At the end of November, we blogged about the plans of the National Trust to award a year's tenancy of the newly acquired Llyndy Isaf farm to a deserving young farmer who would chosen by interview by The Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (YFC).
While we await the result of that interview process, we noticed this week that the YFC is supporting Drive It Home, a scheme to promote driver awareness.Driving on rural roads is something most of their members do on a daily basis; but for young drivers these roads can be lethal. Many Young Farmers’ Clubs will have lost members in tragic road accidents and statistics show that rural young drivers are 37% more likely to be injured in a road accident than those who live in urban areas.
The Drive it Home campaign aims to:
• Educate YFC members on how to stay safe on rural roads and change attitudes so we all become better drivers
• Create Drive it Home Champions who can promote safer driving in their local communities and peer groups.
• Offer opportunities for YFC members to improve their driving skills.
One member from each county can go on a Brake 2young2die training course and become a Drive It Home Champion; promoting road safety in their local area. The courses take place across the country and each place is kindly paid for by NFU Mutual. Brake is also running 2young2die courses in each of the seven NFYFC areas throughout the year, especially for YFC members.
YFC members are being urged to add a road safety night to your club programme, and invite a local speaker or the fire service to come and give a presentation.
They can also support the campaign by liking the Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/driveithomeyfc or following them on Twitter using #driveithomeyfc.
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