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A sad loss. Bertie was a man who was always there when something need to be done; a quiet reserved man and well respected by all who knew him. Bertie was one of the many fanciers who are the backbone of the Feds and Clubs. He will be missed. It was a pleasure to know you Bertie. Dougie Bald.

COBELT Co-Design Study - University of St Andrews, Fife I hope you might be interested in taking part in a project that is relative to the work carried out by the British Fanciers Medical Research Team. The St Andrews University team are looking for people aged over 55 who smoke or have ever smoked in the past to to talk to them about a future lung screening programme. Would you take a test that could help find lung cancer early? What would stop you from taking the test or what would help? The team are asking if you can spare 30 minutes of your time to have a quick chat with us over the phone or online, whichever suits you best. They understand your time and input is valuable and want to let you know that you will receive a £30 voucher by way of thanks. Lung cancer is the biggest cancer killer in teh UK. Finding the cancer early can improve the outcome, especially as treatments are improving. This blood test could help find lung cancer early. For this to work the team must ensure it reaches those who will benefit most and the team need your help to do this. Pigeon fanciers include many who fall into the age range the team are interested in talking to and I hope you might be able be a part of this really exciting new peroject. If you can, please contact the team via Lynsey Brown direct by e.mail at cobelt@st-andrews.ac.uk Alternatively, ring SHU Office 01698 768939 and I will arrange to pass on your details to the team on your behalf. Yours sincerely Mrs Linda Brooks Scottish Homing Union Secretary ________________________________________

John totally agree with you.Why continue to sacrifice a season of breeding a team of your best young birds when you know on race day you will be lucky to have 40% return home. Next year Feds must consider trying any age racing,it cannot be any worse than what is happening now.

John has brought up around 30 Scottish strays which Alan Todd and other fanciers had taken to the Almond Valley transporter. Davie has come up to collect them from me and taken them to his SHU stray centre.

John the Balerno club members have arrived at the club tonight straight from their work with their pigeons and are not happy. The Race controller did not bother to phone anyone in the Balerno club to say the race was delayed.I was worried that something had happened to Archie when he did not come for the Transporter. I tried to contact several people but no one was answering. It was only by going on Pigeon Basics and seeing your message that we found out the race was delayed otherwise our pigeons would have been race marked.

I have just picked up this young bird on my driveway. It is in an pen and is eating and drinking ok. It is thin and tired.

The officials of the Scottish Homing Union have taken the safety and health of the fanciers and families as the main priority in coming to the decision to cancel this years Open Show at Lawrie & Symington Market.This was not an easy decision as it has become very popular and a chance for friends to meet up. It has, I think the second biggest entrants of birds in the UK.

You do not have to buy a UNIKON adapter. Cut the cable leaving a good length on the UNIKON connection end. Do the same to a 220v to 12v adapter split both cables and connect the positives together and do the same with the negatives. I have used adapters like this for years.

30 out of 30 yesterday. It looks like full returns in Balerno HS yesterday. John Jamieson got it right again.

The Balerno HS would like to give a big thank you to John Jamieson the Almond Valley convoyer for the excellent returns in the club. Once again his timing of the liberation was first class. John must be one of the best convoyers in Scotland. .

Alistair what a miss he will be. He was a personal friend and i had spoken to him several times since his recent heart problems but being Alistair he played them down.Nothing was to much trouble for Alistair. He always promoted his Fed at the S H U and was a great worker at the S H U Show. On behave of the S H U officials we send our sincere condolence to Ailsa and family.

This is a perfect day for racing pigeons. All the Scottish feds racing today will help each others birds up the road and hopefully good returns. Good luck and good decisions to race today.

Linda has already a transfer system which some of the council where to trial unfortunately before it could be trialed the office was furloughed. Will contact the office next week about checking out the system. The office will now update the web site in the future.

Brian this only the first stage. The SHU has just started a new team working on the web site, give them time and you will have a great site.

Well said Roland. Archie a true gentleman provides us with a great site and it takes a lot for him to lock a Topic and people should treat him with the respect he deserves. As you say let them set up their own site.

Gordon Turnbull will be sending out a statement to all the Feds secretaries concerning Group Training in Scotland. He is also asking Archie to put it on Pigeon Basics tonight Please wait till this happens be patient and do not ask for any information just now.

SHU members are to adhere to Gordons statement. It is the SHU that is working with the Scottish Government and it is them who will inform its SHU members with any future developments.Gordon is working very hard on the SHU members behave every day so please wait till he issues further statements.

Lets all pull together to get Pigeon Racing back on track within the next few weeks. Look at what Tommy and Lanarkshire officials have been working hard at to put in place a programme for its members when we can start racing again.The Pigeonbasics site has been ideal for information such as this and thanks goes to Archie for providing and supporting Pigeonbasics.

Know is not the time to criticise any of the efforts of governments. We are all in this together. It is all the areas in the UKs money that is paying for the fight against this terrible disease. I know what is like when it effects members of your family. So think before you comment on the efforts of the people who are all trying to defeat this terrible disease.

Nicola Sturgeon stated this week. I am far from convinced that when we get to the next review point on May 7 we will be in a position to lift any of these measures because the margins of manoeuvre that we are operating in are very very very tight.

Walter, for all you have done for the Solway Fed and for the pigeon sport if your members wish to help you do not feel embarrassed about it.

Company had gone into liquidation on the 14th November 2019. David Coward-Talbott signed the order for the company to to go into Insolvency on the 30th Oct 2019.

Contact Colin Bain in Ratho. He has developed a family of Staf Van Reets that have been winning for years.