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Derbyshire N R Fed Alnwick put back 24hrs

Thanks John good start is everything they will have low cloud from borders and SE wind for last 100mls it will sort the men from the boys

Derbyshire NR Fed EMA Notts NR Fed ELGIN 6.45 NW soon NE wind

Derbyshire N R Fed at Elgin with East Mid Amal 325mls to me

NRCC PERTH 7am no wind Derbyshire NR Fed PERTH 7.30am light var wind NE TO ENE ON ROUTE

THIS IS SO SAD RIP TOOSHY I HAVE BEEN AN AVID READER OF HIS POSTS CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY

Derbyshire N R Fed will Lib at Berwick at 7.30 light Northerly wind

regretably we won't be going with a stand this time as Ray had 2 bad heart scares this year and just to much. A friend is driving us up on Sunday morning to deliver Y/Birds ordered. Will really miss everyone old friends and those new ones we always make at the show,and those welsh cakes.

Thank you we will do it may be on the way back as it may be late when we get up there. I would also like to thank all of those who helped get some of our birds home after clash on 6th July from Aycliffe Rose

This bird was hanging around all morning finally came down at 2.00pm very thin. We are at Alnwick this weekend if that is any help Rose

Thank you for these replies and although I can understand your caution our birds must all be vaccinated and PMV certificates signed by club official and copies left with club secretaries no signed form and they can't send their birds wing stamping is also compulsary these rules are for all RPRA members and are adhered to in my fed. The comments made by IB and Hendrik are also valid. We on the NR have few race points that aren't on your flight path as you scatter yourselves in the first 3 or 4 races accross the middle of the country. Also you have so many seperate Libs it takes all morning giving us no chance if weather closes in.

It seems inevitable thatthe area the UNC covers will have many strays Derbyshire NR Fed clashed on sunday with them and would like to know if it would be possible to bring all our strays down to Worksop with them on Saturday 13th to be collected by one of our members,we had almost half our small convoy missing and one reported in Teeside one in Middlesbrough if anyone can help please email me landerray@hotmail.com or phone 01773 783115 thank you Rose

Derbyshire NR Fed going for a Sunday race at Newton Aycliffe 104mls. weather too bad sat up country.

Derbyshire NR Fed at Wetherby again this week hope we have same race as last week most back in Fed 58mls to me. It helps when we can contact the big guns unc & Durham Amal & combine for their lib times gives us all a chance. I ring all Feds close to us on race day YBirds need to have as much chance as we can give them.All the best to you all Rose

Derbyshire NR Fed Wetherby 59mls

Derbyshire NR Fed up at Thurso 6.00am very Light ESE wind 390mls to me Rose

Thanks for the info it's murky and not vey warm here at home end Border Notts & Derby if anyone see's birds traveling south let us know please Rose

I've two 2yr old hens away both prize winners one 1st club 7th fed Thurso 2010 10hrs 15mins 390mls they have both had some hard races this year sent sitting 12days. Hope we get them there looks like some North wind from borders Rose

Hope the mist clears soon and the birds can be lib at last the weather looks good and hope the returns are good. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

Sorry about the Ferry comment being sarcastic I know but you didn't say if you thought the birds could have reached the mainland and further this morning instead of more days in basket? as for south coast you should speak to the poor convoyer I spoke to last Saturday morning early when a gale force West wind was battering the Scottish transporter and he had to wait to let go at Eastbourne and I am between Nottingham & Derby and it was fresh to strong here.

These are Lerwick birds sent for the job on a reasonable day as long as they reached mainland we had a good chance of day birds right down country. Who can fly out of Scotland withiut hitting any rain? The BBC forcast 2morrow at 7.30am on net is a lotta lotta rain below Aberdeen to borders. He will let go Monday with west in the wind not much better than 2day rainwise but just right for catching the Ferry back.

Whats wrong I really thought we had a good chance 2day is it the east in the wind? turning to S/Westerly 2morrow Rose

Thank you for that I hope we get a Lib today as although there is rain about on mainland it is improving as day goes on and birds have a very good chance of getting home I am border Notts/Derby's Rose

4hrs 16mins for 207mls (Dunbar) some birds wet had rain not far from home. weather here Juction 28 M1 not far from Mansfied broken cloud some sun fresh WNW wind. Good Luck

Derbyshire NR Fed up 7.00am Dunbar