andy Burgess

a good offer , well done , nice gesture

sent 27 , have 25 home , 1 very late. hoping the others show ??

well 2 & 1/2 hours approx , and 15 from 27 in half an hour ? slower than i thought ? more West in the wind here ? 3rd bird back was yours Walter , was still going around "burling" 3 or 4 minutes later

12.30 onwards i reckon ??

thank you

whats the weather like down there Motherhen ?

morning folk,s

hoping to place todays liberation time here for Pentland , East of Scotland , Traprain ,Borders etc . good luck one and all

i wasnt aware this had been done by Joe Murphy , yet here is some detail , i was happy to read again ,,,,,,, NEWS FROM SCOTLAND By Joe Murphy Pigeon Support for young Boy Received this from Seona Burgess who wrote ‘Hi Joe I am hoping you can give this some space in your column, we are member of Gladsmuir Club and fly in the East of Scotland Federation and are hoping to help raise the remaining £20,000 for Sebastian’s operation, many thanks, Seona Burgess of Mr & Mrs Burgess’. A kind hearted couple have raised more than £6000 for a youngster they have never met simply by auctioning pigeons! Seona and Andy Burgess from Ormiston along with Ian McKay from Aberdeen helped organise the auctions via an online forum. That came after Seona heard about the 2 year old Sebastian Brokenshire-Dyke who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy spastic diplegia which impacts upon his legs and he is unable to walk independently. The East Lothian couple originally set the target of £1000 but such was the generosity of the pigeon racing community they had to split the auction into 3 separate auctions and run them over several weeks. The final amount was £6333, far exceeded anybody’s expectations and Seona flew the 350 mile trip to Sebastian’s home town of Newmarket in Suffolk to hand over the pigeon Basic’s cheque to his family. The youngster was diagnosed with the condition last May at just 15 months old. He has difficulties with muscle control balance and coordination. His legs have a tendency to be stiff and go rigid in extension particularly when he is tired or working hard. This makes simple things such as crawling and even sitting very difficult for him. He is not yet able to stand or walk independently. Sebastian would love to be able to do all of the things his twin brother Solomon can, the things people take for granted such as walking, jumping, splashing in puddles or even kicking a football. My thanks to Seona for the above information and we wish young Sebastian all the best for the future.

sure youll do well pal (have faith) . yes we sent

good luck Barry

Pigeon Basics velocity challenge , have a guess , its just for fun. first pigeon home to Team Burgess loft on Friday 21st Aug from Ripon , 135 mile + . my shot ,,,, "vel 1812"

Gladsmuir P.C. saw 12 members send 190 race birds (birdage down on last week ) .

best of luck all

looking good Frank. all the best racing to it in the future

are you superstitious about the number 12 ?

is that today ??

happy birthday

morning folk,s

well done Tony , great performance :emoticon-0137-clapping:

shhhhhhhhhhhhh Stu , the price will go up have said before , i use it , very happy with it .

well done George , thats a brilliant performance

well done boys

just a reminder to members basketing tomorrow (Thursday 20th August) normal time for the Ripon race to be held on Friday 21st August.