CUMBRIA YFC BED PUSH

YFC BED PUSH A HUGE SUCCESS

Hundreds of Young Farmers turned out on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to take part in a 200 mile Charity Bed Push in aid of the Air Ambulance. 2 beds set off simultaneously from Broughton and Drigg visiting all 26 YFC clubs along the way. As each club was reached their members took over the pushing of the bed. Both beds reached Penrith Show on Saturday afternoon where they completed a triumphant lap of the main ring. Mark Hurst of Aspatria YFC organised the event along with Lauren Galbraith of Grayrigg YFC. Mark said,” The Air Ambulance is a great cause and extremely important to the rural community. Young Farmers decided this year to concentrate their efforts on trying to raise as much money as possible for them” The Young Farmers collected over £3000 in their buckets as they pushed their beds through Cumbria’s towns and villages and have over £2500 in sponsorship of the event.

Jan Davinson, YFC County Organiser added, “I am extremely proud of our members. 400 young people turned out to support this effort, many of them having to take time off work. I would like to thank Mark and Lauren for organising such an amazing event and County President Frank Gate and District President David Hurst for their support over the 3 days. The fund raising for charity that Young Farmers do often goes unrecognised but it is a core part of YFC.” Over the year the Young Farmers have held a range of events as varied as calf rearing and the “Full Monty” in an effort to raise £15000 for the Air Ambulance.