Windsor & Maidenhead YFC meets every Thursday evenings at Berkshire College of Agriculture from 7.30pm until around 9pm (though venue and timings depend on what activity is taking place that week). Take a look at their most recent annual news report (below) to get a flavour of what Windsor & Maidenhead YFC are about, or you can find out more by emailing the Club (click on the button below):
To find out lots more about Windsor & Maidenhead YFC and YFC in general, read our bi-monthly newsletters (click here) and recent Yearbooks (click here).
Windsor & Maidenhead YFC 2024/25 News
By Will Rowe (2026/25 Club Chair)
What an incredible year it has been for Windsor & Maidenhead Young Farmers. All the hard work and dedication our members have show paid off and is reflected in the mountain of awards that were presented at our AGM in October.
To start our Young Farmers year at Windsor & Maidenhead, we had a charity tractor and car wash, very kindly facilitated at Ladds Garden Centre on the A4, where members washed a large array of vehicles from tractors, to horse boxes and we raised an impressive amount of money for the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice. The day was a huge success and enjoyed by all.
Leading up into the Christmas period, we hosted meetings such as wreath making, where members made their own Christmas wreaths.
Breaking up the regular club meets, were county social events such as the Quiz and Jessie Matthews competition, this year organised by us at Maidenhead rugby club. The venue was brilliant, with a large bar and plenty of food on offer. A massive thank you, goes out to William Emmett and Mary Fallon for judging the Jessie Matthews competition.
Between social events, the club was beginning to practice their public speaking skills, ahead of the competition in January. It was great to see new members having a go and improving their confidence when reading aloud. The support given from members who were not competing was amazing, allowing the competitors to have a good taste of what the real thing would be like. Hosted by Shefford, at Brightwalton village hall, Windsor & Maidenhead put on a show with various teams competing in the public speaking and reading elements of the competition and walking away with some very impressive results.
Moving into the early parts of 2025, we had an action-packed calendar with lots of exciting meetings, such as pest control talks and sports practice ahead of the county sports competition.
Next on the calendar was Pre-Show, kindly hosted by Shefford. We had a great day with a huge number of entries across all classes, many of our members placing first. Our members practiced regularly leading up to the day.
Many thanks go to Giles and Sue at Town Farm for hosting practices as well as coaching the members. Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Southeast Area comps, and Macey, Will and Ed who made it to Southeast Area for fence erecting. A massive well done to Tristan who deservingly claimed the title of National Young Farmers Clay Pigeon Shooting Champion at the Staffordshire finals.
To introduce more senior social events throughout the county calendar, Windsor & Maidenhead bought back the Wickens Challenge cup. Clubs challenge one another to an activity of choice. We chose bowling as the first challenge. Macey Procter organised for the clubs to meet at Bracknell bowling alley. Everyone had a great time, with Shefford coming out on top.
After Pre-Show, the countdown to the Berkshire Country Fayre began and this year it was Windsor & Maidenhead’s turn to organise the classes. A small group of committee members spent many evenings deciding on creative and fun classes for Berkshire Young Farmers for enjoy, as well as, organising and running the classes on the day.
A huge thank you go to all the judges, stewards and parents who helped the day run so smoothly, as well as Andrew Cardy, for providing exceptional catering! The Berkshire County Fayre was a huge success and was well loved by all of Berkshire Young Farmers. Some classes included the best mullet competition, horseshoe art and slip and slide, to name a few. We set a new record for number of entries with over 1200 classes entered by Berkshire Young Farmers! To end the day our impressive float as packed out with our members waving Union Jacks and singing our national anthem to the public in the main ring.
To celebrate our club’s success, and to wind down the year, we were very kindly hosted by the Rayner family at Hicknaham Farm with a BBQ and slip and slide.
An unseasonably early harvest meant that many of our members were busy haymaking, silaging and combining. Despite this, many made time throughout this busy period to meet and catch up. It is great to see our younger members socialising outside the club too, and making new friendships, with one another, across Berkshire clubs.
I would like to thank all the members for their efforts this year and a big well done for all your achievements, I am incredibly proud of you all.
Our club would not run without the help of our dedicated committee and advisory. Without them, our calendars wouldn’t be full with such interesting and exciting meets.
I’d like to give thanks to my amazing vice-chair Phoebe; I couldn’t do it without her. I wish her the best of luck as your new Chairman.
Most of all, I’d like to give thanks to Andrew Randall, without him this club could not run. His efforts towards the weekly meetings, county events and use of his farm facilities have been outstanding this year. He has helped me run meetings and given guidance at every step of the way. Thank you.
Windsor & Maidenhead Social Report (24/25)
by Emily R. (Junior Member)
This past year has been one of the busiest and most enjoyable yet at Windsor and Maidenhead, with a calendar full of memorable social occasions. From bingo and bowling to ice skating and BBQ’s, each event brought our club and county together in laughter and friendship.
We began in November with a spectacular bonfire night at Jade Farm, kindly hosted by Shorts. The evening was a roaring success, with dazzling fireworks lighting up the sky and plenty of hot dogs enjoyed by all. Later that month, Hurst Village Hall played host to our ever‑popular bingo night. With Elgan Davies stepping up as bingo master, the atmosphere was lively and full of fun. Guests were treated to a delicious curry from the award‑winning Haweli restaurant, which proved a real highlight. The raffle added extra excitement, with prizes ranging from Redback boots and a Copas turkey voucher to a chainsaw helmet and more.
In December, we enjoyed our annual ice‑skating meet at Windsor on Ice. It was a fantastic occasion, with members taking to the rink and having great fun – sometimes with a little assistance from the friendly snowmen! The atmosphere was lively, and even some of the parents joined in, making it a truly family‑friendly event.
After a short break from hosting, April saw the reopening of the Berkshire County Challenge Cup. Our first challenge was bowling at Wokingham Superbowl, where teams competed enthusiastically for the trophy. The winning team, Shefford, proudly took home the Challenge Cup and earned the honour of hosting the next round. Over the summer, our meetings were filled with sunshine and laughter, were we enjoyed a series of BBQs alongside visits to local fruit farms, refreshing poolevenings, slip‑n‑slide fun, and lively sports activities. Countless burgers and hot dogs were shared, with the odd hog roast.
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