<pre><pre>Fougeres Young Birds &amp; Old Hens National Young Bird Winner Old Hens Winner Paul Weems Terry Haley from Chippenham from Abbots Langley 1 st SECTION C 1 st SECTION D Firstly, the Committee would like to thank you Mike and Edna Shepherd, as after more than 10 years of running Walkern marking station, Mike &amp; Edna are now finally retiring. We would like to know if there is any member who would like to take over running the station so we can keep Walkern going. Mike &amp; Edna have found someone from their own Club (Chris) who has very kindly offered to open up every marking day and make sure the crates are ready to go and even stay and help load the transporter when it arrives. All we need is for someone to mark off the members when they arrive at the station and take a log of the extra birds sent on the day. If anyone is interested please contact either Mike or Edna or myself. The final convoy of the year saw 743 young birds and 332 old hens liberated by Steve and Pat at 7am on Saturday with no wind on site. Thank you to everyone who has offered their assistance this year at the marking stations. You are all priceless. Congratulations to all our winners this season and we hope to see you at the presentation in November. Thank you All positions are provisional until the paperwork has been checked Congratulations to our 2019 young bird winner Paul Weems from Chippenham 1 st OPEN 1 st SECTION C. PAUL HAS BEEN UP AND COMING FOR THE PAST FEW SEASONS, SECURING SECTION WINS AND LAST YEAR winning his first open with the CSCFC Messac race. After receiving a phone call from Clare to learn that I had won the BBC young bird National, I had a lump in my throat and me and my partner Emma were jumping for joy. Over the past few seasons I have been concentrating on the Classics and Nationals and perseverance has been paying off. This is a huge achievement for me, which I am truly proud of, words can not describe how passionate I am about this sport. So... After a sleepless night, which is normal for me when the birds are away for any race whether it be Club, Classic or National, My first pigeon, a blue cock now called &quot;Chunky&#039;s Pride&quot; Which was sitting on dummy eggs that should have been hatching if not hatched, After 4 and a half hours he came straight out of the East which indicated to me that there was west in the wind, flown on the darkness system and feeding country wide corn. The week before he was 10 th OPEN CLASSIC Guernsey, previous to that he was raced in the Wilts Fed and had 4 short inland races. His breeding is 100% Syndicate Lofts. His sire is a grandson of Drum and Gerry and Outlaw and Rosen. His dam is a granddaughter of Rhiannon and Two Twenty Amulet and sister Sphinex which I bought from my friend Shaun Shockley. I would like to congratulate all the section winners and Martin Williams on being runner up, CLOCKING A SMASHING PIGEON ALL THE WAY UP THERE IN HEREFORD. And again I would like to thank my partner Emma for helping me whilst I&#039;m at work (Which isn&#039;t very often in the pigeon season) Lastly I would like to thank everyone who rang or messaged to congratulate me, I was truly overwhelmed. Paul, Emma, Jason &amp; Jack Chunky’s Pride Finishing the season how he’s performed all year, Martin Williams from Hereford has been at the top through the old bird calendar and now rounding it off with 2 nd OPEN 2 nd SECTION C. FIRSTLY I would like to congratulate Paul Weems and all the section winners. My winning bird is a small blue hen bred from my old line. Her dam and sire are both race birds, her dam winning 4 th SECTION, 39 th OPEN NFC COUTANCES 2018. HER GRAND SIRE IS MY 16 YEAR OLD HUYBREGT, WHO IS SIRE TO OVER THIRTY 1 st PRIZE WINNERS. THIS LITTLE HEN WENT TO GUERNSEY LAST WEEK WITH THE CSCFC BUT WAS ONE HOUR BEHIND leading birds. With that experience and the