BICC

ANNUAL PRIZE PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 2010

Pam Gladwin reports...

The British International Championship Club held their Prize Presentation at the Queens Hotel in Bournemouth on Saturday 20th. February. We travelled down to Bournemouth on the Friday morning, having first driven over to Burnham on Crouch to pick up our good friend Meg Murray.  Who was once again picking up a trophy and money won in the Croddy Nom.  By the time we arrived the bar was already filling up with BICC members catching up with old friends, John was soon chatting away as pigeon men do, so Meg and I went out for a walk and a quick look at the shops.  The staff at the hotel are always very helpful and Saturday morning saw us at the front desk asking them to phone a taxi for us. We had managed to talk John into coming shopping with us at the Castle Point Shopping centre and because parking at the hotel is limited and we had a parking space we did not want to risk losing it, so decided to use a taxi instead.  On returning to the hotel, we were greeted by fanciers that we had either met or I had spoken to on the phone last year, it was nice to be able to put faces to voices. At 6pm., we were all dressed up, with the men in suits and ties or dinner jackets and bow ties and us ladies in our finest dresses long or short. 108 members and friends sat down to a four-course meal, which was excellent.  This was followed by a short speech by our President Mike Bunney, he told us he does not like public speaking, which is not the easiest thing to do and I was glad it was not me.  He thanked Jan Deacon for all her work for the club and wished her well in her retirement. He then welcomed our new secretary Carol Francies, John Tyerman who is a natural after dinner speaker then thanked everyone for there hard work through out the year and for those who had contributed towards the presentation evening, he thanked the guests for attending and congratulated the winners.  It was now time for the highlight of the evening The Presentation, The BICC have an enormous amount of very good trophies and it was nice to see that nine out of the eleven race winners where there to pick up there trophies.

Our first National race of 2009 was on 2nd. May from Falaise. Winning the open, East section and Yearlings, was Charlie Simmons from Basildon in Essex. Sadly, he was not there to receive his trophy. His bird flew 188 miles. 998yds. in 3 hours 35 minutes 54 seconds.  His yearling blue pied Soontjen x Janssen widow cock. The Janssen came from Louella lofts, which are Brasspenning x Frank Aarts and he has been very successful with theses pigeons. Charlie first won the BICC from Glenanville in 2002. 1st. Central section and 1st. Yearlings, Cosmin Tallas from Kidlington. 1st. North section Keith Latham from Southwold.  1st. West section and 1st. Hens. Spencer Jones from Pontypool.  1st. Hens East section, Mrs Meg Murray from Burnham on Crouch. 1st. Hens. Central section Mr Mrs R G Ward. 1st. Hens North section James Mills from Norwich. 1st. North section Yearlings. L Rix & Son from Mildenhall. 1st. yearlings west section M Dorrington, from Litton.

Alencon 16th. May 1st. Open & N/S James Mills from Norwich. His winning pigeon now called “Queen Lilly” in honour of his Mother in Law. Is a 2007 chequer Hen Karel & Daniel Boeckx x Carreras, This same pigeon was 39th. Open 2nd. Section Falaise 2nd. May 09.  1st. C/S & 1st. Hen, Kirk Hames from Reading. 1st. E/S A Wright from Otley. 1st. W/S &1st. Hen 1st. Yearling. J Rodway, from Rushwick. 1st. E/S Hens. J A House & Son from Basildon.  1st. yearling C/S A Scott from Tilhurst. 1st. N/S Yearlings Mr Mrs Crathorne. 1st. W/S Yearling M R Williams from Hereford.

Saron 30th. May.  1st. open 1st. W/S 1st. Hen  WS & LJ Fry from Dorchester. They are very good friends of Gary Inkley from Auxbridge, and the parents of there winning hen were brought from him. Les Fry is Phil Hoddinott’s Stepfather, Phil has raced almost all his life and six years ago, the two of them decided to race together, they race the birds in Les garden and have a very nice set up. The birds could not have a better drop in.1st. C/S Mr Mrs Rann & Son from Isle of Wight.  1st. E/S 1st. Hens. J Prentice High Wickham. 1st. N/S1st. Hen Dean Jones. Bodenham. 1st. C/S Crowley & Green from Nr Calne.  1st. C/S yearling F Bartlett & R Jones, Southampton. 1st.E/S Yearling, from Egham Hathaway & Poole. 1st. N/S Yearling Davenport & Roberts, from Chirk. 1st. yearling W/S C Scamemell & Peploe from Pontypool.

Poitiers 13th. June. 1st. open 1st. N/S Mr Mrs Fisher from Boston. he told me that he is 86 years old and he has been racing since 1946. Years ago, when widow hood was new he tried it out but without a great deal of success, so he gave it up. That is until this year when he put six cocks on the widow system. One of them is his winner. A 2006 blue chequer Luc Van Hook cock.  1st. C/S & 1st. yearling Colin Edwards from Romsey. 1st. E/S 1st. Yearling. D Bullen & Son from New Addington. 1st. W /S & 1st. hen. Andrew Vincent from Abertillery. 1st. Hen C/S D & K Jones. from Havant. 1st. E/S Hens T Beagrie from Braintree. 1st. N/S Hens. Mr Edward Smith. From Barton Seagrave, 1st W/S Yearlings. Padfield Family. From Abertillery.

