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It is not compulsory to send is it? I personally wouldn't send if the weather is not suitable for a race, you have to be your own race controller - trust nobody but yourself

Race this morning Peterborough to Border federation - via Carlisle

Happy Birthday Archie xx

The Up North Combine are at Maidstone (Kent) events centre Approx 8300 birds to be liberated Saturday morning subject to suitable conditions

The Up North Combine are at Grantham

The ring was allocated to Wrekenton HS ring scheme - Wrekenton is in Gateshead - but the ring could possibly belong anywhere if it a breeder buyer scheme

Forest Hall HS Secretary 07503 031999

The Up North Combine are at Plumpton racecourse Basket today (Thursday) for a Saturday race

The UNC marked for the first channel race in 3 years on Wednesday, convoying a NEHU race, and I was a volunteer helper. Race marking was supposed to start at 9am but on arrival at 8.50am the car park was full! The paperwork was horrendous, the vet was a lovely man who had travelled from Chesterfield to Hartlepool as we could not get anybody local, the process for the first race had started the week before, where all entries had to be into the NEHU by 9am Monday morning - 2 days before race marking - with all ring numbers declared ( needs to be earlier) All ring numbers had been entered onto a spreadsheet prior to race marking and these ring numbers had then had to have their basket numbers added to the spreadsheet. All baskets had to be labelled with a basket number. The send was not huge (just under 1500) sent by approx 153 members of the NEHU. The work involved was enormous. The planning that had gone into this event had taken months and until you get involved, you neither understand nor grasp the enormity of the job. At the moment you can only go through Portsmouth to Caen, so the UNC's first channel race probably took the longest to get there. There was only one marking station, the MNFC had problems with their race marking I understand and had to remove 400 birds from their wagon delaying their UK departure. You can't cut corners, don't ever believe that you can. Every marking station requires the presence of a vet.

Had 19/23 at clocks and was only waiting on 1 after clocks which returned late afternoon. All hens. Huntingdon with the UNC - 160 miles Club winner (not mine) doing 1723 and topping the fed, I was 10th and 11th club 1694 & 1687 - so near - yet so far!

It is a zoonotic illness - humans can catch it from animals and birds - please be vigilant.

These are the contact detsils on RPRA rsce programme for the weekend It is Nottingham at Perth https://www.rpra.org/racing-handbook/race-programmes/

I had 2 missing from 19 sent from Peterborough yesterday, with one back this afternoon

The Up North Combine are at Peterborough

The Up North Combine have their first combine race Saturday 13th May 2023, from Ramsgate Birds will be up in a strong NE wind - not the best wind direction (probably the worst!)

Up North Combine Huntingdon Liberation 1 - 11am Liberation 2 - 11.20 Liberation 3 - 11.40 - time confirmed

There's a band of rain across the country on Saturday, and it doesn't look as if the Up North Combine are basketting on Friday Likelihood is Monday for Tuesday by current weather forecasts - but who knows, Grantham may be cancelled altogether and straight to Huntingdon the following week

Up North Combine Birds moved from Worksop to Newark cattle market due to waterlogging at Worksop Lib 1 birds up at 11.30 Lib 2 birds up at 12.00 noon Lib 3 birds up at 12.30 Light NE Wind

I think 3 of mine turned round at Berwick and came home at tea time 🤣 considering there was "no wind" at race point and home end - birds from all liberations were doing nigh on 1700ypm

The Up North Combine had their first races from either Wetherby or Selby I had good returns, but not everybody did in my federation

I used to use vitamin C in place of cider vinegar as it brings down the pH of the gut ( it is an acidifier ) vitamin C/ascorbic acid. I didn't use it before/after a race specifically. I just use frazerguard now

Mine failed to work today, it is the first time I hadn't tested each pad before the birds arrived, and sods law, nothing registered. Luckily it was just a training toss. It is certainly possible to have faulty cables with bent or broken pins, especially those in the reverse of the base station, if not treated "delicately", one or two of our members manage to damage their ETS equipment!

My OH was a transporter driver for 5 years for the UNC and very few places exist with facilities, the RPRA have been advertising for suitable sites this year, as there are so many being withdrawn. For instance Peterborough showground has been sold and they are applying for planning permission to build houses.....Grantham equestrian arena is fairly new to the UNC, it is very large and you are able to use their facilities- I believe it even has a shower block. Fees are minimal.

SS seeds are excellent value for money in comparison to others, it's really clean, there's mixes to suit everybody, dozens of different types prices start from around £11 for winter mix to a sneaky mix at £21 for 20kg bags https://www.ssseedco.com/collections/widowhood-mixtures

Sounds a great idea - are they likely to be reasonably priced?