Keith Mott

Tribute to Cyril Howes of Gravesend

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform the fancy of the sad passing of one of the sports great workers, Cyril Howes of Gravesend. He sadly passed away suddenly on Saturday 18th September. He was the I/C of the London & South East Classic Club Gravesend marking and clock station for many years and ran it with great perfection. It was only this April that he informed our committee that he had to retire from his post through ill health and I personally wrote to him to thank him and tell him he had done a sterling job and would be greatly missed. Cyril was a regular writer in the fancy press for many years and penned many premier articles over recent decades as the ‘Silver Fox’. He enjoyed his big involvement in the sport, but was also an outstanding pigeon racer and won many times 1st Federation and 1st open Combine through the years. I’m told he was brilliant right up to the end, winning the Federation in the 2010 season! Sincere condolences to his family at this very sad time.

Keith Mott (L&SECC President).