Falaise Young Bird, 22nd. August. 1st. Open 1st. E/S. John Salt, from Rugwick. His wining young bird is a blue cock, a Vandersanden from a son of De Narbonne and Granddaughter of Full Try. This pigeon was sentracing natural and being fed once daily using Gem products.1st. C/S G R Seeney from Harwell. 1st. N/S Criss & Denise from Sutton. Markfield. 1st. W/S Mr Mrs Gardiner from Caldicot.

Falaise Old Hens 22nd. August 1st. open 1st. E/S Mr Mrs Durrant & Sons from Godalming. There yearling Brasspenning x John Tripp Janssen Chequer hen whose parents originated from Cyril Luxton was sent to the race sitting 16 day eggs. The Pigeon is now named Luxton’s girl after the late Cyril Luxton who gave them a lot of help. Vince has been racing for 45 years. Since 2002, Sue his wife and sons Jack and Sam have gone into partnership with him.  1st. E/S Mr & Mrs M & C Brown, from Hungerford.  1st. N/S Chris & Denise Sutton from Markfield. 1st. W/S J Rodway from Rushwick.

We now come to the International races; the first race was the Pau International 19th. June.  1st. 2nd. Open 1st. 2nd. E/S L & K Buddle from Dover. Only two birds home on day. 1st Open is a 3yr old dark pied hen called “Amoy” (named after Lee’s missus Amy, and Kevin’s wife Moy.) and has previously won 60th Open Tarbes BICC 2008 & 9th Open EECC Jouy Le Chatel 2009. She is a Granddaughter of there good hen "Buddy". 1st Open, SIRE won 22nd Section E, 74th Open NFC Pau 2004 542m & 151st Section E, 479th Open NFC Bordeaux. His sire was a cock that they brought in Holland that has flown Barcelona International Twice at a distance of 801miles and his dam was from B C Williams of Westmarshshe is a Granddaughter of his Rome cock. 1st Open DAM is “95” she won 69th Section E, 259th Open NFC Tarbes 2005 & 230th Section E, 923rd Open NFC Tarbes 2007. Her sire is a direct son of Brian Denney’s “Dark Peron” and her Dam is there good hen “Buddy” winner of 1st Hens, 2nd Open and 2nd. E/S is a 3yr old Blue cock called “BC” named after there good friend B C Willams who passed away in May this year, He has previously won 1st Club, 6th Federation Bergerac 2008 and he is also a Grand Son of "Buddy". Lee and Kevin also won. The F. Brooks Trophy. The B.I.C.C Rose Bowl for the Two-Bird Average. The B. Long Memorial Cup for the highest Position in all International Races. The Channel Queen Trophy for the Highest Positioned Hen in the Internationals.  1st. C/S A & T Deacon. from Waterlooville. 1st. N/S Mr Mrs A Hill from Ilkeston. 1st. W/S Padfield Family from Abertillery.

Pau International 19th. June. Hens. 1st. E/S L & K Buddle. From Dover. 1st. C/S Cottrell, Richmond & Son from Wimbourne. 1st. N/S Mr Mrs Hill from Ilkeston. 1st. W/S Padfield Family from Abertillery.

Barcelona International 3rd. July 1st. open 1st. E/S.  Winner of the G Hunt and Son Cup Mr R & I Elliott from Chadwell Heath. There winning pigeon a red six-year-old hen called “Elliott Red Alert “flew 708 miles to take the red card. Ron is not a great one for training and the only training his Barcelona pigeons had were one toss to Bishop Stortford, which is 25 miles to the north of him. Then the day before basketing, he took one of its babies away and left her with one 12-day-old baby to race home to. They bred the sire “Red Weaver”. From Robertson Smith’s “Fountain Lady” and Howden Gold. The Dam “Elliott’s Essential” is from Chris Gordon lines.

Mr Mrs Peters from Hornchurch won the Frans Van Den Heuval Cup for the two bird Average.  K Grove from Evesham wins the Mr Mrs Bunney Cup for the first Bird home in the Central Section. 1st. W/S Padfield Family from Abertillery.

Barcelona International Hens race 3rd. July.  1st. Open and 1st. C/S David Well from Bordon. 1st. W/S W D Reed from Monmouth. 1st. E/S Mr r & I Elliott from Chadwell Heath.

Tarbes International 11th. July.  1st. open 1st. C/S A Holdaway from Portsmouth. Winner of the B.I.C.C. Cup. Winner of the K Bakes Cup for 1st. C/S. his first bird clocked from Tarbesarrived 5.59pm not long after he got home from the pigeon club. She had no weight loss at all, and apart from having mud on her feet she was in as good as condition as when hesent her. He has named her "PEARL"she was sent sitting 14days, she is a 4yr old cheq hen. 1st. E/S A J Turner Dover winner of the P. Rigiani Memorial cup for the two-bird average. 1st. N/S P T Oliver from Bruntingthorpe . 1st. W/S W D Reed from Monmouth.

