<pre><pre>BBC 2026 SEASON WINNERS Our Dinner presentation is on Saturday 21st November 2026, The Marsham Court Hotel, Russell Cotes Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3AB.Tickets are £45 each and available from Clare Norman. You can book your accommodation with the Hotel onâ¦
<pre><pre>Barcelona International Provisional Race Result 3 rd July 2026 1 st OPEN BICC &amp; 1 st OPEN BBC Mark Gilbert of Windsor Barcelona is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, and one of the largest cities on the Mediterraneanâ¦
<pre><pre>Fougeres OB National 1 st &amp; 2 nd OPEN 1 st &amp; 2 nd SECTION D Roger Lowe of Reading A bumper entry for our first race of the season to Fougeres, with 174 members sending 2,796 birds. Along forâ¦
<pre><pre>President: Nigel Rigiani Chairman: Mike Shepherd Patron: Mark Gilbert APRIL UPDATE I would like to start by thanking everyone who very kindly donated some outstanding pigeons to our Annual Young Bird Sale at Salisbury on Sunday April 6 th .â¦
<pre><pre>President: Nigel Rigiani Chairman: Mike Shepherd Patron: Mark Gilbert APRIL UPDATE I would like to start by thanking everyone who very kindly donated some outstanding pigeons to our Annual Young Bird Sale at Salisbury on Sunday April 6 th .â¦
2022 AGM, Race Programme 2023 & The King Charles III Coronation Bordeaux Open Race
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2022 AGM Deferred Date The 2022 AGM has been deferred to Saturday 7 th
January 2023 at South Newton Village Hall, Salisbury, SP2 0PJ Commencing at 1.00pm
RACE PROGRAMME FOR 2023
Bordeaux is back!!
Firstly, we begin with the great news that the BBC are racing from Bordeaux in 2023 on
Saturday 15 2022 AGM Deferred Date The 2022 AGM has been deferred to Saturday 7 th
January 2023 at South Newton Village Hall, Salisbury, SP2 0PJ Commencing at 1.00pm
RACE PROGRAMME FOR 2023
Bordeaux is back!!
Firstly, we begin with the great news that the BBC are racing from Bordeaux in 2023 on
Saturday 15 th July. The King Charles III Coronation Race from Bordeaux will be an
OPEN RACE AS WELL AS A CLUB RACE, ALLOWING ANY FANCIER WITH A CPH NUMBER BEING ABLE
to compete. We will have marking stations in at least 3 locations to enable as many fanciers as we can to join us in this special Coronation race. The overall winner will be awarded “The King Charles III Coronation Medal”. Entries will be unlimited at £6.00 per bird.
If any member would like help obtaining their CPH number, please telephone Clare
Norman who will complete the registration form and submit it for you. The full race programme for next season is:
1 st OB Race – Saturday 20
th May – WADEBRIDGE £2.75 per bird 2
nd OB Race – Saturday 3 rd June – GUERNSEY £3.50 per bird 3
rd OB Race – Saturday 24 th June – MESSAC £4.00 per bird 4
th OB Race – Friday 30 th June - PAU (with NFC) (birdage cost to be confirmed) 5
th OB Race – (Date & birdage cost to be confirmed) – BARCELONA International 6 th
OB Race – Saturday 15 th July – BORDEAUX OPEN RACE £6.00 per bird Young Bird Race - Saturday 26
th August – GUERNSEY £3.50 per bird Old Bird Any Age Race - Saturday 26
th August – GUERNSEY £3.50 per bird
Annual Young Bird Sale
The Annual Young Bird Sale for 2023 will be an ONLINE SALE. The sale will take place in April between Sunday 9 th and Sunday 16
th April with all proceeds going towards the general running of the Club. More details on the sale in the New Year.
Clare Norman. Telephone: 02380 573919 Email; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 133 Laundry Road, Shirley Warren, Southampton, SO16 6AR.
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