The Derbyshire North Road Federation

The DNRF was at Alnwick on the 25/5/24 at 10.15am into a south east wind the birds were liberated.

The morning at Alnwick

The top twelve in the federation were as follows claiming top spot plus 6th federation was Ron Vardy flying 158 miles his first and winner being a 2y blue white flight cock followed by a 1y blue chequer cock both being widowhood flown cocks of Ron's own created strain of birds he's established over the many years of racing pigeons Ron's velocities were 1413 and 1371.

2nd, 3rd and 12th federation was Mr & Mrs Hasslam & Son flying 165 miles their first a 1y dark pied hen that was bred by D & M Moore of Bristol and purchased at the new north road amalgamations 2023 Futurity young bird sale their next arrivals of 2 x 1y blue hens all on the widowhood system with velocities of 1381,1376.97 and 1364.

4th and 5th federation was Glynn Tryner flying 165 miles with 2 x 2y roundabout system flown cocks his first a syndicate lofts line bred cock from the late Dean Skuse birds followed by a Owen Josbury & Son of Walsall bred bird with velocities of 1376.46,and 1376.35.

7th federation was Mr & Mrs Moakes flying 162 miles with a 1y blue hen being bred from a pair of birds from fellow club mate Glynn Tryner flown on the roundabout system with a velocity of 1369.

8th, 9th and 10th federation was Mr & Mrs Guilford flying 172 miles their first a 2y chequer cock being a grandson of a NRCC winner crossed a Gabby Vandenbeale of Shadow lines followed by a 1y blue cock bred by Brian and Sue Stone of Belper of Mcaloney lines and their next a 2y blue cock of again Gabby Vandenbeale Shadow lines X NRCC grandson of winner breeding all were flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 1367 and 2 x 1366

11th federation was Gregg Johnson flying 167 miles with a 4y red pied Staff Van Reet roundabout system flown cock doing 1365

The Rat Man.