fact she is always in my first batch of birds back with my local fed, she was sent again. Overall it was a very successful day, having my full team of 4 back by 4.45. Martin Williams Another loft which has been on form Dave &amp; John Staddon from Ditcheat 3 rd OPEN 3 rd SECTION C. Firstly we&#039;d like to congratulate our friend Paul (Chunky) Weems on his great win, we had breakfast with Paul at the marking. The last time we ate breakfast with him at Frome marking he won the Messac Classic and we were 2 nd , so history nearly repeated itself. Breakfasts are on you next time Chunk. Also well done to Martin Williams and all section winners this week. This was a very tough and erratic race in our part of the world. The wind turned more westerly as the race progressed and it was a strong wind too. To say we were gobsmacked by winning 3 rd OPEN TO OUR LOCATION would be an understatement. When we timed our blue hen we felt we were half an hour behind. You just never know when the channel is involved. Our hen had tried really hard and came home in lovely sunny conditions, our 3 rd 4 th and 5 th birds weren&#039;t so lucky as we were then under a belt of heavy rain and they were very wet but no harm was done. We timed 8/12 on the day with no more arriving on Sunday. The 3 rd OPEN HEN WAS OVER SITTING EGGS AND IS BRED FROM OUR VERY BEST LONG DISTANCE LINES. HER SIRE IS a son of Bill &amp; Beryl Lewis famous Tarbes Champion Freelands Gem 6 x Tarbes at 624miles, he is proving a goldmine in the loft. The dam is our own racing Champion, Shapway Evie. I attach a picture of Evie with a list of her amazing performances. She was the National Flying Club Ace Pigeon of 2018 and is a full sister to G-Force our NFC Ace Pigeon 2016. This is Evie&#039;s first full year in the stock loft, so this is a very promising start. Incidentally, our next 3 pigeons were all grandchildren of Evie bred from our race team, so it looks as though her offspring like it tough exactly like she did. Thanks to all fanciers who have taken the trouble to contact us in recent weeks with our birds winning the Guernsey Classic, 1 st SECTION BICC GUERNSEY AND 2 X 1 st WoESRC in recent weeks. Roll on next week lol !!! Dave &amp; John Staddon Only joining the BBC this season 1 st &amp; 4 th SECTION J 4 th OPEN IS THE UNCLE AND NEPHEW PARTNERSHIP Bernie McDermott &amp; Martin Jones from Stanford Le Hope, Essex. Bernie &amp; Martin raced together in Walthamstow before Bernie moved to Essex in 1991 when the partnership split due to work &amp; family commitments, with families all grown up and Martin now moving to Essex they rekindled their partnership this year in 2019. A new racing loft was built and the success is starting to come. Their first bird is a chequer tic eyed hen raced on the dark racing to the perch is bred from a son of Mark Bulled famous Legacy when he was paired to a daughter of Phil Woods of Laindon London Combine Hall of Fame winner. This hen also has the blood of the famous Nearly cock of Scammel Peploe &amp; Bromley Wales. Their 2 nd pigeon a dark chequer hen again raced on the dark and to the perch was timed a minute after their 1 st and probable 4 th SECTION IS DOWN FROM ANOTHER GREAT distance pairing from a son of Andy Parsons merit award winner Monty, the mother of their 2 nd bird is another Mark Bulled pigeon being a daughter of Mark’s Old 60. This partnership also had a great RESULT IN THE OLD HENS NATIONAL ONLY SENDING ONE THEIR CHEQUER HEN RACED TO A 10 DAY OLD BABY IS provisional 4 th SECTION 11 th OPEN OH NATIONAL AND IS A GRAND DAUGHTER OF SCAMMEL PEPLOE &amp; Bromley’s famous nearly cock the mother of their old hen was bred by Derek Walsh of Waterford Ireland. The partnership would like to also congratulate all the winning pigeons in what turned out to be a hard but good racing day, and would also like to thank fellow club