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W N F C 2019 Presentation Report 04-12-19

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 30th Nov was the night for the welsh national flying clubs 2019 presentation evening at the seamans mission club in Newport and the with extended invitation to the welsh north road federation to join them on the night the evening once again became a sell out event.

 

With a planned 6.30pm start and with Christmas just around the corner we were once again presented with a traditional three course turkey dinner ,quickly served  by the catering staff and with additional helpings being offered ,there was to be no complaints once the tables had been cleared.

 

The welsh national as hosts welcomed the committee of the wnrf to come forward and present their trophies and diplomas to their section and federation winners for 2019 those present were called upon to approach the table to be congratulated and to receive their respected awards with the section winners completed it was time for the major federation awards to be presented these being the Roy Dolloway convoyers trophy the Glyn picton perseverance cup and the Mr & mrs lewis bird of the year award and the most points in  the north section during 2019 all going to the d& g Bruton partnership from the ryhmney castle club ,the doug Hawkins memorial trophy and the anuerin williams friendship trophy was  presented to w holpin& son from the pill rpc ,whilst a kidd also of the pill club cleared away the remainder of the federation average trophies inc most points in the south section ,the overseas averages and the most points overseas within the federation result ,just three trophies remain to be presented these were the novice trophy which was awarded to calvin warner of Newport for his performance in the  young bird season and the most club points and federation champions award being retained by the pill rpc members for 2019.

 

 

Welsh north road federation awards 2019

 

 

Pill rpc members federation champions 2019

 

 

The most prestigious award on the night at federation level the silver pigeon award is presented for the best average from the first to the last race of any season varying from 55 miles to 500 + this for 2019 was presented to the t Hawkins family partnership whose name will be engraved amongst the most famous names in the welsh fancy over many years

 

 

The presentation of the coveted Welsh north road federation silver pigeon award to the Hawkins family from fed chairman H owens

 

With welsh north road federation presentation completed ,it was the welsh national turn to reward their winners for the past season ,each in turn came forward to receive the appointed sponsor trophy ,an engraved  glass replica and the chris Sutton sponsored winning pigeon  photos

 

 

 

First to the table came kicking off the presentation was alan dunn from Newport who was presented with the Malcolm gibbons sponsored trophy for 1st open Folkestone old birds ,he was dually followed in turn by each of the 2019 race winners in the following order mr & mrs j Watkins  came forward next for their performance of  1st open Carentan taking away the west country products ,trophy for 2019 , john macullum on behalf of the hall and macullum partnership was presented with the r g davies trophy for 1st open fougeres , the partnership of d & g bruton came forward for the first of many trips to the table as they received the proof sport of holland trophy for 1st open messac only to return a few minutes later to receive the mrs holpin sponsored 1st open messac yearling awards in  the same race , with the longest race winners of scammell ,peploe and Bromley not present we move onto the final old bird race ,this was a late substitution by our transport organisations ,but a good diction for the g Treharne & son partnership who claimed 1st open from Carentan 2 winning the verselle laga sponsored trophy  ,in the same race the partnership of m & j hughes take away the verselle laga  2 bird average trophy whilst the bruton partnership come forward for the third time rounding off a successful old bird season to receive the verselle laga 2 bird average award.

 

 

With the old bird races completed we went onto the young bird racing ,where three races where contested ,the first being from battle when a Buttigieg&son claimed top spot with first open and the jack Jenkins memorial trophy ,followed by the mr & mrs k upham family accompanied by mr clive cushin who is their with them at the lofts each week ,the final race of the national programme was from Folkestone where the partnership of g&m clayton and lovell bros came forward to collect the mr & mrs t tremeer trophy for 1st open.

 

With the national winners  awarded  were asked to come forward to collect their chris Sutton sponsored winners photos

 

With all races winners rewarded a few trophies remained these were for the averages the first to be presented was for the young bird averages ,this is a trophy sponsored by myself and Gaynor as secretaries when the national was founded in 2009 and was duly awarded to the hall and macullum partnership for performances in 2019

 

The final trophy brought the tempo down on the evening for a while whilst we announced the winner of the old bird averages as the partnership of theophulis & Richards ,they were awarded with the new dougie rooke memorial trophy which was gift to the national in the memory of the late “ dougie “ ,purchased through many donations from fanciers near and far , with the trophy purchased all other monies remaining were presented to the air ambulance trust charity the families choice ,with mr rooke invited to attend she was asked to come forward as the congregation stood to respect the late dougie rooke ,and present the trophy to the winning partnership

 

 

Mrs d rooke wife of the late dougie rooke presenting the memorial trophy to the Theophilus & Richards partnership

 

With the trophy table emptied for another year it was time to present the women who have to put up with a lot during the year as mrs r humhprys and as race auditor and Gaynor harris as secretary were presented with a bouquet of flowers as a thank you from the national committee and membership

 

 

                    Mrs g harris left and mrs r Humphry’s being present with their flowers of thanks

 

 

                    Mrs g harris left and mrs r Humphry’s being present with their flowers of thanks

 

 

 

With both presentations complete the lights were lowered and the music level raised until the early hours, only to be interrupted by the traditional raffle which we thank Sandra upham for sorting on the night

 

With the 2019 season brought to a close and we thank everyone for attending , whilst as an organisation we may lack in numbers on occasions ,compared to others around the country we thrive on commitment and ambition ,this is  proven by many who come on board, we are proud to host some of the finest fanciers in wales within our organisation competing at the highest level   from the east route crossing many federations heading north and south ..then reverting to a southerly route overseas

 

We also offer in a position to offer the cheapest facilities when it comes to annual charges ,by our affiliation to the nwhu added to this saving, we are also fortunate to work closely with the wnrf committee in regards to implementing a modest entry fee per pigeon  and with increasing sponsorships, we are able to give back to our membership a larger sum in pools and prize monies on a weekly basis

 

So, as we finish another season on a high from myself and Gaynor as secretaries during 2019 and the current welsh national committee, we end 2019  by wishing everyone a happy xmas and successful 2020

 

 

                                                                    

 

 

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

              

 

 

                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

                                                                          

 

 

 

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

 

                                                                        

 

 

 

 

                                                                          

 

 

 

 

                                                                          

          

                                                       

Tom Harris