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We now finally have Green lights after this awful national disaster so let’s get to some of our regions clubs results to publish and announce. Onto the the North roaders first Corby NRFC flying from Wetherby (7/188) it was a clean sweep and a visit to the winners compound for Ron Buttery who took 1st,2nd & 3rd Grantham NRFC at Harrogate (8/79)1st flying 80 miles is John Norris with a 3y Delbar widowhood cock originating from PJ lofts doing 1557 2nd & 3rd is Paul Maiden with two hens that are mother & daughter the first the daughter then the mother flown on the Natural system they are both Dirk Vanden Bulks from Peter Parsons stock lines flying 95 miles doing 1508 & 1507 4th is D Fowler & son with a 3y widowhood Gabby Vandenabeele hen doing 1478.

Paul Crooks

Ruddington NRFC at Harrogate (9/268) 1,2,3,4,was Paul Crooks with 3 birds dropping together on 1572 & 1571 his first 3 birds were Herman Cuesters the 4th a Kevin Lawson soojen that has previously won a ample of prize cards they are all flown on the paul crooks roller coaster chaos system.Chesterfield Doe Lea NRFC at Wetherby  (3/30) 1st & 2nd was Aspley & Wraggsdale with 2 x 1y widowhood cocks doing 1342 & 1340 his first a Paddy Garland of Chesterfield Herman Cuesters his 2nd a late bred Karl Herman from Gavin Lander 3rd & 4th R & T Birkett & Kirby with 2x 3y cocks on 1066 & 984.

Des Smith Thornbury winner

Thornbury NRFC at Coventry (8/262) 1,2,3,4 was Dave Smith flying 76 miles his four birds on 1376,1373,1368 & 1360 all being paul Stobbs Soonjens flying on the roundabout system.Thornbury NRFC at Stratford Upon Avon (8/170) 1,2,3,4 was  Peter Harkness with his old bird team flying on the roundabout system his first bird a Jan Grondelier blue w/f cock with two birds together on 1712 and two more together on 1711.

Nigel Shpherd & Andy Northern

Braunston NRFC at Wetherby (10/175)1,2,3 was Mr & Mrs Nigel Shepherd & Andy Northern their first bird a purchased young bird from a purchased kit of babies from Billy Bearder & sons of Aspley Nottingham all flown on natural velocities of 1625 and two birds together on 1624 4th was George Weston on 1620.

John Parker's Blue Hen

Eastwood NRFC at Harrogate (5/46) 1st & 2nd was John Parker with two natural flown 1y blue hens the first a late Peter Obertelli obtained cock paired to a gift Gregg Johnson hen given to John his second another Peter Obertelli bird bred from some of peters birds purchased at his bereavement sale of birds velocities of 1415 & 1388 2nd was Dennis Taylor with a Seth Alwright Gabby Vandenabeele widowhood cock doing 1412 4th was Mick Wilson on 1385. Syston NRFC at Harrogate (15/205)1st & 2nd was Mick Thorpe flying 93 miles with two birds finishing together on 1492 3rd is Geoff Myring with a 3y Houben widowhood blue cock which originates from Tony Baites of Cambridge doing 1482 4th was Brian Manning with a 1y mealy hen doing 1478.

Brian Guilford

Long Eaton NRFC at Wetherby (7/94) 1st & 2nd was Mr & Mrs Brian Guilford flying 70 miles on 1396 & 1395 3rd & 4th was Mr & Mrs Dave Lee with two birds together doing 1386.

Roger Hallsworth Pinxton winner

Pinxton NRFC at Wetherby (10/160) 1st & 2nd was Roger Hallsworth with 2 x hens flying 59 miles doing 1418 & 1402 3rd was Derek & Ryan Nutthall with a 3y Leo Hermans widowhood chequer cock doing 1385 4th was John Hendy with this being his first ever flown north road race he has flown with a 1y blue hen doing 1370 well done John and welcome to the North road. Ollerton NRFC at Harrogate (5/95) 1,2,3 was Riggott & Richardson with two birds together on 1748 & then 1745 4th was Kevin Lawson with a 3y blue Lambrechts widowhood cock doing 1743 . Blidworth NRFC at Harrogate (3/39) 1st & 2nd Mr & Mrs Barbra Knowles doing 1593 & 1574.

Tony Adamson

On the south road route over at Leeds Gipton Midweek FC at Newark (10/40) 1,2,3 was Tony Adamson flying 59 miles doing 1461,1460 & 1455 4th was Chudasama & Beecher on 1441. Harehills HS at Leicester 1,2,3 was McCormick & Schofield flying 87 miles on 1380 & two birds together on 1364 4th is Tony Adamson on 1337 with a yearling that is a Dave Broxup aka (dart player on pigeon chat) cock lent to Tony X with one of Tony’s own bred hens. Brotherton HS at Leicester (6/141) 1st was Keith Baker with a Lambrecht X Busschaert Dark White flight widowhood cock doing 1342 2nd is John Booth with a 1y blue cock on natural sitting 14 day old eggs he was a purchased young bird at a Pontefract young bird sale event and he is a Franz Zwols bred by Harry Jackson of Selby. Doing 1339 3rd & 4th is Mick Simpson with 2 x Lambrechts on 1329 & 1325. Gleadless HS at Kettering (11/202) 1st was Hobson & Freeman flying 73 miles on 1090 2nd J BroadHead on 1083 3rd R Read on 1076 4th E Saynor & Son on 1060 Oughtibridge FC at Kettering (7/144) 1st flying 77 miles with a 2y chequer cock is Phil Helliwell on 1104 2nd & 4th was M Lake on 1097 & 1084 3rd was G Crowder with a 1y Belgium run blue cock flying 78 miles on 1094.

Mr Selby - Gary Hill

Selby unicorn FC was at Leicester (10/241) 1st & 2nd was aka (Mr Selby) Gary Hill his winner a Kevin Lawson bred Lambrechts blue cock he was purchased directly as a baby from Kevin’s his second a 1y blue Herman Cuesters Syndicate loft cock flying 81 miles  velocities of 1373 & 1368 3rd was M & D Pooley with a 2y blue hen doing 1346 4th was P Summers & partner on 1318. Some closing comments now myself and Derbyshire NR federation members and Nottinghamshire NR federation  members would like to thank Rose & Ray Lander (Derbyshire NR) and Kevin Lawson (Nottingham NR) for a great knowledgeable decision on holding the Harrogate and Wetherby races on the 6/6/20 Saturday and having a superb race with great returns for all on such a awful weather weekend we all endured with racing our pigeons when some local federations cancelled racing altogether and some holding over or having a Monday race we got a away with it with some wise moves and decisions on such a hard call to make on such a terrible weekend so thanks your work is appreciated.

Dave Broxup

Also Tony Adamson would like to congratulate Dave Broxup on a fantastic performance and being one of the furthest flyers in one of our largest federations operating is the Big Barnsley federation with their first old bird race flown on the 1st of June from Kettering when 4,465 birds were sent Dave Broxup also known as (Dart player) achieved 2nd,3rd,4th,6th & 7th federation. Well that’s one week done take care all stay safe..
The rat man.