members Gary Heywood &amp; Robbie Wilton for taking their birds to the marking station. Bernie McDermott &amp; Martin Jones 1 st SECTION B 5 th OPEN MARK &amp; JULIE GOWER FROM FORDINGBRIDGE. FIRSTLY A BIG WELL DONE TO PAUL Weems on winning the race, it came as no surprise he had won because his birds have been in super form lately. What was a surprise to me is how the race worked out with 4 of the top 5 being on the South Westerly side of the country when there was a prevailing West South West wind!! My first bird was a Herman Ceusters originating from Premier Stud, the sire and dam were purchased as a racing kit of young birds in 2016. The sire went on to win in the club and 1 st SECTION NFC and the dam winning 2 x1st Club. Sadly both were lost this year in NFC racing but I took one from the pair before racing started. The young hen was raced in the Wilts Fed for 3 races from the South West then last week in to the Guernsey Classic where she was my fourth bird but still only flying 2 hrs 45mins. She was exercising well so I decided to put her in to this race. She was placed on darkness this year and as with all my young birds they are all in together and fly back to the perch. One or two have recently started to pair up but that’s all. I sent 10 to the race and had 6 home on the day but some of the later ones had to work with one of them attacked by a falcon. Thanks as usual to Nick &amp; Andy for taking my birds to the marking and Julie for having to put up with all the text instructions for letting out birds while I’m at work. Mark &amp; Julie Gower 6 th &amp; 7 th OPEN 2 nd &amp; 3 rd SECTION JOHN &amp; JOHN BRADY FROM BENFLEET. AFTER JUST CLOCKING A LATE comer from Littlehampton, I emerged from the loft to find I had 2 cocks from Fougeres on the roof, coaxing them down I realised they had had a hard race as they walked slowly into the loft, the first bird to clock GB19N87713 chequer pied cock is from a cross between a Dave Delea (Kenyan) cock with a Dave Goddard (Fear brothers) hen. Clocking 4 seconds behind GB19N87703 is a grizzle cock a direct Jos Thone distance pigeon, the parents being gifted to me by Jos to try out for Channel racing. John Brady Doing well in both young bird &amp; old hens races, our winners from last years Fougeres young bird John &amp; Theresa (Gladwin &amp; Jarvis) from Leigh on Sea 8 th OPEN. MY YOUNG BIRD IS A FORMULA 1 Lofts bred Cor De Heijde pigeon. The sire is a direct Cor De Heijde. I bought at the De Duiff auction in February 2018 and the dam is from a Cor De Heijde hen I bought at Blackpool De Duiff auction when paired to a top cock from Mark Gilbert from a joint breeding we did with Mark. Gladwin &amp; Jarvis Young bird Terry Haley from Abbots Langley has had a fantastic weekend taking 1 st &amp; 2 nd SECTION D 9 th &amp; 10 th OPEN WITH THE YOUNG BIRDS BUT ALSO WINNING THE OLD HENS RACE AS WELL. Only sending 4 young birds and clocking three. 1st section ‘D’ - White grizzle Cock. Sire won 1 st Combine Perth etc. Dam was sister to a pigeon who won 5 x 1 st ’s in North London Fed. This pair was gifted to me by Jimmy Magee of Hoddesdon from his A Kent grizzles. 2nd section ‘D’ and my fancied Young bird in this race, was a chequer hen bred by Keith &amp; Betty Mott of Claygate, from his Brian Denney, Fred Dickson &amp; Eric Cannon distance pigeons. Keith always gifts me a pair of youngsters to test out with previously good performances over the years. This chequer hen has already won 6 th Inter Counties Fed Lyndhurst with 1,901 birds competing where the loft mate was 1 st Fed &amp; 4 others were in the first 10 that day. Terry &amp; Karen Haley with Harry &amp; Jack Next in the Section to Terry is fellow Club mate Jeff Poole from Kings Langley 3 rd SECTION 11 th OPEN. FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE WINNERS ESPECIALLY TERRY “THE PIGEON” HALEY