The Nottingham NR Fed held its third young bird race of the season from Newton Aycliffe County Durham at the A1 Services on the 23/8/20 at 07.15am convoyer Ian Daikin released the birds into a light south south west wind on site and on route home.

The morning at Aycliffe prior to liberation

The top ten in the federation were as follows, first federation was Neil Pickering & Son of Ollerton with a young pied cock flying 98 miles doing 1292.

2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Fed was Paul Crooks flying 115 miles with his darkness flown team of Herman Cuesters and a few of his faithful successful Van Loons in the shake up doing 1290, then two birds together on 1283 then another two birds together over the pad on 1282

7th and 8th Fed was Phil Cresswell and family flying 112 miles also with their Herman Cuesters young bird team that are proving their keep for the partnership with two birds pitching together for home doing 1281.

9th and 10th Fed was R Pacey flying 110 miles with two blue cocks doing 1280 and 1279.

At the clubs;

Hucknall FC 1st and 2nd UK Team 1235 and 1234.

Blidworth FC 1st and 2nd John Swinn 1270 and 1261

Calverton FC 1st and 2nd Phil Cresswell & Family 2 x 1281

Cotgrave FC 1st Dougie & Tom Fisher 1213 2nd Danny Bright & Sons 1168

Syston FC 1st and 2nd Geoff Myring 1239 and 1190

Ruddington FC 1st and 2nd Paul Crooks 1290 and 1283.

Ollerton FC 1st Neil Pickering & Son 1292 2nd Kevin Lawson 1265

Newark FC 1st and 2nd R Pacey 1280 and 1279

Eastwood FC 1st John Parker 1230 2nd Ernie Gregory 1158.

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