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APPROX 380 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT 07.10, BLUE IN THE SKY WITH HIGH CLOUDS AND A BRISK N/W WIND, THEY HEADED OFF IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AFTER CIRCLING A FEW TIMES, FORECAST HAD WIND AT 13MPH AT LIB COMING DOWN TO 10 AROUND EDINBURGH BUT GETTING STRONGER ONCE THEY PASS DUNDEE ATB TO ALL WE HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THE FED LATEBRED SALE IN FAVOUR OF OFFERING L/BS AND 2016 YBS FOR SALE AT THE FED SHOW, I WILL CONFIRM THE DATE NEXT WEEK.

BASKETING FOR ALNWICK IS GOING AHEAD AS NORMAL 22 BIRDS PER CRATE, HOPE TO HAVE THEM UP ASAP , FIRST MESSAGE WILL BE 08.00 DUE TO THE NNW WINDS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS AND THE FACT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TRAIN ANY LATER BREDS FOR THORNTON DUE TO THE WEATHER I HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL THIS WEEKS COMEBACK RACE, WEATHER PERMITTING WE WILL STILL BE HAVING ONE NEXT WEEK, I WILL DECIDE WHERE FROM BASED ON NEXT WEEKS FORECAST.

Well done again bob

APPROX 7OO BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT 08.00 , HIGH CLOUD WITH LOTS OF BLUE SKY AND A LIGHT S/W WIND, THEY ALL CLEARED VERY QUICKLY BUT APPROX 100 HAVE COME BACK AND WERE CIRCLING JUST NORTH OF THE SITE 5 MINS LATER ( BET MINE ARE IN THERE) :D

BASKETING FOR ARNISTON IS GOING AHEAD AS USUAL--25 BIRDS PER CRATE, FIRST MESSAGE WILL BE 8 AM UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE ILLNESS OF HER MOTHER AND HER MOTHERS PARTNER WENDY OUR FED SECY FEELS UNABLE TO FULFIL HER DUTIES TO THE YEAR END, WE FULLY UNDERSTAND HER PREDICAMENT AND WISH HER WELL IN THE FUTURE. ANY FED CORRESPONDENCE ETC SHOULD BE SENT TO MYSELF FROM NOW ON AND WITH EX FED SECY ALISTAIR REIDS HELP ( THINK HE SAID YES) WE WILL FINISH OFF THE DUTIES FOR THIS YEAR. BE AWARE !! WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW SECY AT THE AGM SO ANYBODY INTERESTED JUST LET ME KNOW :peace-sign-258:

Well done Jim,that's both of deveron valleys answer to the chuckle brothers topped the Fed lately

Good flying again bob

APPROX 955 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT 08.00 , HIGH CLOUD WITH BLUE SKIES , VERY LIGHT S/W WIND, BIRDS CLEARED VERY WELL HEADING NORTH IN ONE BATCH ATB TO ALL

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BASKETING FOR ARNISTON IS GOING AHEAD AS NORMAL 25 BIRDS PER CRATE, FIRST MESSAGE 08.00HRS

All the best H

well done Bob, Thornton not that bad after all eh!! pmsl :emoticon-0136-giggle:

APPROX 1250 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT THORNTON AT 08.00 INTO BROKEN CLOUD/BLUE SKIES AND NO WIND, BIRDS CLEARED SITE STRAIGHT AWAY ATB TO ALL COMPETING

ALTHOUGH IT IS GETTING BRIGHTER IN THE WEST I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT IT WILL BE THROUGH AS FAR AS PETERHEAD / FRASERBURGH BY 4 PM SO THEREFORE I AM HOLDING OVER, FIRST MESSAGE 08.00 ON SUNDAY

GOOD AT RACEPOINT BUT STILL NEEDS TO IMPROVE A LOT THIS END, NEXT MESSAGE 1PM

BIRDS ARE NOT YET LIBERATED, WEATHER AT THORNTON IS IMPROVING BUT YOU DONT NEED ME TO TELL YOU IT IS CRAP AT THIS END. FORECAST HAS IT IMPROVING BY 1PM AT THE LATEST SO NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE 11AM

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BASKETING FOR THORNTON IS GOING AHEAD AS NORMAL--25 BIRDS PER CRATE-- FIRST MESSAGE WILL BE 8AM REGARDING THE ESCAPEES LAST WEEK--THE CRATE IN QUESTION HAS A MISSING BRACKET ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE MAIN DOOR, IN FACT THE CRATE IN QUESTION HAS NEVER HAD ONE AS THERE ARE NO RIVET HOLES ON IT, THIS CRATE HAS PROBABLY BEEN USED ALL SEASON WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT I RECKON THE ELGIN BIRDS MUST BE REAL THIN TO HAVE MADE IT OUT :emoticon-0136-giggle: CAN CLUBS PLEASE CHECK ALL THE REMAINING CRATES THIS WEEKEND JUST IN CASE. AS WE ARE COMING TO THE PART OF THE SEASON WHERE THE DRIVER SHOULD BE ABLE NOT TO HAVE TO DROP OFF CRATES ON HIS HOMEWARD JOURNEY CAN CLUBS ENSURE THAT THEY STICK TO THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT OF CRATES AFTER THE LORRY HAS PICKED UP ON FRIDAY. BANFF 10 FDFC 12 FWE 6 PETERHEAD 12 INVERURIE 8

Lost a yb on a bad toss and had it reported 30 miles away, picked it up and let it rest etc until it went to its first race on Saturday, homed that day and all is well, took it for a toss yesterday and all the others came out the basket and away, she landed on the van roof , then on the basket and then popped into the van and took a lift home !! today on a toss she went straight from the basket into the back of the van and waited for me to put the baskets back in and take her home-- think davie our convoyer will need to look out for her on Saturday :emoticon-0140-rofl: p.s no sign of injury

APPROX 1500 BIRDS WERE LIBBED AT 07.30 FROM THORNTON, EARLIER THAN I HAD HOPED FOR BUT WE HAD 5 ESCAPEES FROM A CRATE OF ELGIN BIRDS ( DRIVER TELLS ME A BIT MISSING FROM THE CRATE DOOR) SO ALL BIRDS WERE LIBBED IMMEDIATELY, THEY CLEARED WELL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, NO REAL WIND AND BLUE SKY WITH A FEW CLOUDS

BASKETING IS GOING AHEAD AS NORMAL, 26 BIRDS PER CRATE, FIRST MESSAGE 08.00

Look to be far enough apart to be safe but thanks for the info

DUE TO LAST WEEKS FALCON STRIKE AT COWDENBEATH LIBERATION SITE WE HAVE DECIDED TO FLY FROM THORNTON FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND ALSO THE COMEBACK RACE ON THE SECOND LAST WEEKEND OF THE SEASON, BASKETING TIMES WILL BE UNAFFECTED

North winds and inexperienced youngsters