FROM my Club on winning 1 st and 2 nd SECTION 9 th &amp; 10 th OPEN YOUNG BIRDS AND 1 st OPEN 1 st SECTION OLD hens. He lives and breaths pigeons and is a pure pigeon man. My pigeon GB19N19025 Pure Vandenabeele purchased from Bob Short on Redstar auctions and goes back to Jester and Carrie lines. Dam was 1 st CLUB, 1 st Fed this year and is bred from Brian Hawes of Dekota lines and the Sire a Vandenabeele from Bob Short. Jeff Poole 1 st &amp; 2 nd SECTION A MANNOR LOFTS (MARTIN, CLARE &amp; JACK NORMAN) FROM SOUTHAMPTON. WE were delighted to take the first two in the Section. Our first bird is a hen from a cross we decided to make this season to get some speed in to our distance pigeons. She is bred from a Dave Vowles of Street Venner cock paired to a Roger Lowe hen who is a grand daughter of My Little Diamond, for me one of the best breeding hens ever to grace this Country. Her breeding successes would fill pages. This is the first bird from this cross and will now be paired directly back to our distance family. Our second bird is a distance pigeon, her sire is bred down from Olympic Ric 1 st BICC/BBC Barcelona 58 th International 2013 and a Grandson of Sumo from John &amp; David Staddon. Her dam was bred by Roger Phillips from Guernsey and has Barcelona blood lines running through her veins. Rogers birds are winning for many fanciers such is the quality of his stock. We would like to thank Rob Poole and Dave Day for helping to train our youngsters this young bird season as our time is very limited. 1 st &amp; 2 nd SECTION A Tracy Andrew from Woodingdean 1 st SECTION G. I HAVE BEEN RACING PIGEONS SINCE 1955 WHEN I was at school, with more ups than downs than ups. I have made many life long friends in pigeons, sadly many are no longer with us. These last few seasons have not been good for me and my very good friend Kenny Abbott named my loft “Abysmal Lofts”. My section winner Blue Chequer Pied Hen is bred from stock on loan from the Sullivan Brothers, tip top pigeon men and is from their direct Pieter Veenstra Lines, thank you Lee and Ian. Congratulations to the winners. Tracy Andrew 2 nd SECTION G IS KHAN BROTHERS FROM NEW MALDEN. FIRSTLY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND ALL the Section winners, it ended up being a hard race for us with a few empty perches. Our 1 st bird was a chequer white flight bred from our stock team from a son of Bullen’s IRDB x daughter of Mark Gilbert’s Kanibal Barcelona. Raza, Barry &amp; Idris Khan It’s nice to see hard workers being rewarded and also with Elvin descending from good pigeon racing stock himself (i.e Bill &amp; Bryan Woods) Elvin Booth from Gosport 3 rd SECTION A. GB19N06827 – Mealy Pied Cock Firstly, I would like to say congratulations to all the winners and secondly a big thankyou to Clare, Martin and everyone associated with the BBC (and CSCFC) for the excellent job that they all do. My pigeon is a descendant from birds gifted to me by my 2 uncles in Shaftesbury, Bill and Bryan Woods, when I started up 2 years ago. Bill is sadly no longer with us, but I know he would be really chuffed with this bird’s performance as is Bryan. The bird is from Roland Janssen lines and is one I bred from my Mealy Hen that won the Hants 2-bird Championship as a Young Bird last year. Elvin Booth Dave &amp; Kyle Harris from Newport, Shropshire 1 st SECTION E. OUR FIRST BIRD BEING OUT OF OUR OLD Soontjen family containing all the old lines that have won six times in the section in the BBC, all our young birds have been flown natural, the first round are January hatched and have timed lights in the stock loft so when they are weaned they go onto natural daylight which in effect is like being on the darkness system in the early weeks, the second timed bird is from two gift birds, one from Gary Tomlinson Who Dares Wins one loft race, the other from Kevin Doley