English: Oh yes I was. [ Laughter. ] Now, a little older, with fewer spots but still with braces, I have the huge privilege of being Pembrokeshire YFC's chairman, and I'm proudly wearing my Pembrokeshire YFC tie today. So why, then, have I in my first short debate in this Siambr felt the need to discuss Wales YFC? Is it the countless friends that I've made and continue to make through my involvement within this organisation? Is it the many skills that young people are able to learn and develop between the membership ages of 10 and 28? For me, as someone who has been through the movement, I think too few people outside of it actually fully understand, realise and appreciate what the YFC has to offer. Wales YFC was founded in 1936, and there are 12 county federations across Wales. The oldest club is Clunderwen YFC, a stone's throw from my own constituency, in my neighbouring constituency, Paul Davies's, of Preseli Pembrokeshire. This club was founded in 1929 by Mr E.R. Phillips, whose name is now given to the trophy presented to the Pembrokeshire club that has contributed the most to charity and their local community. In the year prior to COVID, Wales had 4,645 members. Sadly, and understandably, membership dropped by more than 50 per cent in the year 2020-21 to 2,173. However, we have already seen a host of members return to the movement in the last couple of months as restrictions allow, and the upper age limit has increased from 26 to 28. Young farmers clubs provide a meeting place for young people in rural Wales to socialise, learn new skills, compete and experience new things. However, the name is a bit of a misnomer, because you don't actually have to be a farmer to be a young farmer. Naturally, while there are many competitions that lean towards agriculture, from farm safety and fence erecting to flower arranging and stock judging, there are also competitions such as the on-stage pantomimes and dramas, public speaking, sports competitions and many more. There really is something for everyone.
Welsh: O, do fe wnaeth. [ Chwerthin. ] Nawr, ychydig yn hŷn, gyda llai o smotiau ond yn dal i wisgo bresys, fy mraint enfawr yw bod yn gadeirydd CFfI sir Benfro, ac rwy'n falch o wisgo fy nhei CFfI sir Benfro heddiw. Pam, felly, y teimlais yr angen yn fy nadl fer gyntaf yn y Siambr hon i drafod CFfI Cymru? Ai oherwydd y ffrindiau di-rif a wneuthum ac rwy'n parhau i'w gwneud drwy fy ymwneud â'r sefydliad hwn? Ai oherwydd y sgiliau niferus y gall pobl ifanc eu dysgu a'u datblygu rhwng 10 a 28 oed? I mi, fel rhywun sydd wedi bod drwy'r mudiad, rwy'n credu nad oes digon o bobl y tu allan iddo yn deall, yn sylweddoli ac yn gwerthfawrogi'n llawn yr hyn sydd gan y CFfI i'w gynnig. Sefydlwyd CFfI Cymru yn 1936, a cheir 12 ffederasiwn sirol ledled Cymru. Y clwb hynaf yw CFfI Clunderwen, dafliad carreg o fy etholaeth i, yn etholaeth gyfagos Paul Davies o'r Preseli, sir Benfro. Sefydlwyd y clwb hwn yn 1929 gan Mr E.R. Phillips, y rhoddir ei enw bellach i'r tlws a gyflwynir i'r clwb yn sir Benfro sydd wedi cyfrannu fwyaf at elusen a'u cymuned leol. Yn y flwyddyn cyn COVID, roedd gan Gymru 4,645 o aelodau. Yn anffodus, ac yn ddealladwy, gostyngodd yr aelodaeth fwy na 50 y cant yn y flwyddyn 2020-21, i 2,173. Fodd bynnag, rydym eisoes wedi gweld llu o aelodau'n dychwelyd i'r mudiad yn ystod y misoedd diwethaf wrth i'r cyfyngiadau ganiatáu, ac wrth i'r trothwy oedran uchaf godi o 26 i 28 oed. Mae clybiau ffermwyr ifanc yn cynnig man cyfarfod i bobl ifanc yng nghefn gwlad Cymru allu cymdeithasu, dysgu sgiliau newydd, cystadlu a phrofi pethau newydd. Fodd bynnag, mae'r enw'n gamarweiniol braidd, gan nad oes raid i chi fod yn ffermwr i fod yn ffermwr ifanc. Yn naturiol, er bod llawer o gystadlaethau'n tueddu tuag at amaethyddiaeth, o ddiogelwch fferm a chodi ffensys i drefnu blodau a barnu stoc, ceir cystadlaethau hefyd fel y pantomeimau a'r dramâu llwyfan, siarad cyhoeddus, cystadlaethau chwaraeon a llawer mwy. Mae rhywbeth i bawb mewn gwirionedd.