<pre><pre>Fougeres National 1 st OPEN 1 st SECTION H Willie Healy from Jersey with “Jackie Sharp” With the wind speeds and direction not altering from 5am to 10am and only the heat rising, Nigel and Roger could not see any other obstacles, so the birds were up and away at 5.55am. The 1,817 birds would encounter a brisk east/ north east up through France and over the channel making this another challenge for an already very hard and testing season for them. Thank you to everyone who helped at the marking stations. A message from Mike and Edna Shepherd - Very sorry for the delays encountered by members attending the Walkern marking station, this was solely due to the failure of the Unikon system. Mike &amp; Edna would to thank all for their patience and understanding, and special thanks to Dick Burgin, who made the two hour journey for a replacement. Many thanks to all who assisted in an assortment of ways, it was appreciated. Willie Healy What a week this member has had, last weekend saw him win our Blue Riband race from Palamos and now win his second National from Fougeres. Congratulations Willie Healy from Jersey 1 st OPEN 1 st SECTION H. WHAT A SEVEN DAYS IT HAS BEEN TO WIN PALAMOS AND THEN TO WIN FOUGERES SO SOON after. My two year old chequer hen was sitting on ten day eggs, she is a van loon cross Van der Wegen and Scottish blood . I promised my friend if I won a big race with a hen, I would name it after his mother who was ill at the time but sadly passed away. I have named her Jackie Sharp. Once again a big thank you to Clare Norman for all she does for us channel Island pigeon fanciers. Stuart Laws 1 st SECTION B 2 nd OPEN (FROM JOHN GERARD) TODAY MY FRIEND STUART LAWS CLOCKED HIS chequer cock GB15X20729 at 10:02am. When I went to Stuart’s to check the bird he was in top condition. He comes from stock which Stuart got from Ingram x Langton Derbyshire top Wildy blood. Stuart would like to say well done to the winner of 1 st OPEN PLUS TO G OWERS AND JOHN GERARD FOR taking the birds to marking stations. Stuart’s been a top flyer for many years winning in all competitions, plus 1 st National plus many 1 st Sections and 1 st Federations. A top loft with his mainly Wildy blood. Stuart has named the bird “Stu Pot2”. He would like to thank the secretary and staff plus friends for all their help and hard work. Stuart Laws and John Gerard I think Phil has been giving his partner too much good information as Steve has pipped him to the post to take 1 st SECTION C 3 rd OPEN. STEVE DICKINSON &amp; PHIL NEWTON FROM WESTON SUPER MARE. GB16N38271 Chequer white flight hen. Firstly, we both send our congratulations to Willie Healy and all other section winners on their performances. The bird timed is a pure Venner pigeon bred by our good friend Dave Vowles of Street, Somerset and many thanks to him. She was sent to this race flown on the natural system and sitting 14 day eggs, this being her first channel race this season. All birds are fed on our own mix with a good range of grains, pellets and added oils. We would also like to thank loft hand John Harris, Steve&#039;s father in law for his help with the birds. Phil Newton, Steve Dickinson and John Harris 2 nd SECTION C 4 th OPEN PHIL NEWTON FROM WESTON SUPER MARE. GB14V34211 DARK CHEQUER cock. Firstly, I would like to congratulate Willie Healy on his performances in the last two BBC Races, outstanding birds in very testing conditions. The bird I clocked is flown on the natural system, he