of Telford, thank you both. We timed three of our ten entries on the day, our third bird is out of a cock pigeon from Dave Wawhinney and a hen off Timmy Mawhinney of Northern Ireland and had three more on Sunday, Kyle has tended to the young birds in the last couple of season and has a good relationship with them (often being told off for being to heavy with the peanuts). He feeds the widowhood cocks on return from training and feeds the young birds before leaving for school in the mornings, a massive thank you to Chris Whittingham who trains our birds throughout the season, without him training the birds would be very difficult, even though he is in his 80s he still makes sure we are out of bed at 04.30 each morning and keeps us on our toes. Thank you to all the officers and officials of the BBC for another good seasons racing and to all the winners who make the BBC the great club it is. Dave &amp; Kyle Harris 2 nd SECTION B JAMES FULFORD FROM SALISBURY. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE WINNERS IN THIS RACE AND SAY HOW HAPPY I AM TO ACHIEVE 2 nd SECTION WITH MY SOUTHWELLS BIRD BRED FROM A PAIR OF John Halstead’s. Thanks to Andy Parsons who has supported me this year taking my pigeons to the marking station and to Dave Day a close friend who has also been a great support for many years. Taking 2 nd SECTION E FOR BOTH YOUNG BIRDS AND OLD HENS BRIAN &amp; SUE STONE FROM BELPER. OUR 1 st young bird a mealy pied cock was bred by our good friend and club member Trevor Jennings, this was off his No 1 direct Eric Coolemans cock when he arrived he was in fine form couldn’t tell he had come over 300 miles. James Fulford Brian &amp; Sue Stone with Granddaughter Evelyn OLD HENS REPORT Congratulations to Terry Haley on winning the Old Hens race. First of all I would like to thank all the people who have rung to congratulate me on my dual performance &amp; especially Roger Hurst the Chairman of the BBC who called me today (Sunday). I have come close to winning a ‘National’ before, only sending small teams. In 2016 I sent 2 pigeons in the BBC from Coutances, and I finished up 2 nd &amp; 3 rd SECTION ‘D’ &amp; 4 th &amp; 5 th OPEN WHICH GOES TO prove you don’t have to send large teams to compete and it makes it all the more sweeter if and when you come up trumps with birds fed on cheap farm beans, peas, wheat, barley &amp; rape mixed with a traditional brand name. I race my pigeons with the Boxmoor H.S &amp; the Inter Counties Fed, both are very competitive organisations with many household names amongst its members and covering a large area, similar to a mini National in itself! 1 st SECTION &amp; 1 st OPEN OLD HENS IS A 4 YEAR OLD CHEQUER HEN WITH MANY PREVIOUS DECENT POSITIONS IN National Racing and was my number one fancied old hen in this race, sitting eggs 12 days, and because I still fly my birds the natural system she was moulting heavily. When she came I thought at first it was a white flighted stray flying around but then realised it was my hen with gaps in her wings! She is self bred with Alasdair Muir pigeons on her Dam’s side. 1 st SECTION J 2 nd &amp; 7 th OPEN FATHER &amp; SON PARTNERSHIP TREVOR &amp; ADRIAN WILSON FROM MANUDEN. Firstly a big congratulations to Terry Haley, The Watford Wizard, top pigeon man - well done mate! Our timer is our yearling hen Guernsey Girl, she is called this as she won £260 from BICC Guernsey as a young bird and was 33 rd SECTION, 74 th OPEN SAME RACE POINT 2 WEEKS AGO. She is a full sister to Flash 1 st SECTION, 3 rd OPEN BBC COUTANCES 2017 WITH 2,786 BIRDS COMPETING. Her sire is The Hicks cock, 2 x 1 st and a 2 nd as a young bird then put to stock. Her dam is Little Black our top stock hen. Her sire is our Jean Willums cock - First Blood. Lot 1 in his first auction, a very inbred family of sprint pigeons. Little Blacks dam is a granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Tofts 1 st OPEN NATIONAL FLYING CLUB WINNER A Roger Lowe De Klak. We make our own feed using several different brands and they receive platteeuw yellow drops the day after the race. Trevor &amp; Adrian Wilson and Freya 2 nd &amp; 3 rd SECTION D 3 rd OPEN JEFF POOLE FROM KINGS LANGLEY. GB16N38129. SHE WAS A LATE BRED in 2016 and was sent sitting 10 days eggs. The Sire is a Vandenabeele bred for David Reed of Chainbridge lofts and is from a Son of his National winner Weltower Neil. The Dam was also purchased from David Reed and bred 5 firsts for him. Being a daughter of his No 1 stock Hen Granddaughter of Shadow. 4 th OPEN MICK &amp; LORNA DICKINSON &amp; SON FROM HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. FIRSTLY, WE&#039;D LIKE TO congratulate club mates Terry Haley for 1 st OPEN AND JEFF POOLE FOR 3 rd OPEN. OUR HEN IS FROM STOCK sourced from Evans, Gibson, Dixon &amp; Smith, crossed with our old De Rauw Sablon lines. This was her 6 th CHANNEL RACE OF THE SEASON, AND SHE WAS A RE-PAIRED WIDOWHOOD HEN, BEING LEFT WITH HER NEW mate overnight prior to basketing. We sent two, with the other old hen 15 minutes behind. Mick &amp; Lorna Dickinson with Grandson Ralph 1 st SECTION C 5 th OPEN MARK &amp; CLARE BROWN FROM HUNGERFORD. FIRSTLY HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO Paul Weems on winning the YB national &amp; Terry Haley on the same with the Old Hens National. Our old hen 90, is from our old Gaby Vandenabeele crossed with Steve Bennett of Bristol lines of his champ. She has been a quality racer for us and was aimed for this BBC National and the NFC Old Hens race next week, she has previously won 3 rd SECTION OLD HENS NATIONAL NFC IN 2018 AND 2 nd SECTION 46 th OPEN NFC FOUGERES IN 2017. She was racing home to her first nest of the year and sitting around 14 day eggs, she had 2 or 3 races in the old bird club season and raced most weeks with the YB &amp; any age races. 2 nd SECTION J 6 th OPEN JOHN &amp; THERESA (GLADWIN &amp; JARVIS) FROM LEIGH ON SEA. MY OLD HEN IS A 2017 Frans Zwols hen which has been very unlucky so far, she was late bred in 2017 and only raced once. In 2018 she broke her leg in her second race and did not race again and this year she was hawked in the first training toss in April so I put her with the young birds to recover and started to train her with the young birds. She is a full sister of Grandads Dream my Thurso Combine winner from 512 miles. Mark &amp; Clare Brown’s Old Hen Gladwin &amp; Jarvis’ Old Hen 1 st SECTION E 8 th OPEN MATHER &amp; HAYWOOD (PREVIOUSLY T &amp; J MATHER) FROM CRICH, NEAR Matlock. This partnership fly to the village of Crich, near to Matlock, high in the Derbyshire hills. Over many years they have produced some excellent results from over the channel. Their goal is to win channel races, with little attention paid to any land races and they have achieved this with great success at local and Classic level. Recent success are as follows: 1 st OPEN NMCC NIORT 2017; 2 nd , 4 th , 6 th &amp; 13 th OPEN NMCC SAINTES 2015: 11 th , 12 th , 17 th etc Open NMCC Saintes 2016; 6 th , 17 th &amp; 27 th OPEN NMCC SAINTES 2018: 1 st CLUB, 2 nd Fed, Saintes, 500+ miles 2014: MNFC NE Averages (Combined) 2014; 1 st CLUB, 2 nd Fed Poiters 2019 etc, 1 st Fed Carentan 2016 etc. This hen is two years old and has been across the channel approximately 8 times. Two weeks ago she went to the BICC Guernsey race. Her bloodlines are a mixed bag of breeding, from the old Van Geel&#039;s crossed with Van De Wegen (including Indy bloodlines from Matt Rakes and Chris Gordon’s Syndale Express). The hen was sitting four day eggs and she will be back in next week at the Coutance National Race. Tony Mather &amp; Steve Haywood 2 nd SECTION E 9 th OPEN BRIAN &amp; SUE STONE FROM BELPER. BLUE HEN OUR 1 st old bird, she