Nottingham North Road Federation

The Nottingham North Road Federation held its first 2021 old bird race from Ripon Yorkshire at the racecourse at the 80 mile point race for most members roughly, convoyer Ian Daikin got the birds away of 1,266 sent by 68 members at 11am on the 1/5/21 into a north east wind.

The top 10 positions of the Federation Taking 1st Federation was Phill Cresswell & Family of Calverton HS Phil’s winner is a Chris Vasey of the north East Herman Cuesters hen the Devil woman / secret hen lines off Chris Vasey’s stock the nest mate brother to this hen won 2 x 1st clubs for Phill as a young bird phill flew 81 miles doing 1756.


Phil Cresswell 1st Fed Ripon

2nd Federation was Tom & Dougie Fisher with a 5y welsh rung widowhood hen of a Herman Cuesters bred by the A team syndicate of Wales purchased as a baby in a kit of six she is already a multiple winner for the partnership scoring regularly in Cotgrave FC and has achieved previous Notts Federation and the New North Road amalgamation positions a very loyal consistent hen she flew 84 miles doing 1747.

3rd Federation was Paul Crooks with a 3y Herman Cuesters hen on the rollercoaster mayhem system flying 84 miles on 1742.

4th & 6th Federation was Mr & Mrs Rowland & Son flying 71 miles doing 1739 & 1729.

5th & 9th Federation was Shaun Pilgrim of Hucknall flying 76 miles with a Jan Grandier X Linderlauf turned around south roader widowhood cock the second a Lambrecht’s of the late Rob Horton of Tamworth X a Kevin Lawson of Ollerton Lambrecht’s widowhood cock doing 1733 & 1717.


Shaun Pilgrim

7th & 8th Federation was Kevin & Donna Spiers their first a 1y Syndicate lofts X Marcel Wouters Cock the second a Ceuleman Grizzle 4y hen flying  81 miles doing 2x 1726.


Kevin Spiers

10th Federation was Mr & Mrs Barbra Knowles flying 71 miles with a 2y blue cock doing 1716.

Over at the clubs now Nottingham FC 1st Dennis Wheatcroft & Son 1556,  2nd Mr & Mrs John Riley & Grandson 1507

Ollerton FC 1st Riggott & Richardson 1655 2nd M Wilkinson 1623

Newark FC 1st Mr & Mrs Sterland 1584 2nd Mr & Mrs C Wright 1469

Eastwood FC 1st R Hallsworth 1709 2nd John Parker 1707

Hucknall FC 1st & 2nd Shaun Pilgrim 1733 & 1717

Blidworth FC 1st & 2nd Mr & Mrs Rowland & Son 1739 & 1729

Calverton FC 1st Phill Cresswell & Family 1756 2nd Phil Rowson 1680

Cotgrave FC 1st Tom & Dougie Fisher 1747 2nd Kenny Ferns 1642

Syston FC 1st & 2nd Mick Thorpe 1692 & 1654

Ruddington FC 1st Paul Crooks 1742 2nd Kevin & Donna Spiers 1726.

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