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Wales YFC public speaking day Results


English public speaking


Overall 1st: Pembrokeshire 2nd: Gwent 3rd: Glamorgan


Junior reading 1st: Pembrokeshire 2nd: Brecknock 3rd: Glamorgan Best reader: Morley Jones, Brecknock


Junior speaking 1st: Brecknock 2nd: Gwent 3rd: Radnor Best speaker: Elin Havard, Brecknock


Intermediate brainstrust 1st: Ceredigion 2nd: Gwent joint 3rd: Glamorgan and Radnor


Senior after-dinner speaking 1st: Pembrokeshire 2nd: Gwent 3rd: Glamorgan Best speaker: Lowri Davies, Glamorgan


English quiz 1st: Pembrokeshire 2nd: Glamorgan 3rd: Brecknock


Situations Vacant 1st: Catrin Reynolds, Ceredigion 2nd: Brecknock 3rd: Clwyd


Cubed exhibit 1st: Ceredigion 2nd: Montgomery 3rd: Brecknock


Cheerleading 1st: Pembrokeshire 2nd: Montgomery 3rd: Brecknock


MORE than 500 YFC members travelled to the Royal Welsh Showground on Sunday, April 7th to take part in the Wales YFC


Public Speaking Day. Members from all over Wales


attended to takepart in the Welsh and English public speaking finals,having been granted an extrafortnight’spractice after the original finals daywas postponed due to severe weather. Aled Johnson, chairman of the


Wales YFC activities and inter- national committee said that once again the public speaking finals day–one of the most pop- ular competitions held by Wales YFC –maintained its high stan- dards. He said: “Public speaking is a


talent thatcannot be taught. It is something which has to be nur- tured over anumber of years.I honestlybelieve thatWales YFC produces some of the best speak- ers in the country,and thatwith- out the encouragement of clubs, club leaders and fellowmembers, manysimplywouldn’t get the opportunity to feel the buzz of competing in such an event.” Following afull dayofcompe-


tition, therewas awest Walian clean sweep in the overall stand- ings,with the Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion federations named joint overall winners of the Welsh section, while neigh- bouring county Pembrokeshire


YFC May 2013


Young farmershave


took the honours in the English section. Carmarthenshireand


Ceredigion had alreadytied for first place in the Welsh senior debating competition, with Carmarthenshirealso picking up wins in the junior speaking and intermediate brainstrust sections. Pembrokeshirewon the Welsh


junior reading competition, afeat they went on to repeatinthe English section of the competi- tion. Pembrokeshirealso picked up


awin in the English senior after- dinner competition, while the junior speaking waswon by Brecknock, with Ceredigion win- ning the intermediate brainstrust competition. Therewas greatsuccess for


Ceredigion in other competitions thattook place during the day, as the county federation wonthe Welsh quiz, cubed exhibit and sit- uations vacant competition through Catrin Reynolds. Pembrokeshirealso took home


the English quiz trophyand won the cheerleading competition. They will be joined by Montgomery as Wales YFC’s representativesatthe NFYFC national cheerleading final in Blackpool at the NFYFC agm. The winning team in each of


the English public speaking com- petitions will nowgoontorepre- sent Wales YFC at the national public speaking finals in Stafford in July.


English junior reading


OVERALL HONOURS: Representatives of Pembrokeshire YFC, along with county organiser Nia George and county chairman Michael Harries, after the county was named overall winner of the English competitions at the Wales YFC public speaking day.


Welsh junior speaking


Canlyniadau


Siarad Cyhoeddus Cymraeg


Ffederasiwn buddugol Cydradd 1af: Sir Gâr a Ceredigion 3ydd Sir Benfro


Adran iau –darllen 1af: Sir Benfro 2il: Ceredigion 3ydd: Ynys Môn Darllenydd gorau: Lois Glain Postle, Ynys Môn


Adran iau –siarad 1af: Sir Gâr 2il: Ceredigion 3ydd: Sir Benfro Siaradwr gorau: Sioned Fflur Evans, Ceredigion


Adran ganol –seat holi 1af: Sir Gâr 2il: Ynys Môn 3ydd: Ceredigion Siaradwr gorau: Lois Mererid Williams, Ynys Môn


Adran hyn –dadl Cydradd 1af: Sir Gâr a Ceredigion 3ydd: Sir Benfro Siaradwr gorau: Rhan Roberts, Sir Gâr


Cwis Cymraeg 1af: Ceredigion 2il: Sir Gâr 3ydd: Meirionnydd


Best reader Morley Jones, of Brecknock, receives his certificate from judge Anwen Nichols.


Welsh intermediate brainstrust


Wales YFC chairman Gwenno Griffith presents the trophy to Menna Williams, Dafydd Evans and Iolo Roberts, from Carmarthenshire YFC.


English junior speaking


Best speaker Lois Mererid Williams, of Ynys Môn, receives her trophy from judge Dylan Jones.


Brecknock’swinning team of Sam Powell, Frances Thomas and Elin Havard with judge Emma Rogers.


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