In a year full of anniversaries amongst the farming community, Ludlow Young Farmers Club are looking ahead to the 70th anniversary celebration Harvest Supper this autumn, as the harvest season comes to an end.

All founder, past and current members have been invited to raise a glass, acknowledging the triumphs and tribulations since the very first young farmers club meeting held in 1944. Generations of families who have previously been involved in the club are already booked to attend the evening on Saturday October 4th, with bookings coming from as far as Suffolk, Scotland, Devon and Cornwall.

The evening includes a full course dinner and entertainment, featuring guest speakers and memorabilia stands including recollections from since club records began, with historic photographs of rural life in Shropshire during the 1990’s.

As one of the county’s largest youth organisations, Ludlow Young Farmers Club plays an important part in engaging and developing rural young farmers and local students alike. The 2014 club chairman Ben Sanders, who helped plan the clubs efforts in the forage aid campaign earlier this year which donated over 50 tons of hay, straw and fodder for flooded Somerset famers, said “I am delighted to be chairman on this special year and really look forward to enjoying the evening with everyone who has played a part in our club. It is astonishing to think how much money our club has raised for charity in the last 70 years”.

70 years in, the club continues to provide weekly activities, entertainment and competitions as part of the National Federation which has 25,000 members aged between 10-26. Tickets for the anniversary celebration are still available, please contact Laura Edwards on 07891646886 and Rachael Marsh on 07590925962