PIGEON_MAN

So glad to hear your mums a bit better jim,best wishes to you both.

Think it was in the Millenium year,the NANTES RACE need i say more.

It does make sence but lets be honest why were some of these national clubs set up in the first place,because some members were getting fed up with the way one national was going, so what do they do form another one,allthough many will deny it the MCC and the MNFC springs to mind,even the NFC have i believe lost a lot of members because they are fed up with the way it is being run.

Think it was stevebelbin who said keep them off the floor as much as possible,think that was a very good piece of advise,BUT ??)

If it was only that easy.

If a bird as proved itself to be a very good racer I would leave it racing,perhaps taking it,s age into consideration as well but there is no guarentee that because it as raced well it is going to breed well,likewise i would not swap the pairs if one had been racing well to the other.

Not sure weather he as a email address but here,s his home address and phone number,2 OVERWAYS,NYLAND,KINGTON MAGNA,NR.GILLINGHAM,DORSET SP8 5SQ.TEL.01963-370098.

Where in england as he got to be picked up from and to where as he got to go,it might be worth asking Roger (phamtom flyer) it might be something he would consider,01329-664436.

MARCH 19TH 1921 IN CAERPHILLY SOUTH WALES.

THE PDSA DICKEN MEDAL.

Not trying to complicate matters mate but would it not be better to say first bird clocked,second bird clocked etc.someone might see the result and thier bird might of got the 12 points but someone elses bird might have been clocked first,or did you mean first bird clocked.

Will try and find the book and see what i can find in there.

We have just increased our subs in the club to £25.00,members also pay their RPRA subs which is £4.50 per member,and also their Federation subs which is £6.00 per loft.We also pay £1.00 per clock for the 3 way test and also pay for our own clock insurance.

What sort of info,do you want,i think i may still have their stud book from years ago when they were flying,Derek nicholls is now running the europa 1 loft race and also does the auctions as well.

OBVIOUSLEY YOU HAVN,T SEEN THIS NEWS MIKE.

I guess everyones heard what the best to cross with is,a parrot,then when they get lost they can ask their way home. lol the old ones are the best.

Sorry Frank didn,t mean it to sound like that i just thought i was giving out some usefull imformation.

I think i am right in saying the T3 is the only new clock you can buy now except for the ets system so if anything the servicing will probably get dearer,personally i wouldn,t advise anyone to buy a new clock,save your pennies for the ets when the rpra decide to bring it in,thats if you want it of course.

Be very carefull buying T3,s on ebay from abroad as some of them cant be used in the u.k.

How do you explain the member,s clock in our club then George,battery thing was flashing on his but they told him it didn,t need a service.

How old is your clock as i believe they need to be done when they are about 5 years old,a guy in our club had one which was only 2 years old and the battery sign was flashing but linnels told him not to worry as it didn,t need changing yet,it,s still the same now and as never been a problem,mind you if it was me i think i would want it looked at.

THINK WE,VE BEEN HERE BEFORE,HOW MANY TIMES.

Wiley,searched through decembers BHW found it in Dec.29th,guess this is the one you want,International bird supplies Croydon Surrey 020 8654 6856.

I Would think that they would be very cold in winter and very hot in summer,so they would have to be lined out with some sort of material to combat this,there used to be a old fancier who lived near me when i was young who had a metal loft made out of corrugated sheets,he was a very good flyer,but i never got to see inside the loft so i cant say what it was like.