Tarbes International 11th. July Hens & Yearlings race.  1st. C/S A Holdaway. 1st. E/S F Knowles from Wingham. 1st. N/S V Wilkinson from Grimsby.  1st. W/S W Reed Monmouth.  Yearling 1st. E/S D Chapple from Snodland.

Marseille International 18th. July.  1st open and 1st. C/S David Wells from Bordon. Winner of the F Roberts Trophy. Flying 603 miles into Bordon. His winning bird is 'Mr. Distance', a three-year-old blue Vanderwigan x Southwells cock sent racing on the roundabout system. This year he has sent it to Tarbes with the NFC where it was 205th. Open, Kingsdown, Alencon and Lessay. David gives his long distance birds a desert spoon of food in the morning and a cup full in the evening.1st. E/S Woodall & Cox from Dover. 1st. N/S Barber & Wilkinson from Yarmouth. 1st. W/S Mr Mrs Gardiner from Caldicot. Two bird average won by D Hales, from Hockley. In addition, wins the B I C C two-bird average Cup.  

Marseille International. Hens 18th. July. 1st.C/S C Ret & Daughter from Southampton. 1st. E/S D Chapple from Snodland. 1st. N/S D Smith & J Engledow from Kings Lynn. 1st. W/S W D Reed from Monmouth.

Perpignan International 1st. August.  1st open and 1st. E/S M G Mitchell from Dover. Winning The F A Brammer Trophy, The K Crouch Trophy and the A T Deacon Trophy and the two-bird average. won the race with a two-year-old blue pied hen flying 581 miles, it was sent flying to the perch, and Mike tells me that he races his cocks on widow hood and his hens to the perch. This year she has flown BICC Tarbes 2009 winning 36th Open, 21st ES. She was also his First bird from the Merville charity open race. 1st. C/S Crowley & Green from Nr Calne. 1st. N/S Mr Mrs Gannon from Norwich. 1st. W/S John & David Staddon from Merriott.

Perpignan International Hens 1st. August. 1st. Crowley & Green from Nr Calne. 1st. E/S M G Mitchell from Dover. 1st. N/S Mr Mrs J Gannon from Norwich. 1st. W/s John and David Staddon from Merriott.  1st Yearling home. G M Preece East Section Dover. 

Europa Cup Best Average Pau and Perpignan. L & K Buddle from Dover.

What can I say about Mr A J Turner, from Dover. This man has had an unbelievable season having won all the following averages.  S G Biss Points Cup All International Races. Europa Trophy Best Average all International Races. Bewes Cup Best Average Pau & Barcelona. Wright Cup Best Average Pau & Tarbes.

Over the last year, I have come to know all of the above fanciers and everyone of them are worthy winners. As soon as I had finished taking Photos, I went upstairs and having brought my computer and printer with me, I printed out photos of all the overall winners and framed them. My main printer let me down days before the BICC presentation so I had brought my very slow but reliable old printer with me. Each photo took seven minutes to print. I printed 11 photos = 77 minutes. Still it was worth it as the winners seemed pleased to have a framed photo to remind them of there win. If anyone else who had there photo taken and would like a copy just give me a ring or email me and I will send you a copy. I would have liked to give every one a photo on the night but time was against me. By the time I got back downstairs everyone was dancing and in great spirits. John brought me a drink, and I sat down to watch the dancers. I think a few drinks had been consumed by now which helped some of the dancers. I think Duncan danced all night. you can always tell if everyone is having a good time when the floor is still full of dancers at 1am after the disco finished we moved into the bar and it was 3.30 before we got to bed. A great weekend was had by all. Do not forget you do not have to be a winner to attend the presentation so next year come and have a good time.

You can phone me on 01702 542019 or 07958463095 email  pamelagladwin@yahoo.co.uk

PHOTO GALLERY

Trophies

L & K Buddle

Olivia Buddle

Mr Elliott 1st open Barcelona with the Brian Long Trophy

A J Turner - average winner

Cosmin Tallas - 1st. Central section falaise

David Hales - 2 bird ave Marseille

Jim Peters - 2 bird average Barcelona

John Salt with Jan Deacon - 1st. open Falaise

Mr Fry - 1st.  open Saron

James Mills - 1st open Alencon

Alan Holdaway - 1st open Tarbes

David Wells - 1st open Marseille

Jan Deacon - 1st. Central section Pau Internationa

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Lee & Kevin Buddle with all their trophies

M G Mitchell - 1st. open Perpignan

Meg Murray - 1st. East Section Hens Falaise

Mr & Mrs Durrant and Son - 1st. Open Hens Falaise

Mr & Mrs Gardener - 1st. West Section Marseille

Carol Francis