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Lanarkshire News - January Update 01-02-24

Lanarkshire News - January Update

Happy New Year for all members and readers of Lanarkshire news.

This year’s programme has been changed by the club delegates.

This was required due to concerns over some chosen sites and the incorporating of comeback races.

The rescheduled programme is as follows.

Race Programme 2024

Old Birds

20th April 2024 -Annan        code 199 ,distance 63 miles

27th April -Shap                     code 70 ,distance 100 miles

04th May -Carnforth               code 180,distance 130 miles

11th May -Appleton,               code11,distance 170  miles

18th May -Appleton 

25th May -Stafford                  code 12,distance 218 miles

1st June-Woolaston                code 222,distance 245 miles

8th June- Carnforth,

15th June -Cheltenham ,         code 168, distance 290 miles

22nd June -Yeovil ,                  code 411,distance 340 miles

29th June -Carnforth

06th July -Guernsey ,                code 66,distance 445 miles.

Young Birds Programme

20th July -Annan

27th July -Annan

03rd August -Shap

10th August -Shap

17th August-Carnforth

24th August -Appleton

Coatbridge SC member Jim Durning sent over some photos of club presentation trophy winners for 2023

Lanarkshire Social Circle club is back racing again in 2024, with new Secretary Gary Gilfillan taking  applications for membership.

The race programme will be around 12 races of the Lanarkshire and SNFC race programmes from 200 miles, great competition and prize money for your money. So get your applications to Gary.

Blackpool Show 2024-The annual pilgrimage of Lanarkshire members took the journey down the M6 for a weekend of everything pigeons. Around 15,000 fanciers and family members and friends enjoy a catch up  with old and new friends.

It’s a great break from the long dark nights of January and for most is just the breeding season just round the corner and the start of pigeon calendar.

Again we felt it was a cracking weekend, although the weather was rather scary on the Sunday evening.

It was great to catch up with old & new friends to talk pigeons. 

Role on next year!

End of an era -The Racing Pigeon weekly magazine will stop publishing on 28th June 2024,its always sad to see such an institution finish after providing fantastic service to the fancy since first publication in the 1800s   

Lanarkshire Presentation Night 

Annual presentation evening held in Motherwell Miners Welfare club 274 Ladywell Road Motherwell ML1 3HD on Friday 23rd February 2024 at 7pm. The guests for the evening are M Currie and C Halbert from the Solway, J Mallon from the Up North Combine and J Maclean Lanarkshire. There will be a buffet plus an auction of approximately 8 young birds from prominent members and friends. All welcome. Tickets priced at £8 must be booked no later than Friday 16th February to allow for catering arrangements, call Jimmy McMillan on 07527 757691.

Tom Corrie

Lanarkshire Press Officer

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Sharp Cummings Durning
principle trophy winners Coatbridge SC 

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Jim Forsyth of Coatbridge SC
with his trophies won

Pollock Cairney

Pollock & Cairney of Coatbridge SC
with their trophies won

Tom Corrie jnrAllan Graham Peter AndersonTom Corrie snr Zoe Branney

(Lto R) Tom Corrie jnr, Allan Graham,
Peter Anderson, Tom Corrie snr,
Zoe Branney enjoying the Sunday at Blackpool

Eric Liz Young with Tom Fiona Berwick from LeukersFife

(L to R) Eric & Liz Young with friends
Tom & Fiona Berwick of
Leuchars & Dist.,Fife
enjoying their weekend at Blackpool.

Allan GrahamTom CorrieMick Ward Peter Anderson

Allan Graham, Tom Corrie snr,
Mick Ward, Peter Anderson
having a catch up in the Champs bar.

Healthy January

My healthy January

 

Zoe Branney Allan Graham of Cumbria

Zoe Branney & Allan Graham
distance fanciers from Cumbria. 

 

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Frank Welsh, Billy Gordon,
Tam Richardson, Duncan Morrison
enjoying Blackpool weekend.

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Frank and Billy

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John Lawrie, Wullie Smart,
Tam Richardson, Andy Eadie,
Davie Allison
enjoying Blackpool weekend.

 

 

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