Just to inform those members on site of the sudden passing of my old mate of the past 36 years, W.J. ( Joe ) Higginson of Lurgan. He passed peacefully in his sleep early this morning at hospital. I purchased my first birds from Joe, his old Fabry / Sion pigeons, and remember giving him £3.00 a pair for youngsters. Later in our friendship, we became partners with showracers, and were very successful. He was a fancier of the 'old brigade', and I will cherish the memories of our time and success together. Sleep the perfect sleep, my good friend. I'll be lost without you. Paul