Charity Work and Fundraising at BYFC

Bridgnorth YFC takes part in local community, charity and fundraising activities and over the last eight years alone have raised in excess of £22,000. The following charities have benefitted: Breakthrough Breast Cancer; County Air Ambulance; Birmingham Children's Heart Unit; Wordsley Kidney Unit; Meningitis; Telford Hospital Childrens Playground; Hope House Hospice, Bridgnorth Hospital, Guide Dogs for the Blind and Suzanne Digwood Herceptin Appeal. The current charity is Breast Cancer UK (Bridgnorth) with a Promise Auction in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

Annual events include the 'Muck Lug' (two delightful weekends of bagging and delivering manure), Carol Singing, and the Bridgnorth Lions Raft Regatta, supported by Beacon Radio (as the Raft Launch & Recovery Teams). In addition, we have taken part in the Bridgnorth Walk, held Promises Auctions and Race Nights (horse-races on video). We are always looking for new ideas and tried an evening of Magic and a Cake Stall at the Saturday street market.

Shropshire was the first YFC Federation to be awarded 'The Prince of Wales Perpetual Charity Challenge Trophy' for raising the most money for charity per head of membership: £30,132 in 2004 benefitting 11 charities.