National Youth Folk Troupe of England
Family Support Fund
The Family Support Fund helps current NYFTE members and their families who may otherwise struggle to afford costs associated with their NYFTE membership. This can cover:
• Membership
fees
• Residential training
costs
• Travel expenses (petrol/diesel costs or train
tickets)
• Costs incurred for specific performance
events
• Essential costume &
equipment
Families can apply in confidence for specific fees to be wholly or partially waived or for an amount to be paid to them to cover costs. The decision to award a bursary is made by the NYFTE treasurer and at least one other member of the NYFTE committee.
The fund was established in 2022 following an initial donation in memory of Mike & Mary Isaacs, and NYFTE have pledged to supplement this with additional funds either from general fundraising or from specific future legacy donations.
To make an application to the fund, please download and complete the form below, and email it to the treasurer and at least one other member of the management committee. Their email addresses can be found on the back page of the current NYFTE handbook.
Recent News
NYFTE took Sidmouth Folk Festival by storm, performing over the first weekend. Current and past members of the team also took part in many other events, from calling, the John Gasson Jig Competition and the Eye on the Future concert.
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2024 saw three NYFTE teams take part in DERT / DERTy in Whitby. Well done to all involved.
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The Spring Concert held in Denstone College for the first time was an amazing display of the 2024 repertoire.
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NYFTE is a charity! Whilst this will not outwardly affect the day to day running of the team, it will help us financially and will change things behind the scenes. For more information, please see here.
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We have recently received a donation from Oxfordshire Folk in memory of John Graham. For a brief biography, please see here. Thank you to all involved.
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Many congratulations to the NYFTE Longsword team that came runners up in the 2023 SDU sword dance competition. Read more here.
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