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First of all thank you to the members who understand the problems we all face trying to give our birds as safe a passage home as possible. Secondly the dates and racepoints in the homing world become out of date as situations change and the up to date racing is on the RPRA web site we like many others have had to adjust our program due to weather and cancelled races I always keep them informed of any changes even late changes from Saturday to Sunday due to weather and if you email Donna@rpra.org before 1200 o clock Friday the updates will be there for all to see on Friday afternoon. I apologise to anyone who could not reach me last Sunday but I was trying to sort our safe lib time. A Scottish gentleman phoned just after 8.00am and asked if we had liberated from Aycliffe I told him we were at Ripon and had just gone also Notts NR Fed Lib Aycliffe 7.15am and Leicester Fed Lib 7.45am Wetherby he thanked me and rang off. I have asked the question at the RPRA if there is another liberation point at Ripon why were we not made aware of it our convoyer saw no other pigeon transport near him but when this result came through he showed us the race course and the Lib. For the record we are at Aycliffe this weekend Hexham 5th Sept Hexham 12th Sept Berwick 19th Sept weather permitting. I will be pleased to help any convoyer on race day to the best of my ability no one wants clashing.

Derbyshire North Road Federation Liberated at Ripon on Sunday 23rd August at 8.00am I received an email from our president sent to him by a member of Central Fed with the result of their race supposedly liberated at Ripon on Sunday 23rd August at 8.00am. I do not know where your birds were let go but it was not on the official site at Ripon Race Course or at that time any where near there. We had 425 birds and 90% returns vel 1458 yds per min it stands to sense it would have been an almighty clash if Central Feds account were true. The main point though is that we go to a great deal of effort to contact any organisation who we may clash with to avoid this but with rogue clubs and Feds we don't stand a chance I will be contacting the SU and the RPRA in the hope we can stop other organisations just pulling up in a field not paying any fees and fanciers don't know what distance they are flying for it is not a true race. Rose Lander Sec Derbyshire NR Fed

We are hoping to Liberate a small convoy of birds from Elgin tomorrow at 6.00am we hope there aren't any birds being Libbed close by Thank you Rose Lander

I am once again endeavouring to avoid clashing we along with Leicestershire NR Fed are at Aycliffe and we would appreciate it if any race controllers of organisations who are at Catterick-Ripon-Wetherby- Wakefield could get in touch as early as possible tomorrow morning (from 6.30am) with an expected time of Liberation. My number is in the BHW as a Race controller. Thank You Rose Lander

Thank you all for your help I will contact the remainder of the race controllers either tonight or at 6.00am tomorrow morning good luck to you all Rose Lander

Good evening I'm hoping that through this message we may be able to get past the 13 Scottish Feds who will be sitting below us this Saturday. We are at Newton Aycliffe and we would like to liberate around 7.00am this means with a S-SE wind I would need an hour to make sure of clearing Ripon and an hour and half to clear Wetherby if anyone of you would get on touch here on basics or by phone I'm in the BHW it would be most appreciated Rose Lander

Thanks for that although I don't think anyone on land in Scotland will see them only chance is if someone on one of the rigs out over the sea sights them good luck with your raceing

Liberated 8am strong NW wind any sightings off shore this morning would be good Thank you

Thank you Alex

Thank you I have been ringing that number from 6.00am this morning with no luck have left messages

I have been trying to get in touch with Mr Alex Rae to find out when they intend to liberate at Ripon as we are at Newton Aycliffe around 30 miles above and of cause don't want to clash we would like to liberate 7.00 - 7.30 can anyone help us contact them. Rose Lander Derbyshire NR Fed

Good Morning can anyone tell me if Ayrshire Fed are at Ripon this morning Derbyshire NR Fed are at Sedgefield and I can't get hold of race controller for them Thank you Rose Lander

Thank you sounds as if could be them we fly 390mls but am central Nottingham Derbyshire borders winners will be on coast I think Rose

Hello all birds were lib 8.35 strong SW wind at Thurso hope they are managing to track in a southerly direction my feeling is some of you may see them off the coast of Aberdeen maybe? would be pleased to hear of any sightings Rose

Thank you all for your input birds have been liberated Lerwick 5.45 easterly wind.

As you will see from topic title we have birds in the NRCC Lerwick race due to be liberated tomorrow any information about weather wind direction/speed or visibility from Lerwick and down the mainland coast would be gratefully received early as possible please Thank you

A very good morning to you all

Morning all

Morning all not a cloud in the sky light southerly breeze here on the Nottinghamshire Derbyshire borders

Could you let me know when they are liberated please as we are just above you with Leicester NR Fed Rose Lander

Morning all wonder if someone could let me know when birds lib from Thirsk and Ripon this morning we are sitting at Aycliffe with Leicester N R Fed Rose Lander

our birds are at Fraserburgh not looking too good for a Lib today is it 320 miles to us we are with East Mid Amal It's sunshine &showers here with a brisk S/W wind. Rose Lander

-Thank you for your help I will relay this to the fancier in Glasgow it came in with his birds on Saturday Rose

I was asked if I knew anything about a bird with ring HUN DERBY09D215287 as I am sec Derbyshire NR Fed that is why I was asked. The bird is in Scotland. Any idea's people Rose Lander