was sent to this race sitting 7 day eggs. He has been a very consistent racer and his best performance to date was in the BICC Falaise race last year winning 4 th West Section 6 th OPEN 4,065 birds. His sire was also a great racer for me but now retired to stock. He also had a top ten finish in the BICC Tours race 3,655 birds. Phil Newton The winner of Section A is Rod Berry of Berry &amp; Matthews from New Milton. Firstly I would like to congratulate all the winners. The Cock we timed is from my Janseen Van den Bosch family, which we have had since 1986 from my good friend Ken Darlington. This is his first position across the water last year he bred the “Super Blue” which was the best pigeon in the Wiltshire Fed, we race 20 widowhood Cocks and a few Hens to a very small garden. This year already we have won 9 firsts plus this much appreciated 1st Section,we sent Six Widowhood cocks to this race,and we timed another 2 which will be in the top 10 of the Section. This is our 50th year racing. Rod Berry Another inform loft for several seasons now is that of Mr &amp; Mrs Paul Kenny &amp; Family from Wantage 1 st SECTION D 6 th OPEN. OUR SECTION WINNER IS A GABY VANDENABEELE BRED FROM STOCK OFF Mark Evans (M&amp;D Evans). He has previously won 1 st East Prawle in the Club as a young bird and 2 nd SECTION 4 th OPEN BERGERAC CSCFC 2017. OUR BIRDS ARE FLOWN ON WIDOWHOOD AND TRAINED regularly from the coast. We would like to thank everyone involved with the marking station at Hungerford for all their hard work. Aidan, Lauren and Eamonn Kenny 2 nd SECTION B 7 th OPEN GOES TO MR &amp; MRS LAWRENCE AND MARG COWLEY FROM DORCHESTER. MARG and Lawrence this year have very kindly taken time out to help out with the marking at Salisbury which is very much appreciated. We timed a dark yearling roundabout cock, bred by Bob Mckie of Chopwell, Newcastle, (The Sportsman FC, Toft Hill). This is one of 6 young birds sent down annually by Bob. It is a Brian Denney x Peter Virtue closely related to Bob&#039;s good Jan Arden hens, Phillippa and Timba, both winners up to 640 miles - thanks mate. Also, thanks Marg for all your help. We would also like to thank Clare for the enormous amount of hard work that she does for the club. Marg Cowley 8 th OPEN IS GRAHAM GLAZE FROM SHAFTESBURY. GRAHAM TIMED A 2 YEAR OLD GRIZZLE COCK WHICH HAS had a cross introduced in to his old Cattrysse family. He has always flown Cattrysse and they have been the bulk of Graham’s early success. This season he has had a good team of old birds that have been very consistent flying in the National and Classic races. Graham flies with the Gillingham (Dorset) Club in the Dorset Fed and has some good fanciers like John Halstead and Bryan Woods to compete with in the Club. A very good pigeon making the top 10 of the open with this wind in to Section E. Mr &amp; Mrs Alan Horton from Telford 1 st SECTION E 9 th OPEN. Blue cock ring number GB16Z38943 A de Rauw Sablon who is a full brother to “Irene’s Pride” WINNER OF 1 st OPEN BRITISH BARCELONA CLUB MESSAC 2017. This widowhood cock was 3 rd CLUB 2 WEEKS AGO FROM FOUGERES IN ANOTHER HARD RACE. THIS HAS PUT the icing on the cake for us having another great season in Club and Fed, we had 3/4 on the night and the pigeons were in excellent condition on arrival. 