had prizes as a young bird and yearling and she had been sitting 14 days. This is a Soontjen we had bred for us from a good friend Dennis Mckenna from up north out of his old soontjens. Another new member to the Club this season Mrs Karen Williams from Isfield 1 st SECTION G 10 th OPEN. SHE IS A BLUE CHEQUER YEARLING HEN BOUGHT AT BRIGHTON CENTRAL BREEDERS BUYER SALE. SHE WAS bred by Pete Gretton of Peacehaven from his Padfield stock. She was lightly flown last year but has come into her own in the last two months this year and hopefully all being well intend to fly her over the channel next year. This is only my second year of racing and I would like to thank the members of the Lewes Club and Andy Richardson of the Newhaven Club for their help and advice but especially a big thank you to Pete Gretton and Paul Baker and lastly Adrian, my long suffering husband/loft cleaner for all his help which I couldn&#039;t have done without. Karen Williams Jimmy Wearn &amp; Erik Neilson (Wearn Bros 1 &amp; Neilson) from Ramsdean 1 st SECTION A. OUR OLD hens breeding is Vandenabeele and is from our good friends John and David Hawkins, she has been a consistent pigeon all year and will now probably be entered into the Old Hens NFC race. Erik Neilson 2 nd SECTION C FRANK QUINN FROM DEVIZES. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND THE CONVOYERS ON the condition of the birds not, forgetting all the markers at each station especially the ones that provide cake. Now my bird who is provisional 2 nd SECTION 13 th OPEN OLD HENS IS ONE OF THREE MIDDLE DISTANCE BIRDS I have, being bred by David Parker of Clitheroe, Lancs. She is a widowhood hen and was in the young bird loft spare. She has had only one other race this year last weeks Classic Guernsey being provisionally 49 th OPEN. I SENT 2 OLD HENS AND 4 YOUNG BIRDS AND I AM MISSING 2 YOUNG BIRDS AS I write this. Frank Quinn 2 nd SECTION A BUDDY SHIPP FROM PORTSMOUTH. THIS 4 YEAR OLD CHEQUER IS A KEES BOSUA HEN, WHO IS only used as a widow hood hen to keep the cocks happy. This year though she flew Bordeaux for me with the BBC and then lightly trained before being sent to Fougeres. Lily Shipp &amp; Young Buddy 2 nd SECTION G DAVE DEVESON FROM NEWHAVEN. MY 2 YEAR OLD CHEQUER PIED HEN IS CALLED SAMMY. She is from Razor Girl lines, crossed with Cannons. Fougeres was her first race of the year. Dave Deveson 1 st SECTION B ROBBIE HOOPER FROM POOLE. MY SECTION WINNER WAS PART OF MY NFC SIGOGNE TEAM OF roundabout hens, she was paired for Guernsey with the CSCFC and sent sitting on five day old young birds these were twelve days for this race. The sire of this hen was bred by my friend John Good of Portsmouth crossed with my own well established family. Robbie Hooper 2 nd SECTION B JOHN HALSTEAD FROM GILLINGHAM WITH A 3 YEAR OLD CHEQUER HEN SITTING A 2 DAY OLD baby. She is bred from the mother of Nyland Vulcan who won 3 times 1 st SECTION IN 3 DIFFERENT Nationals in 2015, mated with a superb chequer cock from a Tipton sale for Bertels Corneel. This hen has had several good prizes including 1 st SECTION 86 th OPEN NFC COUTANCES OLD HENS 964 BIRDS in 2017 and 41 st OPEN CSCFC COUTANCES 2,113 BIRDS IN 2019 AND HER NEST MATE WAS 4 th SECTION 16 th OPEN BICC POITIERS 2,880 BIRDS. John Hastead 1 st SECTION H PAUL DAVIES FROM JERSEY. FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BRIAN STUBBS FOR LOOKING after my birds for a month whilst I was away having treatment. The old hen I timed is a 2 year old chequer called Kate after my lady friend. This hen was sent sitting an 8 day old youngster. Her preparation for the race was 3 x St Malo and 2 x Rennes. Last but not least I would like to thank Clare Norman for collecting the Jersey birds. Paul Davies 2 nd SECTION H WILLIE HEALY FROM JERSEY. MY THREE YEAR OLD CHEQUER HEN THAT I TIMED IS MY NATIONAL WINNER FROM FOUGERES