Welly Week round-up - Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

Around the country
Hard work and commitment in north west
A special thanks to all my county committees for their hard work and
commitment throughout the year, also to the groups and YFCs across
the north west for all their Welly Week antics (some of which appear on
the round-up on pages 12-15)
In addition to Welly Week activities there has been a lot happening in
the region, including a very successful Cheshire ploughing match.
West Yorkshire committee had a productive end of show season
attending the Halifax Food and Drink Festival and the Penistone show.
We also received a donation from the Halifax NFU Centenary
celebrations. I am very proud of what this brand new committee has
achieved this year with both fundraising and awareness increasing over
the past twelve months.
Cheshire cheque
Mid Cheshire Farmers
Club added to its
previous very generous
donations over the
years when David
Rosten presented
Georgina Lamb with a
cheque for £800 from
the club, at the
Cheshire Ploughing
Match.
Raising the profile in Wales
As another year draws to a close, I look forward to the Winter Fairs at
Anglesey and the Royal Welsh showground which again affords an
opportunity to renew old acquaintances and, hopefully, meet new
friends, so please do visit our stands.
In 2009, our efforts will continue to raise the awareness and profile
of RABI, and it is already good to record that there is an increase in
requests from a variety of organisations to give presentations on our
work. I would also suspect that fundraising will be an increasingly
difficult task as the “credit crunch” bites even more but I have no doubt
that the commitment and hard work of our committees will continue.
May I take this opportunity of thanking all committee members for
their hard work throughout the year and wish you all a very happy
Christmas.
Looking ahead, on 5th December we have a charity auction in Carlisle
and there are Farmhouse Breakfast events being organised in all the
north west counties.
Georgina Lamb
Cumbrian generosity
The RABI Cumbrian committee was very fortunate to be the chosen
charity of Carrs Milling Industries’ sumptuous celebrations in a
luxurious marquee in the Garden at Eden, Carlisle. The generosity of
Mr Chris Holmes and all at Carrs was exceptional, with their event
and an auction of promises raising in excess of £10,000. We were
also offered the use of the marquee for the “Party on the Green”, in
conjunction with another local charity, raising £450.
Lunch in Lancashire
A packed programme in
Lancashire included Sunday
lunch at Ferrari's, in Longridge,
when 120 guests were
entertained by James Herriot’s
son Jim Wight with tales from
All Creatures Great and Small.
The event raised £1,200.
All the fun of the fair
Cylchlythyr
Wrth inni nesáu at ddiwedd blwyddyn arall, edrychaf ymlaen at y
Ffeiriau Gaeaf ar Ynys Môn a Maes y Sioe Frenhinol. Bydd y rhain yn
gyfle unwaith eto i gwrdd â hen gyfeillion, a gyda lwc, i gwrdd â rhai
newydd – bydd croeso cynnes i bawb ar ein stondin.
Yn 2009, codi ymwybyddiaeth a phroffil RABI fydd y ffocws, a braf
yw cael nodi’r cynnydd yn y nifer o geisiadau gan fudiadau amrywiol i
roi cyflwyniadau ar ein gwaith. Buaswn yn amau hefyd, y bydd y gwaith
o godi arian yn mynd yn anoddach wrth i effaith y “wasgfa gredyd”
ddod yn fwy amlwg. Ond does dim dwywaith yn fy marn i y bydd
ymrwymiad a gwaith caled ein pwyllgorau yn parhau.
Hoffwn gymryd y cyfle hwn i ddiolch i holl aelodau’r pwyllgorau trwy
Gymru am eu gwaith caled yn ystod y flwyddyn, a dymunaf Nadolig
llawn iawn i chi oll.
Erys Hughes
Pembrokeshire Ladies RABI Committee ready to ride the carousels
Ball gowns and black ties, with a hint of green, were the order of the
day for those attending the Pembrokeshire autumn ball. Organised
by the newly formed Pembrokeshire Ladies RABI committee, under
the chairmanship of Mrs Hilary Raymond, it was held at Folly Farm,
one of county’s renowned tourist attractions, by courtesy of the
owners and management.
Following a Champagne reception almost 200 people had an
hour of enjoying all the fun of the fair before sitting down to a threecourse
meal, with guest speaker, RABI president Lord Plumb, and
then dancing the night away. With a highly successful promises
auction, the evening raised just under £7,000.
The event followed the committee’s successful Hog Roast at this
year's Pembroke Show.
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