Rural Skills Day

Saturday 1st November 2025, kindly hosted by Worth Valley YFC by kind permission of Mr Jacob & Mrs Sarah Mitchell at Sowdens Farm, Dimples Lane, Howarth, BD22 8QS.

What is it?

A day of fun, and rural skills based competitions:

  • Orienteering
  • Dry Stone Walling
  • Sheep Dog Trials
  • NFYFC Fence Erecting
  • NFYFC Farm Machinery Skills
  • Sheep Kenning
  • 4 exhibits (Christmas Card, Cake containing a Vegetable, Shepherd’s Crook or Walking Stick, 4 eggs and Sewn Apron)
  • Just For Fun competitions – enter on the day including sheep kenning £1 entry

Venue: kindly provided by Mr Jacob & Mrs Sarah Mitchell.

When: Saturday 1st November 2025

Further Information

  • BBQ food and snacks available – cash payments preferred.
  • Toilet facilities will be available on site.
  • Car parking will be available on site.
  • Prize giving should be approx 3.00pm – 3.30pm tbc
  • The fencing and farm machinery skills are qualifiers for the Northern Area Field Day 2026.

Parental Consent Form 2025

All competitors under 18 must complete the below Parental Consent Form – no form, no competition!

Competition Rules 2025

Entry Forms 2025

Intention to Enter – Fence Erecting – closing date Wednesday 24th September 2025

Don’t delay – get your entries in now!

Entries close – Monday 20th October 2025

Results

Coming soon!