Derby Notes. Saturday July 18th was the start date of the young bird programme for the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation. Their opening race was from Cheltenham and the pigeons were liberated at 08-55 in a north east wind. In Chaddesden Jubilee Homing Society 6 members sent…

Derby Notes Saturday May 23rd and the race this week was from Exeter. The pigeons were liberated at 10-25 in a north north west wind. In The Chaddesden Jubilee Homing Society 16 members sent 126 birds and leading the way into Derby with a yearling cheq hen doing 1581 to take the…

Derby Notes. Saturday 18th April saw the opening race of the 2026 season for the Chaddesden Jubilee Homing Society, Holbrook Miners Welfare & Etwall & District Flying Club who fly in the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation. The pigeons were liberated at Cheltenham at 11-25 in a…

Etwall & District Flying Club Presentation 2025 Etwall & District Flying Club recently held their annual prize presentation evening and the venue must be a first as it was held at the home of Neil & Georgenia Crofts who kindly invited the club to their home for the occasion.…

Derby Notes. Sunday November 16th saw the opening show of the series for The Osmaston Park Homing Society. There were three classes, with 124 birds in total. The judge for this show was Mark Darby and with the quality of the pigeons in the pens judging wasn’t going to be an easy…