Ian McKay

Thanks once again I have this morning had more offers of help none of which will be dismissed but the main project now is to get Jock & Andrew a loft so he /we can get them some birds to breed from next year There are a few different options on the go so will discuss them all with the doners and find out what will be best for Jock he will make all the decisions Cheers & Thanks again for all your help it will be a long haul but I am confident you with my help can pull this off and restore Jock to original place before this terrible event Ian

Just spoke to Jock and he is touched by your generosity. Police asked council to removed the birds they said Ok but we will charge for it :D :D as though these guys have not had enough. More donations are being offered so have posted my address to help speed things up. Thanks to you all from Jock but he does not have a puter Ian

Thanks IB I at the moment have two options but need further investigation Ian McKay "Kingslea" Kingswells Aberdeen AB15 8SL 01224 741028

Too late guy's its on the cards to be discussed and another will let you know the outcome A quick fix would be nice Thanks Robbie Ian

Thanks Muttley 1 Ian

Thanks guys I will take on board all suggestions and sort them out This is moving quite fast had some interesting conversations tonight but will have to wait and see what materialises I need time to collate the birds on offer but will have a sale on PB Haven't had time to speak to Jock tonight but will tomorrow Ian

Ok Guys Since posting I have had numerous offers and have started a fund The main priority is a loft Jumbo is putting up two young birds for sale which were for the school charity sale but this will take presidence These youngsters are from his 2nd North section Newbury winner she was also as a yearling 2nd club 8th Fed from Newark But more on this in time I also have an offer of 4 sets of boxes as soon as required Thanks to all for your replies Ian

Will speak to Richard

Hi Mav We used to have an arson fund which is sadly depleted with an outstanding acc to the BHW which Andrew is trying to get resolved. I will speak to Andrew to see what is happening. Cheers Ian

Hi Guys I had the sad news of the report that J Leadbetter and son Andrew's loft was gutted by fire. Jock was informed by a neighbour's small daughter who knocked on his window and told him his shed was on fire. That was at 10.45 on Thursday night. I 'phoned Jock and asked him to meet me at the loft and was shocked to see the remains of the tragic misfortune that has hit Jock & Andrew. I witnessed 22 stock birds that had died of suffocation. The front of the loft and roof were destroyed. The felt on the roof melted, making the loft a total write off. The birds were Jocks stock birds collected over a long time and were all from top lofts and from distance fanciers. Jock himself was lost for words but surprisingly was not bitter as the scooter had been stolen and dumped between his loft and a dyke and set on fire. This was not the work of a disgruntled pigeon fancier but that of fool/fools who stole the scooter then set it on fire. Whether he/she/they knew of the disasterous consequence to the loft and birds, we will never know. The loft will have to be removed and Jock will have to start over. Jock still has a small team of youngsters in another loft at the other end of the allotment. He is not able to work since having had a stroke so his pigeons are his life and almost irreplaceable. Just how does one start to recover from this sort of devastation. The loft was approx 25ft in length and will cost about £1,500 plus to rebuild. Jock and Andrew do not have that funds available to them so might have to give up the sport. Now I know there are some forums that run a help fund for this sort of disaster. So if you know where I can get help for Jock & Andrew please get in touch before we lose another fancier who needs his birds to help him through life. I will post some photographs of my visit where you can clearly see the destruction and birds lost. Anyone with any ideas of how to get a new loft for Jock & Andrew please let me know. I think the main priority is a replacement loft then we can work on getting some birds but I think it is a big task and will Jock recover from this. Ian McKay President of Aberdeen Federation 01224 741028

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Woollie has spoken to me he wants to stay at the North pier if you are at the South one ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

At last you two are singing from the same song sheet and you might even be in tune with each other ;) ;) Ps watch his snoring Walter ;D ;D ;D ;D

I would like to confirm kraftykev has already made a donation to the Schools Charity Fund I did send a thank you Ian Sorry for being off topic

Look at this lot who said the sport is dying ;) ;) 1. west of englands - 21 years old today. 2. vallance lofts - 25 years old today. 3. AT - 15 years old today. 4. WHITE DOO - 21 years old today. 5. fancypigeon_88 - 21 years old today. 6. rick - 32 years old today. Happy birthday lads sorry for being late And Rick is the oldest ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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