Ahoghill Young Farmers

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YFC isn’t just for those from a farming background
Anyone aged 11 to 30 can join!

28/10/2026

📣PUBLIC SPEAKING FINAL📣

On tuesday evening senior member Sarah Chesney and Junior member Beth Wylie travelled to St. Mary’s in Magherafelt to take part in the YFCU public speaking finals! A big well done to both girls for placing first in their respective categories in the heats👏 and a big well done to all those who placed in the final🤩🌟

23/10/2026

🎃FRIGHT NIGHT🎃

Last night members travelled to Moneymore to the Junge NI’s Fright night! Some members were braver than others when it came to the attractions but everyone had a fantastic evening rounded up by a hot chocolate👻

18/10/2026

✨COUNTY DINNER✨

On Friday evening some of our senior members travelled just down the road to the Wild Duck to attend Co. Antrim’s annual dinner🌟 Members had a fantastic evening enjoying a fabulous meal and catching up with friends from other clubs- finished off by throwing some moves on the dance floor🕺🪩🤩

A big well done to Robbie Linton who received first place in the live to dead competition and Ulster Young Farmer🏆🏅

13/10/2026

On friday evening members travelled to Raceview karting for an enjoyable and competitive night of gokarting🏁 Thankfully everyone made it off the racetrack injury free and only a few crashes along the way😎

11/10/2026

It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole week since our 95th Anniversary dinner! On the night we held our annual prize giving for the competitions from the previous year💫A big well done to all those who won a prize and a big thank you to all who took part in competitions across the year🤩🐷

•The James Kernohan Cup for Junior Floral Art – Lydia Simpson
• The Wilsons Feed Limited Cup for Senior Floral Art – Jade Millar
• The Perpetual Shield for Junior Homemaker – Annie Wylie
• Senior Homemaker Shield – Sophie Smyth
• Junior Public Speaking Shield – Annie Wylie
• The Clarke Perpetual Challenge Cup for Senior Public Speaking – Sarah Chesney
• The Campbell Cup for Junior Ulster Young Farmer – Robbie Linton
• The Nelson Alexander Tractor Shield for Senior Ulster Young Farmer – Jodie Wylie
• The H Colvin and Son Perpetual Cup for Junior Dairy Judging – Lydia Simpson
• The Isaac Andrews and Sons Limited Perpetual Cup for Senior Dairy Judging – Lydia Gillespie
• The David Clarke Perpetual Cup for Best Dairy Area Judging – Sophie Smyth
• The Hugh Cameron Cup for Junior Sheep Judging – Rhys Rodgers
• The Thompsons Farm Feeds Cup for Senior Sheep Judging – Anna Duffin
• The George Kerr Cup for Junior Beef Judging – Robbie Linton
• The Boyd and Kernohan Cup for Senior Beef Judging – Philip Speers
• The McWhirter Cup for Best Beef Area Judging – Anna Duffin
• Yvonne Reid Proficiency Cup for the Most Proficiencies – Sarah Chesney
• The William Hood Cup for Best Junior Male – Oliver Gormley
• The Robert Gault Cup for Best Senior Male – David Murray
• The Robert Dick Cup for Best Junior Female – Amy Lowry
• The John McElderry Cup for Best Senior Female – Sophie Smyth
• The Stevenson and Co Cup for Best New Member – Samuel Aitcheson

04/10/2026

🌟AHOGHILL YFC 95TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER🌟

WHAT A NIGHT🤩 We just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for those who made the effort to come- everyone looked fabulous and we hope you enjoyed the night as much as we did!🕺🪩

We are extremely excited to announce that our fundraising total for this year has now passed the £10,000 mark🫢 We could not have done it without those who donated so generously last night! A massive thanks also to our wonderful auctioneer Alex Millar- you did an amazing job✨💫

Stay tuned for more pics to follow!

01/10/2026

🤩TWO SLEEPS TO GO🤩

It’s just two sleeps to go until we celebrate our remarkable 95 years in style!

Drinks reception will begin 6:30pm sharp followed by dinner at 7pm…

We will be holding an auction and raffle on the night in aid of Friends of the Cancer Centre so make sure to bring some cash to purchase raffle tickets🎉🎊 We have some fabulous auction items and raffle prizes up for grabs!

Get your dresses and suits at the ready- we cannot wait to celebrate with you!🪩🎊🥂🤵‍♂️

22/09/2026

⭐️MEMBER SUCCESS⭐️

Last friday our assistant secretary Judith Gillespie travelled to Atlanta, Georgia to take part in the CCUC international nursing programme. Judith is one of just four children’s nurses selected to take part🤩 This is an incredible achievement and we couldn’t be more proud! We can’t wait to hear all about your adventures🩺🏥🇺🇸

20/09/2026

REGISTRATION NIGHT…

On thursday 11th september we kicked off our winter programme with some ice breaker games where we caught up with familiar faces and got to know our new members! Members thoroughly enjoyed themselves with the evening finishing up with some pizza😎

REGISTRATION for new members will take place this Wednesday 23rd september from 8-9:30pm at Ahoghill Orange hall. This is will be an oppurtunity for parents to pay member fees and fill out the necessary paperwork before we get stuck into a busy winter schedule!

For those who didn’t make it to our first meeting but still wish to join please feel free to come along on Wednesday for registration🤩🐷

20/09/2026

‼️DEADLINE FOR TICKET ORDER AND PAYMENT‼️

Today is the last day for ordering and payment of tickets for our 95th Anniversary dinner. There will be no more ticket sales after today.

TICKET COLLECTION will take place this Wednesday, 23rd September from 8-9:30 in Ahoghill Orange hall. If this does not suit please message our page so we can arrange alternative collection🤩

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