Purton and Cricklade Young Farmers’ Club members came together recently to celebrate the new roof on their clubhouse which was funded by a grant from The Hills Group.

The building, which was built in 1912, is an ongoing project of maintenance and the roof was in of urgent repair to prevent water entering the premises. Hills provided £10,000 towards the project which also received funds from the Local Area Board and another landfill operator. The monies were made available through a Landfill Communities Fund grant which is administered for Hills by Community First, the Rural Community Council for Wiltshire.

The clubhouse is used on a regular basis by both the junior and senior sections of the Young Farmers’ Club, and the local community. The Young Farmers Club (YFC) is about fun, learning and achievement and is part of the largest youth movement in the UK, affiliated to both Wiltshire Federation YFC and the National Federation YFC.

A commemorative plaque was presented by (left) Harry Tipple, Head of Community and Partnership Development at Community First to (right) Bryn Kinsman, Chairman, Purton & Cricklade Young Farmers’ Club at the event.