LAST YEAR “JACKIE SHARP”. SHE IS A VAN LOON CROSS VAN DER WEGEN AND SCOTTISH blood and was sent sitting on overdue eggs. As I always say (God spares us) hopefully the Channel Island fanciers will have better flying next year as between one thing and another, it has been hard this year. As always a big thank you to Clare Norman and the Barcelona Club for what you do for us Channel Island Pigeon Fanciers. Willie Healy On Site Fougeres Convoyers Report Day19 (Thursday): Finished loading 3.00pm, watered birds. Arrived at Docks 4.00pm and topped up water. Fed birds 6.00pm and put water back on 7.00pm. Day 2: (Friday) Topped up water 6.15am at Caen Docks. Arrived on site 8.30am. Filled up both water tanks on transporter. Parked in shade and topped up drinkers. Fed birds 1.00pm and put water back on 2.00pm. Constantly topped water up throughout the day. Day 3 (Saturday): Up at 5.30am, phoned Roger 6.15am and agreed liberation for 7.00am. Put lorry in position and topped up water 6.30am. Birds circled once and left as one batch heading North. Out of sight in under 2 minutes in rising full sun and bright blue skies. Telephone &amp; website verifications only which may be subject to change Young Birds OPEN MEM NO FLYING NAME TOWN RING NUMBER A-A-T DAY VELOCITY 1 C144 P Weems Chippenham GB19N60431 11 30 44 1 1425.691 2 C610 M Williams Hereford GB19X16014 12 28 36 1 1412.063 3 C38 D &amp; J Staddon Shepton Mallet GB19B03018 11 29 10 1 1321.560 4 J512 McDermott &amp; Jones Stanford Le GB19N56119 12 17 43 1 1282.542 5 B85 Mr &amp; Mrs M Gower Fordingbridge GB19N26344 11 11 42 1 1279.845 6 J624 J &amp; J Brady Benfleet GB19N87713 12 23 50 1 1277.629 7 J624 J &amp; J Brady Benfleet GB19N87703 12 23 54 1 1277.366 8 J292 Gladwin &amp; Jarvis Leigh on Sea GB19N62236 12 28 29 1 1276.558 9 D224 T Haley Nr Watford GB19N00264 12 26 2 1 1267.257 10 D224 T Haley Nr Watford GB19V11051 12 27 54 1 1260.043 11 D229 J Poole Kings Langley GB19N19025 12 28 46 1 1257.436 12 A1108 Mannor Lofts (M C &amp; J Southampton GB19N34868 11 13 28 1 1249.450 13 C329 S Slade Devizes GB19V74099 11 59 13 1 1234.056 14 D438 Dennis Baker Maidenhead GB19N45518 12 17 11 1 1230.298 15 D23 Mr &amp; Mrs K Hine Hayes GB19N18578 12 20 22 1 1229.788 16 G820 T R Andrew Woodingdean GB19V22678 11 20 5 1 1215.410 17 J767 Gosling &amp; Jarvis Mountnessing GB19N64489 12 47 12 1 1212.978 18 J644 D Heywood &amp; Son Basildon GB19N24801 12 42 11 1 1211.573 19 G237 Khan Brothers New Malden GB19N78606 12 12 22 1 1210.664 20 A1108 Mannor Lofts (M C &amp; J Southampton GB19N34869 11 27 9 1 1185.454 21 A303 E Booth Gosport GB19N06837 11 12 21 1 1184.256 22 D1211 J &amp; P Parker Reading GB19N35940 12 18 26 1 1175.788 23 J401 D Wilton &amp; Son Chadwell St GB19N87463 12 42 17 1 1170.641 24 A294 C Lakeman New Milton GB19V80653 11 17 32 1 1153.924 25 A333 Luke &amp; Les Cross Gosport GB19N54107 11 23 28 1 1151.409 26 G46 P Gretton Peacehaven GB19Z35938 11 34 46 1 1140.036 27 A525 W Edwards &amp; P Harris Gosport GB19N27484 11 25 38 1 1136.104 28 E349 D &amp; K Harris Newport GB19B27763 15 5 1 1 1128.906 29 G516 M/M S Howard Guildford GB19V08268 12 17 8 1 1126.819 30 B1072 J Fulford Salisbury GB19A18834 12 7 13 1 1107.499 31 C211 Clive &amp; 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Sons Southampton GB18B27953 17 36 35 1 497.245 Dinner presentation Saturday 16 th November 2018. The prize presentation will be upon us before we know it. Anyone wishing to attend the dinner please contact me. Don’t leave it too late as tickets and accommodation are going fast. Ticket price is £35 per person. Accommodation can be booked with The Marsham Court Hotel on 01202 552111. Please mention the BBC when booking for reduced rates. Clare Norman. Tel: 023 8057 3919. Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. </pre></pre>
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