10 th OPEN MR &amp; MRS MARK &amp; JULIE GOWER FROM FORDINGBRIDGE. SHE IS A VANDENABEELE BEING A grandaughter of my best racing hen who won 3 x 1 st SECTION NFC AND 2 nd , 6 th &amp; 30 th OPEN. Yesterday’s hen is raced on a roundabout system and her preparation was 1 x 80 mile inland race, the BBC Coutances, and then the NFC Messac a month ago. She is exercised twice a day with no training and fed Verse Laga Superstar food. Her next race will be the NFC Sigogne race. Congratulations to all Section winners on was a testing day for the birds in the heat. At the time of writing I have 8 back from 12 sent. Alan Horton Mark Gower’s Hen 2 nd SECTION A ARE A LOVELY COUPLE AND MY FELLOW ROMSEY FLYING CLUB MEMBERS MR &amp; MRS CYRIL and Jean Lever from Romsey. This pigeon has followed the standard “Lever” routine of a couple of young bird races down the coast, coast racing as a yearling and then straight across the channel as a two year old. As two year olds the birds are trained with club member Colin Edwards before being entered into Classic/National races. This cock was clocked from the NFC Ancenis race two weeks ago and on early times was 30 th SECTION B. HIS SIRE GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL A &amp; I JURD JANSSENS PURCHASED AT their clearance auction and the dam is a Jan Aarden. This cock’s next race may be Jarnac with the NFC. Another good pigeon well up in the Open taking 2 nd SECTION E FOR MR &amp; MRS ALAN SHORE FROM Crewe. The 2 year old cock we timed from Fougeres is bred from a cock of John Barnett’s old Marriott family crossed with a Gaby Vandenabeele hen from Andrew Lawley. He is flown celebate. Previously this year he has flown NFC Ancenis and BBC Coutances plus a couple of club races with the intention of sending him to this race in the BBC. Cyril and Jean Lever Alan Shore Next we have a very hard worker for the sport, Jack of all trades Dick Burgin of Burgin &amp; Marshall from Bovingdon 2 nd SECTION D. DICK TIMED A DUTCH BLACK COCK BRED BY Lelieveld/V.D.Locht LB Geerinck x strain. He was purchased at Houten show 2017. This is the 1 st time across channel for this yearling. Dick Burgin 1 st &amp; 2 nd SECTION G IS SOMEONE WHO IS ALWAYS VERY MODEST WITH HIS WORDS AND IT’S LIKE PULLING TEETH trying to get him to write something down Mr &amp; Mrs Tony &amp; Carol Welch from Chichester. Our first pigeon was bred out of the son of my Barcelona hen which was 7 th OPEN BARCELONA IN 2014 with the BBC. The breeding line is from a long distance Martin Mitchell/ Janssen which was a gift pigeon from my good friend Lou Severe some years ago. Our 2 nd pigeon was a gift pigeon from Crammond &amp; Langstaff, he is from a brother of Crammond’s Frankel a top pigeon raced by Green and Hilson of Manchester and another brother 3 rd OPEN NFC Saintes for Crammond &amp; Langstaff 2015. His Dam is a grandaughter of Mark Gilbert&#039;s Marseille cock 1 st BICC Marseille, 4 th Barcelona, 11 th NFC Tarbes x a daughter of 7 th NFC Tarbes x 5 th OPEN NFC Cholet. Tony Welch 1 st SECTION J KEITH GOSLING AND MICK JARVIS FROM MOUNTNESSING. THE PARTNERSHIP TIMED A 3 YEAR old dark pied hen named Madame she is a very consistent racer often beaten by loft mates previously 21 st NFC Fougeres raced on widowhood competing in her fourth Channel race of the season, previously entered in to BBC Coutances, NFC Messac, BBC Messac (Fougeres). She is half sister to Frenchy 2 nd SECTION 6 th National BICC Poitiers two weeks ago, her sire was bred by an old friend John Searle who Mick has known since he was a teenager he is a grand son of Tuff Nut 5 th NFC Pau The Emperor 2 x 1 st National 1 st and 2 nd International