Derby Notes.

Saturday July 29th was the start of the young bird programme for the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation and the Derby Burton & District South Road Federation. The Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Cheltenham for their opening race and the pigeons were liberated at 11-00 in a west south west wind.

Osmaston Park Homing Society had 9 members sending 172 birds. Taking the red card with a blue cock doing 1794 were Alan & Liz Houldsworth. In second doing 1766 with a blue cock was Dave Waddington. Taking third & fourth with a blue w/f hen and a blue hen doing 1731 was S & H W Hall. 

Alan & Liz Houldsworth Osmaston Park Homing Society winners.

In Holbrook Miners Welfare five members sent 203 birds with Mick Stone having an excellent day making it a clean sweep taking the first four positions with velocities of 1737,1732,1722 1693.

Glyn & Glenda Stone who fly under the name of Mick Stone ( Holbrook Miners Welfare winners )

 Etwall & District Flying Club sent 81 birds with Kevin Southall & partner Moria making it a clean sweep taking the first four positions. Their winner was a blue cock doing 1676 followed by a blue hen doing 1651 then two dk/wf hens doing 1650 & 1534.Their winner also won a £50 Special and a bottle of champagne which was kindly donated by Neil Crofts. 

Kevin Southall with partner Moria and grandson Kai Etwall & District Flying Club winners.

The Derby Burton & District South Road Federation were at Upper Heyford for their opening race of the young bird programme. The convoyer got the pigeons away at 08-30 in a west south west wind.

In Kilburn Miners Welfare 2 members sent 24 birds with Stewart Wainwright making it a clean sweep taking the first four positions. His winner was a cheq cock which was bred from his Kinsella pigeons doing 1496 followed by a dk pied hen doing 1207 then a cheq hen doing 1105 and a red cock doing 1086. 

Stewart Wainwright Kilburn Miners Welfare winner.

Sunday August 6th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were Cheltenham once again for the second of their young bird races. The race was put back 24 hours due to the bad weather forecast for the Saturday. The pigeons were liberated at 09-40 Sunday morning in a light north west wind.

Holbrook had 8 members sending 189 birds and having an excellent day was Kevin Mathews who made a clean sweep taking the first four positions with velocities of 1440.6,1440.3,1440.3 & 1440.1.

In Osmaston Park Homing Society12 members sent 184 birds, opening his account and taking the red card was the Shardlow partnership of Tony & June Whitehurst with a blue hen doing 1397 followed by John & Steve Hicks with a blue hen doing 1373.In third & fourth was Dave Waddington with two hens both doing 1362.4.

Tony & June Whitehurst Osmaston Park Homing Society winners.

In Etwall & District Flying Club 7 members sent 108 birds with Kevin & Southall & partner Moria making it back to back wins with a blue cock doing 1379 taking the red card followed by a cheq cock doing 1283 taking third. In second & fourth with two b/w/f cocks doing 1294 & 1273 was A.Peach & Son.

Saturday August 12th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Hullavington for their third young bird race. Our convoyer Alys got the pigeons away at 09-35 in a south west wind.

In Holbrook Miners Welfare 4 members sent 180 birds. This turned out to be the glorious 12th for B & S Stone ( Brian & Sue ) making a clean sweep taking the first four positions with velocities of 1974,1973,1972 & 1963.

B & S Stone Holbrook winners.

In Osmaston Park Homing Society 14 members sent 211 birds with Shenton Brothers ( Ron & Norman ) taking the red card with a cheq cock doing 1927.In second & third were Alan & Liz Houldsworth with a red cock doing 1906 followed by a blue hen doing 1905.with Mick Stone in fourth with a blue hen doing 1882.

Shenton Brothers Ron & Norman with Normans son Kevin.

In Etwall & District Flying Club 7 members sent 86 birds and leading the way once again making it a hat trick was Kevin Southall and partner Moria with a blue cock doing 1910 followed by a mealy cock doing 1827 to take third. In second with a blue hen doing 1909 was Steve Billings with J & J lofts in fourth with a blue cock doing 1815.

The Derby Burton & District South Road Federation were at Upper Heyford and the pigeons were liberated at 08-45 in a south west wind. Derby Premier had two members sending 62 birds with Paul & Lynda Todd making a clean sweep with a cheq cock taking the red card doing 1832 followed by a b/pied hen doing 1823 then a blue hen doing 1635 followed by a mealy cock doing 1578.

Paul & Lynda Todd Derby Premier winners.

Saturday 19th August and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Hullavington for their fourth young bird race. Our convoyer Alys got the pigeons away away at 11-35 in a strong south west wind. In Holbrook Miners Welfare 6 members sent 224 birds with Little Eaton Fancier Mick Fearn having an excellent race taking three of the first four positions with velocities of 2079,2077 & 2068.7.In third doing 2068.8 were D & A Swift. 

Mick Fearn.

Osmaston Park Homing Society had 18 members sending 286 birds with Dave Waddington taking the red card with a dk/cheq hen doing 2048 followed by club secretary Steve Stone in second with a red hen doing 2033.In third were S & H W Hall doing 2029 with a blue hen followed by Mr & Mrs P Todd ( Paul & Lynda ) in fourth with a blue cock doing 2016.

Dave Waddington Osmaston Park Homing Society winner.

In Etwall & District Flying Club 9 members sent 133 birds with Kevin Southall & partner Moira taking three of the first four positions and winning for the fourth consecutive week with a blue hen taking the red card doing 1883 followed by a blue cock doing 1864 then a mealy cock doing  1863.In second were A.Peach & Son with a red hen doing 1867.

Alan Peach Etwall & District Flying Club winner.

Saturday August 26th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Frome for their 5th young bird race. Our convoyer Alys got the pigeons away at 09-40 in a south west wind.

Osmaston Park Homing Society had 18 members sending 239 birds with the red card going to club secretary Steve Stone with a dk/ch hen doing 1573 which was bred by Trevor Jennings. This was an excellent bonus for Steve as his daughter got married on the same day. Taking the next three positions with three hens doing 1568,1565.9 & 1565.1 was S & H W Hall. 

Steve Stone Osmaston Park Homing Society Winner.

In Holbrook Miners Welfare 7 members sent 274 birds with Kevin Matthews making it a clean sweep with a fantastic performance taking the first 12 positions. His top four velocities were 1565.6,1565.4 with the next two pigeons both doing 1565.2.

Kevin Matthews Holbrook winner.

In Etwall & District Flying Club 9 members sent 108 birds with A.Peach & Son taking the red card doing 1559.The next three positions went to Kevin Southall & Partner Moira with a blue hen doing 1533 followed by a dk/ch cock doing 1532 then a cheq cock doing 1528. 

T.3.

A trip down memory lane - shows the late Dennis Willis who was a very successful flier winning every race point on the north including Lerwick and winning every race point on the south including Angouleme. Dennis flew under the loft name of Willis Family and that loft name continues today as his son Mick kept the pigeons going and is a very hard worker for the Osmaston Park Homing Society and the sport as well.