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Copied from Facebook Barcelona dreams sometimes come true! Thanks to Bruno Messiaen for acquiring this story which hopefully will inspire fanciers like myself to fly Barcelona. Rene Verborg Belgium- 1st International Barcelona 1994(29,329 pigeons) René was born on the Pauvre Leute in Marke on 18 November 1918. His father Gustaaf Verborg was a pigeon and rabbit skin salesman and mother Maria Christis took care of her two children. As soon as he could ride his bike, René was given the task of bringing the inspectors to the two classrooms on Sunday morning, in Aalbeke and in Bellegem, where father Verborg then basketed for Arras. At the age of 14 René left school to work. He was successively employed by various employers and started playing and basketing with the pigeons independently because father no longer had much interest in them. During WWII there was no pigeon game, but René still kept his pigeons. When the war was over, he started playing in his own name, but because the family moved a few times, the results were somewhat lacking. Together with a business partner, he opened a garage in Marke. The collaboration lasted eight years until René joined the transport company Nuyttens and five years later at Linofil. In the age of 40, he bought 10 youngsters from André Vandewalle in Wevelgem, which he succeeded well with. He played well and won many awards. That led to the changing of pigeons. Where father had always played at the speed, René was looking all these years to catch up and move from speed to middle distance and the long distance to finally make Barcelona his dream flight. A dream come true when in 1994 he not only won Barcelona nationally on 12,399 pigeons but also became internationally primus against 27,329 pigeons! He had 11 pigeons with him at the time. His "Blue Barcelona" made his dream come true! Pictures showing Rene when aged 76 with his champion Barcelona International winner

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THROWBACK: The Legacy of the late Norbert Norman Norbert Norman, a flax manufacturer, left his father’s home in 1945 and settled in Oostrozebeke, about 10 km from Oeselgem. He immediately began keeping pigeons at his new house and raced there with great success until 1978. The key foundation birds then were the unbeatable pigeons from the Catrysse brothers of Moere and a hen from Van Hee’s “Atomic” line in Wervik. In 1970, under DESMET-LIPPENS name, they entered the Barcelona race for the first time and stunned everyone by winning 1st International Barcelona, a victory that Norbert’s father had predicted. This champion was the only National winner ever sold by father and son Norman, and it became the most expensive bird ever sold at the time. In 1971, Norbert made a 250,000 Bfr bet with André Busschaert that he could place a bird in the top 100 National at Barcelona. He succeeded, placing two birds—91st and 96th. That same year, Norbert and Filip claimed their second National win, taking 1st National Limoges in Oostrozebeke with a 20 m/min lead. In 1977, they outdid themselves by sweeping 1st, 2nd, and 3rd National Limoges and placing six birds in the top 10 National. Over the years, they added many more titles, including 1st National Pau hens 1973, 1st International Pau hens 1973, 1st National Limoges 1984, 1st National Limoges Derby 1984, 1st National Argenton 1989, 1st National Argenton 1991, 1st Primus Interpares in 1982, and 1st Ace-pigeon.

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Fife Federation Breeder Buyer Sale 23rd- 30th March Organiser; thunderbigbaws aka Brian Chalmers --------------------------------------------