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Wee update for anyone who is thinking of entering the Mullingar race. Hendry Bros have kindly donated £100 to be won outright by the pigeon timed from the furthest flying loft entered in the race.

Our club is based in the West of Scotland hence the name. The open race is exactly that open to ANY fancier is Scotland who wishes to enter.

We are not a Federation only a club. We have young bird midweek racing at present for WSCC memebers in Ayrshire and surrounding areas. We have had two very sucessful races from Peebles. Our next 4 races are 2 x Hawick and 2 x Appleby. Visit the website for more information on the club www.wscc.online

The West of Scotland Championship Club is holding a Young bird Open Race from Mullingar on Saturday 3rd September. This race is open to any pigeon fancier in Scotland. Aplications to join and entry forms are available to download from wscc.online 1st prize £1,000 plus £500 in other prize money, also the chance to win from the clock nom a Benzing M1 clock with 2 x 2 field antenna pads + 50 ets rings valued at over £800

SNFC winners Mark Findlay and Lyndsay Cowan have kindly donated 6 yb's from the stock loft for a special raffle to be drawn at the WSCC open day.

Reported via our homing pigeons website. SU15NW4039 dead I'm sorry to say we found this pigeon dead in the garden of our house in Windermere, Cumbria. It looked uninjured, as though it had died suddenly, perhaps while flying. We wanted to let it's owner know what had happened to it, sorry it is not good news.

The WSCC team members are holding an Open Day on Sunday 12th June in the Catrine Community Centre, Catrine, KA5 6RT 1pm till 3pm for any fancier looking to find out about the West of Scotland Championship Club and its future plans, meet the team and to the opportunity to complete and hand in your application for if interested in joining the club for this season. Map and drections There will be tea, coffee and sandwiches available and also an opportunity to meet and discuss any requirements you have with the rep for our 2 main sponsors. The WSCC Geraldy transporter will also be there for viewing. Any individual or fancier from any club or federation in the West Coast of Scotland is welcome to come along. If you can't make it on the day and you need more information, then feel free to contact us. Secretary WSCC

SU 14A 6962 belongs to member of Kilmarnock Club. Secretary C McKerrow 01563 258751

Contact details:- Club secretary Joan Savage 07506699965 email:- secretary@wscc.online all other information will be available on the clubs website www.wscc.online in the coming days.

Contact details:- Club secretary Joan Savage 07506699965 email:- secretary@wscc.online all other information will be available on the clubs website www.wscc.online in the coming days.

SU15A 1028 belongs to D Breckney Cumnock Club. Secretary J. McDougall 01290 426125

Phone has been ringing off the hook at Homing Pigeons today, pigeons being reported the length and breadth of the country. Some just needing water but so many more with injuries from backs laid open to broken wings, legs and keels and crops burst open. Skies definitely not a safe place to be for our pigeons

Jim Savage has one in stock if you need it call him 07799640711

OOOpps missed the date completely :-) can still give Jim a phone to arrange some loft visits

Ardeer Homing Society in Stevenston are having a breeder buyer sale from 1pm on Sunday 27th at the clubhut MarGarven Rd, Stevenston, North Ayrshire KA20 3NY if you would like to come along and meet some local fanciers. Contact club and Ayrshire Fed secretary Jim Savage 07799640711 for any info you may need on local fanciers.

I'll be at the Lawrie and Symington Auction Mart, Lanark on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August with a basket in the car if anyone has pigeons in the Lanark area needing to come back to Ayrshire. Contact me on 07506699965

As we deal with quite a number of phone calls emails etc 7 days a week I have never discussed any pigeon or pigeon fancier in any way othe than in a postitive manner. After all I am one of you. Sue is now happy that the pigeon is back in it's own loft recovering from it's injuries and has a better understanding of the distances pigeons race from and that sometimes logistics makes it difficult to rush off at every phone call to collect the pigeon, and that we rely on a network of fanciers helping each other or when needed couriers. This post was never meant to show pigeon fanciers in a negative way, but merely to highlight the perception some memebers of the public have of us. Anyway enjoyed the chat, off to sort out pigeons for tonights race marking

it is a view shared by many members of the public and one that I everyday try to change via the many phone calls and emails we get.

Haven't replied as yet, want to make sure I get it right

PM sent with owners contact details.

I get emails EVERYDAY from non fanciers reporting lost pigeons. but thought I would share this one. From Sue I have to say I feel rather upset today and maybe I'm getting cynical in my old age. I found an injured racing pigeon on my drive yesterday and gave it food and water, which it was happy to take. I kept it safe overnight and this morning I took it to the local vet. We had to register it so gave it the name Henry. The vet examined it and it had an injured leg but was otherwise ok. They said if they were unable to trace the owner they would not pts as it could recover, and they would send it to a bird rehab centre. I was secretly hoping this would be the outcome. Unfortunately, I had a call from the vet just now to say Henry had been reunited with his owner who had driven all the way from Glos (one and a half hours) to collect him. The receptionist seemed surprised at my disappointment but I pointed out that apparently Henry hadn't even been given a name by the owner, which didn't exactly suggest it was much valued. He clearly wasn't a very good racer as he was way off course and was also injured. I said I'd be surprised if poor Henry survived the night as I've been told they are usually got rid of if they are no good. The receptionist said she didn't think it likely the owner would drive all that way to get him if he was going to get rid of him. I said what do you expect him to do when a vet gets in touch. They could hardly be so brazen and say get rid of him. I said there might be some code of conduct and be worried the vet might report him. No, call me an old cynic but I'd be amazed if poor Henry is still alive. Sue

Thanks

Can anyone tell me what happened to the pigeons above? Have they been collected by someone, gone to stray centre or do we have to contact original poster to arrange collection.

SU15L4926 came into our loft last night. Any one know who it belongs to.

Three pigeons reported today (RPRA & NEHU have been emailed) GB15F37603 GB15D14757 NEHU2014CF1799 Perigrine attack Bridge North, Shropshire. There are other pigeons and rings in the same area but just not accessable at present. Finder will contact us when he has a list of rings.