Dax Nadira 1 st National 1 st International Carcassone 1 st National 1 st International Perpignan 4 th International Perpignan 6 th International Carcassone and Euro Diamond 1 st National 2 nd International Carcassone 3 rd National 5 th International Perpignan. Her dam was bred by John Halstead and is a daughter of Maurice 1 st BBC National Palamos when paired to a daughter of Ashley 2 nd BBC National Barcelona . The partnership feed VL widowhood and Liege mixes and peanuts are fed in the build up to the tougher races. The partnership also entered in to two other races this weekend entering 2 birds to NFC Tarbes they were 2 nd SECTION 3 rd National and 1 bird to BICC Agen they were 92 nd National. They would like to congratulate Mr Healy on back to back National wins well done. Keith Gosling and Mick Jarvis 2 nd SECTION J DAVID COWARD-TALBOT FROM CHELMSFORD. GB16N84628 - DARK COCK. A 2 YEAR OLD from David’s Natural loft that has been consistent all year. He is from the lines of Black Eagle from Maurice Dann Angel Bros. The Sire is a grandson of Black Eagle and the Dam is a Vandenabeele of the Bliksem lines. Next up in Section G is Derek Reid from Weybridge. They say behind every good man is an even better woman and Derek certainly has one of those in Elaine who never gets a mention. You will normally see Elaine 20 feet behind Derek at the marking carrying the baskets. My 1 st pigeon from Fougeres is a blue pied cock, son of my film star cock who was 9 th OPEN 2 nd SECTION FOUGERES 2017 AND 27 th OPEN COUTANCES 2 nd SECTION 2017. IT SEEMS THEY LIKE THE BBC RACES. The dam is a grandaughter of my NFC winner of 2005. Congratulations to the Winner, perhaps I should move to the Channel Isles (save some income tax as well). David Coward-Talbot Derek Reid 2 nd SECTION H IS NIGEL LEGG OF R LEGG &amp; SON FROM GUERNSEY WHO HAS ALWAYS WORKED TIRELESSLY for the fanciers in the Channel Islands right down to arranging the transportation of the birds to the mainland for the BBC members. Can I personally start off by congratulating Willie Healy on his second first open in the space of two weeks, following on from his 1 st OPEN BRITISH BARCELONA PALAMOS OUTSTANDING FLYING BY ANY standards putting the Channel Islands on the map. Secondly but equally as important to our club secretary Clare Norman, without the help we receive from her, and the running around she does for us it would be impossible for us to compete, let alone win! My first pigeon was the same 3 year old blue Patrick Vandenabeele cock, that I clocked from the last Fougeres race, he came back from the north after initially going through. Congratulations to all the SECTION WINNERS FLYING INTO A COLD STRONG NORTH EASTERLY WIND ON THE DAY. Nigel Legg Telephone and website verifications only which may be subject to change OPEN MEM NO FLYING NAME TOWN RING NUMBER A-A-T DAY VELOCITY 1 H361 W Healy Jersey GB16A09764 7 37 25 1 1258.408 2 B1015 S Laws Poole GB15X20729 10 2 35 1 1210.687 3 C66 S Dickinson &amp; P Newton Weston Super GB16N38271 11 19 35 1 1196.312 4 C556 P Newton Weston-Super- GB14V34211 11 25 0 1 1190.345 5 A82 Berry &amp; Matthews New Milton GB15N18196 10 6 38 1 1184.116 6 D375 M/M P Kenny &amp; Family Wantage GB15N90863 11 32 17 1 1177.805 7 B96 Mr &amp; Mrs L Cowley Dorchester GB17N54502 10 20 39 1 1173.202 8 B1220 G Glaze Shaftesbury GB16D43330 10 40 44 1 1172.306 9 E60 Mr &amp; Mrs A Horton Telford GB16Z38943 13 38 43 1 1169.423 10 B85 Mr &amp; Mrs M Gower Fordingbridge