available for the Awards Ceremony, buy them before they go!
https://nfyfc.org.uk/yfc-achiever-awards

Who has made it to the final of the YFC Achiever Awards 2026?

We're so excited to announce our 40 amazing finalists – from the clubs delivering kindness in their rural communities to the stand out stars building careers in farming and promoting safer practices. Check out the link in our comments to see who's made it to the final!

Our judges have interviewed all our finalists to choose a winner and a runner up for each category, and we'll be announcing the results on 12 December 2026 at our awards ceremony! And you can be there too!

Join us at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham for our glam awards bash, with three-course meal, entertainment and inspiring ceremony.

Don't miss out on your chance to celebrate the best of YFC – and buy your tickets now! Ticket link is in the comments too.

A massive thank you to our sponsors CFMOTO UK and Crystalyx UK.

18/08/2026

🚴 Route Teaser 1 – White Hart, Newmarket to Essex YFC
THE JOURNEY BEGINS… 🚴

The first leg of the Eastern Six Connected Bike Challenge is here!
Our riders will set off from The White Hart, Newmarket at 7.00 am, before making their way through:
📍 Haverhill – Approx. arrival: 8.15 am
📍 Finchingfield – Approx. arrival: 9.20 am
📍 Andrewsfield Aerodrome – Approx. arrival: 10.00 am
🏁 Before arriving at our first major stop – Essex YFC at approximately 10.45 am.

Around 65 miles of the challenge completed… but this is only the beginning! 💪
Over two days, our riders will take on around 200 miles, connecting the Eastern Six and raising money for:
💙 Eastern Area Young Farmers' Clubs
🩷 Priscilla Bacon Hospice
❤️ East Anglian Air Ambulance
Every donation, big or small, will help us make a difference.
📱 Scan the QR code on our donation post or donate online:
bit.ly/3SbFVKK (link in bio)

Please support our riders as they take on around 200 miles, across six counties, in just two days! 🚴💨

And if your business would like to support the challenge, sponsorship opportunities are also available — contact us for more information.
Thank you for your support! 💙

Follow our journey and keep an eye out for the next route reveal! 👀

11/08/2026

🚴🏼🚴🏼‍♀️ EASTERN SIX CONNECTED BIKE CHALLENGE 🚴🏼🚴🏼‍♀️

Not long to go to this year's Chairman's Challenge raising money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance Charity , Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity and Eastern Area YFC.

Members will be cycling over 200 miles around our amazing Area covering parts of all six Counties.

To donate visit bit.ly/3SbFVKK or scan the QR Code.

Want to sponsor the event? Drop us a message or an email for more details, [email protected].

08/07/2026

💙💚 What a fantastic weekend for Eastern Area at the NFYFC Finals! 💚💙

As another incredible National Finals comes to a close, we'd like to say a huge thank you and congratulations to every single member who represented Eastern Area.

To qualify for a National Final is an achievement in itself and every competitor should be immensely proud of the hard work, commitment and dedication that got them there. Whether you came away with a trophy or simply the experience of competing on the national stage, you represented Eastern Area with pride and were a credit to your county and club.

A special congratulations to those who achieved podium finishes:
🥈 Situation Vacant (16–21) – Sophia (Bedfordshire)
🥈 Public Speaking – Bedfordshire
🏆 Congratulations also to Isabella, who was awarded Best Speaker.
🥈 Hockey – Norfolk
🥈 Dodgeball – Bedfordshire
🥉 Auctioneering – Ant Berry (Bedfordshire)

To everyone who competed in Fence Erecting, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Rounders, Hockey, Dodgeball, Cube Exhibit, Reading, Public Speaking, Brainstrust, Debating, Situation Vacant and Auctioneering, thank you for representing Eastern Area with such enthusiasm, determination and sportsmanship. You have done yourselves, your clubs and the Eastern Area proud.

Finally, thank you to all the coaches, supporters, officials, volunteers and everyone who worked behind the scenes to make the weekend such a success. Your encouragement and commitment make opportunities like these possible.
Congratulations once again to all of our competitors! 💙🍀

04/07/2026

🍀 Good luck to Team Eastern Area! 🍀

This weekend, our members will be representing the Eastern Area at the NFYFC National Finals, competing against the very best from across England and Wales.

We'd like to wish the best of luck to everyone competing in:
🎯 Clay Pigeon Shooting
🔨 Fence Erecting
🏏 Rounders
🏐 Dodgeball
🏑 Hockey
🧊 Cube Exhibit
📖 Reading
🎤 Public Speaking
🧠 Brainstrust
💬 Debating
📋 Situation Vacant

Whether you're competing, supporting, officiating or cheering from the sidelines, we hope you have an incredible weekend. You've all worked so hard to get to the finals and we couldn't be prouder of you.

Go out there, enjoy every moment, give it your all and, above all, have fun. We'll be cheering you on every step of the way! 💙

Bring it home, Team Eastern Area! 💪🍀