FOLLOWING a highly successful Competitions Day at St Ives, Launceston YFC were announced as well deserved overall winners at the county event.

Launceston’s cookery winners Amy Trehane, Avril Trehane and Gemma Thomas now go straight through to represent Cornwall at the National final.

Both Launceston YFC’s men’s and ladies’ tug of war teams achieved 1st place and along with stock judgers Holly Yelland and Matthew Halls, went on to represent Cornwall in the South West Area round at Hartpury College.

On the day, the ladies’ team made a valiant effort and after the deciding pull for third and fourth place against Gloucester YFC, Launceston came away with 4th place.

The Launceston men dug deep, pulled hard and made it into the final against Devon YFC.

After a gripping pull at both ends, Launceston achieved 2nd place. After this brilliant result Launceston YFC men’s team now go on to the National finals in Worcester to represent Cornwall. The club has extended a big thank you to Kevin Frain for his ongoing committed coaching of both teams.

Launceston YFC’s competition success continues into the show season with Royal Cornwall Show, which saw a variety of talented and colourful individual entries within the YFC tent from members under the theme of ‘fairytales’.

Members had spent many evenings working on their eye-catching cubicle, which displayed cookery, floristry, art and handicraft, as well as three miniature houses to showcase the fairytale ‘The Three Little Pigs’.

As a result of many of the individual entries being placed, the cubicle earning good marks and stock judgers Holly Yelland and Matthew Halls being placed in beef, sheep and dairy, Launceston YFC member’s hard work paid off and the club won the day with the most points.

Good luck to members competing at national level and the club now looks forward to rally, upcoming summer shows and a varied Thursday night summer schedule.