GB16B20617 10 31 45 1 1164.000 11 C157 Brown &amp; Elliott Loft 1 Devizes GB17N33371 11 11 58 1 1163.690 12 A545 Mr &amp; Mrs C Lever Romsey GB16R08147 10 34 26 1 1160.792 13 B132 R Dibben Poole GB17F16099 10 11 48 1 1155.082 14 E101 Mr &amp; Mrs A Shore Crewe GB16N57754 14 16 6 1 1151.155 15 C610 M Williams Hereford GB17V80420 12 38 32 1 1149.853 16 D866 Burgin &amp; Marshall Bovingdon NL17-1596179 11 58 13 1 1142.150 17 B862 R Goodier &amp; Sons Exeter GB16N65006 10 54 6 1 1134.333 18 D168 Sherman &amp; Wells Oxford GB17N019710 11 58 52 1 1132.964 19 D720 R J Lowe Reading GB17N017846 11 33 25 1 1129.410 20 B181 A Stephens Poole GB16V11898 10 21 4 1 1129.044 21 D677 Mr &amp; Mrs A Webber &amp; Abingdon GB16N73875 11 54 42 1 1124.701 22 E781 Mr &amp; Mrs N Shaw Basford GB16A00943 14 36 9 1 1119.879 23 D1102 M Gilbert Windsor GB16N02298 11 34 53 1 1119.358 24 E366 J &amp; B Oakley Whitchurch GB17Z30196 14 34 39 1 1112.880 25 E347 M Hughes Market GB15X21091 14 22 40 1 1111.911 26 B862 R Goodier &amp; Sons Exeter GB17N62375 11 0 37 1 1110.146 27 E366 J &amp; B Oakley Whitchurch GB17N67838 14 36 31 1 1108.896 28 E433 K Rhodes Telford GB16N67691 14 3 29 1 1100.648 29 B158 G Owers Bere Regis GB13N16952 10 32 12 1 1099.300 30 C1140 C &amp; J Howse Devizes GB17N32936 11 30 31 1 1099.215 31 E306 Mr &amp; Mrs T Williams Crewe GB15Z38924 14 48 44 1 1092.019 32 B323 C Bartlett Salisbury GB16N31265 11 6 58 1 1085.215 33 A593 J Ross Portsmouth GB16N58744 10 36 27 1 1084.999 34 B249 J Davies Crewkerne GB16 38531 11 4 29 1 1084.084 35 C539 Mr &amp; Mrs Horner Bristol GB17S15496 12 4 54 1 1083.779 36 C38 D &amp; J Staddon Shepton Mallet GB17N28175 11 23 57 1 1081.380 37 D55 M/M D Beasley &amp; L Reading GB16R09148 11 46 39 1 1080.580 38 D379 M/M M Dickinson &amp; Sons Hemel GB17N04913 12 23 37 1 1075.631 39 C843 R C Wellfair Cheltenham GB17V72333 12 45 15 1 1072.383 40 B345 J Clapcott Poole GB17F15855 10 34 32 1 1067.597 41 B679 N C Gibbs Dorchester GB16N70346 10 54 24 1 1066.286 42 B345 J Clapcott Poole GB17F15857 10 35 28 1 1064.044 43 A496 B Smith Winchester GB16N14268 11 10 32 1 1059.124 44 D435 P J Wells Dunstable GB17N00862 12 45 50 1 1056.745 45 A1189 C Edwards Romsey GB16R08085 11 2 45 1 1055.623 46 D136 Chitty Brothers Kings Langley GB16A00124 12 29 16 1 1055.106 47 D210 M/M E Corkett &amp; Sons Leighton GB17N02923 12 51 48 1 1051.245 48 B1072 J Fulford Salisbury GB16S69469 11 18 45 1 1050.941 49 A893 B D Basham Southampton GB17R12812 11 4 28 1 1041.178 50 A595 Mr &amp; Mrs G Emm Salisbury GB17S44695 11 8 59 1 1037.667 51 C879 N Greatwich Cleobury GB16R42065 13 59 15 1 1037.565 52 D492 Baron Bros Redbourn GB17N71941 12 47 26 1 1033.086 53 G37 Mr &amp; Mrs T Welch Chichester GB17N056152 10 51 28 1 1032.531 54 C309 Wyatt &amp; Gray Nailsea GB17V77096 12 20 46 1 1031.250 55 B27 Carpenter &amp; Bastable Poole GB15B18422 10 44 58 1 1029.505 56 D331 J Adams Watford GB15N13811 12 32 15 1 1024.005 57 J767 Gosling &amp; Jarvis Mountnessing GB15F41330 12 47 55 1 1019.930 58 E367 G &amp; C Machin Telford GB15Z20027 14 43 2 1 1019.210 59 E7 C Chetwood Telford GB16D43155 14 47 29 1 1018.441 60 C94 Mr &amp; Mrs Fairfax &amp; L Langport GB17N12893 11 47 46 1 1016.882 61 D110 E Ilsley Wantage GB14N04669 12 29 29 1 1012.020 62 A1156 J Attrill Salisbury GB15N99808 11 30 44 1 1006.373 63 D198 A McIlquham Enfield GB13V37816 12 48 16 1 1003.802 64 D165 F J Hambidge Chipping GB16Z47805 13 20 29 1 996.221 65 B95 N &amp; D Spracklen Dorchester GB16N67385 