alec guinness

our thoughts are with the Rankin family at this terrible time,George was a giant of a man both in stature and in the racing pigeon world who will be sorely missed by all who knew him. RIP big George. the Hood family Milton of Campsie.

well done lads great result. :)

fill your boots alan top race in scotland no doubt. :)

me and all jock will be there the morra night m8 to collect our silver award.

not sure about that geo,as on this thread previously people want a quick fix ie one day races,would be great to get more fanciers competing for the GOLD CUP but this is 2011 and dont think we can turn back the clock so imo the SNFC must at all times cater for all. ;) at the moment the programme is not too far away. :)

spot on m8,have been lucky enough to have topped the fed from most distances,but winning the ANNIE ROSS BOWES TROPHY FOR 1ST SECTION GOLD CUP SNFC HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT SO FAR and better than all the fed toppers averages etc together imo.ps will toast this years winners mr and mrs davie elliot this weekend. :)

have a wee goldie for you on saturday m8.

john the last few years the "WEST OF SCOTLAND AMALGAMATION" have been racing in conjunction with the SNFC,federations ayrshire,ballochmyle,renfrew,midland and lanarkshire.???????i think it has been working.

thanks m8 :) as i said amalgamations in my opinion were 20 - 30 years ago.

think most guys are the same lewis,will maybe have a go next year but you know we keep the doos for the big specialist club which ah canny mention!!!!!!!!!!!!

have been a member the last 2 years lewis and have only flown one of the y/b races,nice wee chance for a gamble though.

still a long way to go,was a decent game though.

:D good yin mike.

nearly 2000 posts and thats the first one moved which imo was about amalgamations :(

vodka trifle alf. you will have a good night with a very friendly group of fanciers.

there will be a few over the winter lewis,always good to break up the dark nights,

soup steak pie and trifle alan,they will not have to twist your arm!!!!!!!! :lol:

you will enjoy it alan. was on the panel last year myself and had a very good night.

you missed a good one 2 weeks ago at bonnybridge m8,i am a wee bit biased but my good pal john bosworh is a very good panelist, have heard some good guys over the years geoff hunt,steven van breemen,rod adams,geoff cooper,brian sheppard,david black,willie wilson,george rankin (have been priviledged to have been on a couple of panels with big george)brian may,jack adams,robert cormack,eddie newcombe and lots more,and also some very good vets. :) :)enjoyed most of these guys and kept my ears open. ;)

sorry to hear this,last spoke to him a year ago and had a good blether,a partnership not afraid to test their bloodlines,RIP.

sorry to hear this john.hope davy gets this sorted!!!!!!!!!!!

looking good for next year jim. ;)

our old loft is buckingham green gloss but the other lofts are dark oak wood stain. :)

race them george forget about pedigrees etc!!!!!!!!!!! yearlings to the coast peterbourgh,newbury or eastbourne and old birds ypres,clermont reims etc. :) breed off the ones that come home

well done alf,have been doing a few running repairs ourself,the old dookit is 40 years old and was previously the campsie glen cricket club pavillion so who knows how old it is!!!!! a keep telling old jock we will put up a new one but to be fair any good national doos we have had have all raced to the old dookit which looks like fulton mackays hoose on the beach in the film "local hero" but dont tell old jock ah said that.