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APPROX 950 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT RIPON AT 07.30 , NO WIND AND THE SUN BREAKING THROUGH, BIRDS CLEARED WELL HEADING TOWARDS THE A1 ATB TO ALL COMPETING

BASKETING FOR RIPON IS GOING AHEAD AS NORMAL, STRICTLY 25 BIRDS PER CRATE AS LORRY HAS TO DROP OFF CRATES ON WAY BACK AT ABERDEEN FOR NEXT WEEKS JOINT CONVOYING AT WORKSOP FOR OUR YEARLING RACE, FIRST MESSAGE WILL BE AT 07.30

Well done frodo ,keep on pushing them and keep the Thomson twins off the top :emoticon-0136-giggle:

Well done Hughie,and also Gordon fingers geddes at 2nd west section

Need to be clothes for the fuller figure

Done

JUST OVER 1000 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT CONSETT AT 06.45AM INTO A BRISK SOUTHERLY WIND , HIGH CLOUD WITH 25% BLUE SKY,BIRDS CLEARED NORTH STRAIGHT AWAY, THE REASON FOR THE EARLY LIB IS TO AVOID THE RAIN DUE IN THE EDINBURGH AREA AROUND 11AM, WITH THE WIND BEHIND THEM THEY SHOULD BE PAST THERE BY 8AM ATB TO ALL

BASKETING IS GOING AHEAD AS NORMAL---22 BIRDS PER CRATE-- NEXT MESSAGE 08.00 0N SATURDAY

Up till now you have always been the bridesmaid anybody that's ever set eyes on her coupon can understand why :crying:

Well done Alistair, great flying

Well done all good flying out there in the east

Well done Alan and all timers

APPROX 1400 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT ALNWICK AT 07.15 WITH A LIGHT/FRESH N/W WIND AND 75% BLUE SKY, THEY WENT REALLY HIGH AND BROKE INTO 2 BATCHES , ONE CLEARED STRAIGHT AWAY AND THE OTHER 3 MINUTES AFTER. ATB TO ALL

basketing is going ahead as normal, 26 birds per crate first message will be 07.30

Outstanding pigeon for m McLennan at 1st west section

Pm sent

Well done gavin

Shouldn't have to

been asked by a couple of fanciers to clarify where we are racing from next week due to having taken the birds back from arniston yesterday. Barring any poor forecasts then we will continuing with the programme and flying from Alnwick. Furthermore can i again ask our fed members to refrain from adding comments to our basketing/lib threads as it means that the most upto date info can be well down the page, I started posting these threads 3 years ago cos our previous race controller was getting his race day ruined by criticism and unhelpful comments and i aint letting that happen to me!! Now that i am race controller i dont need to know what it is like at this end (i already know) or whether people think we should be at a different race point or lib on a different day . If people want to start their own threads then so be it -- but please not on our one as this site is a huge asset to the fancy and our fed, but if it continues i will not be using the internet to pass on the info but will stick to the lib line only.

Thanks Joe,much appreciated

Cracking too ,well done

approx 1800 birds were libbed at THORNTON at 10.30 into a e-n-e wind broken cloud and a temp of 13 degrees, birds cleared high up, atb to all

with the weather not getting better i asked davie to take the birds to thornton and he set off half an hour ago, next message will be 10.30

Nice clear day north of the forth but cloudy at race point, local fancier telling davy it will take a while to clear. next message will be 9am

basketing for arniston is going ahead as normal STRICTLY 27 birds per crate. first message will be at 08.00 .