11 2 58 1 995.260 66 B95 N &amp; D Spracklen Dorchester GB16N98906 11 3 3 1 994.991 67 B95 N &amp; D Spracklen Dorchester GB16N67379 11 3 16 1 994.292 68 A660 R J Rome Fleet GB17V75321 11 57 8 1 992.413 69 D469 C Crick &amp; Son Stotfold GB15Z38675 13 32 32 1 989.941 70 D23 Mr &amp; Mrs K Hine Hayes GB16N13508 12 35 8 1 984.629 71 D331 J Adams Watford GB17N30337 12 51 29 1 976.716 72 J5 D Coward-Talbot Chelmsford GB16N84628 13 16 17 1 971.952 73 C21 E &amp; C Pitt Ludlow GB15N47367 14 36 11 1 970.530 74 A495 N T Wilson Portsmouth GB17N12488 11 9 6 1 967.580 75 D319 L Jones Hitchin GB17V10884 13 34 30 1 966.851 76 D52 J K Edwards &amp; Son Luton GB15D34340 13 22 40 1 964.611 77 A417 R &amp; H Barrs Stubbington GB17S36674 11 11 59 1 957.003 78 A218 T Leggatt Havant GB17V13821 11 17 16 1 952.934 79 A456 R Murray Southampton GB12J03099 11 24 19 1 949.335 80 E519 J Richard &amp; Son Whitchurch GB17N22556 15 53 57 1 949.029 81 D271 S Farmer Leicester GB14Z48604 14 59 38 1 946.429 82 C247 Mr &amp; Mrs C Merrills Swindon GB16X61243 12 58 4 1 943.168 83 A149 M Collins Southampton GB17N36610 11 30 6 1 942.256 84 A190 E Rann Chillerton GB14N34127 10 56 20 1 935.721 85 A201 J Attrill &amp; Sons Southampton GB17N24829 11 34 15 1 934.600 86 B684 B Woods Shaftesbury GB12L45120 11 53 53 1 931.615 87 C757 W Stribling Weston-Super- GB17X21150 12 57 46 1 928.105 88 B490 M Ayles Weymouth GB16S37053 11 16 20 1 926.169 89 A201 J Attrill &amp; Sons Southampton GB17N24857 11 37 21 1 926.137 90 G900 D Reid Weybridge GB17N44356 12 38 57 1 923.956 91 C454 G Clift (loft1) Tirley GB17E30007 14 5 3 1 914.760 92 D45 D Hawthorne Tadley GB17B05184 12 34 25 1 912.814 93 A241 Mr &amp; Mrs Hancock Winchester GB16N21953 12 10 44 1 908.115 94 J752 D Childs Wickford GB17S42647 13 38 7 1 903.222 95 B424 M Carter Poole GB17R13475 11 28 16 1 902.776 96 E765 A Hill Ilkeston GB16N66950 16 23 33 1 900.084 97 D678 Mr &amp; Mrs D J Newman Aylesbury GB17N70681 13 41 18 1 895.649 98 D153 S Sheffield Winchmore GB14E01312 13 33 39 1 894.294 99 B729 Cottrell Richmond &amp; Son Wimborne GB17N090709 11 40 34 1 890.832 100 A792 B Bate Lovedean GB16N36579 11 47 21 1 890.373 Fougeres (Messac) National Trophy Winners 2018 C &amp; J Howse (C1140) – The British Barcelona Club Trophy, The Everson Sports Champagne Trophy, The Ann Wright nee Nancy Harris Memorial Trophy, The Lisa Rigiani Memorial Trophy and The Peter Bennett Special Presentation Plate. G Hancock (C855) – The Cyril Lowe Memorial Trophy. Mr &amp; Mrs G Emm (A595) – The Diana “English Rose” Trophy. F J Quinn (C76) - The Trevor Perrett Memorial Trophy for first bird in charity nomination. B P Reene &amp; Son (B275) – The C B Philpott Shield. Mr &amp; Mrs B Frost (B89) – The Pat &amp; Alec Griggs Trophy for best velocity in to Somerset. SECTION WINNERS ARE: EACH SECTION WINNER WILL RECEIVE A MEDAL. A – M/M G Emm (A595), B – C Harrison (B474), C – C &amp; J Howse (C1140), D – R J Lowe (D720) E – K Pettitt (E203), G – M/M T &amp; C Welch (G37), H – W Healy (H361) J – Gosling &amp; Jarvis (J767) For members wishing to attend the dinner on Saturday 17 th November, ticket prices are £35 per person. Those wishing to stop over can book their accommodation direct with The Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth on 01202 552111. Please mention the Club when booking to ensure special rates. For more details on the dinner please see your Club Handbook. Clare Norman. 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