Central & East of Scotland Combine

[andy]

All,

I have emailed Club/Federation officials in the above areas enquiring if their members would be interested in racing a series of 3 x Old Bird races as a combine for the 2023 season. This would be in a similar vain to the old Amalgamation from the late 90s early 2000s, with the result being calculated at each Club/Federation level, then an overall Combine result will be produced by myself or the Pentland Federation. The birds would be transported by the Pentland Fed transporter which holds standard style panniers as used by the majority of Federations. Our transporter is currently being altered to accommodate the slightly wider baskets that some Federations presently use. There is capacity for 208 panniers giving a possible convoy of over 5000 birds.

It is hoped dependant again on interest the first 2 x races would cost a maximum 50p per pigeon and £1 for the last/longest race.

Pick up/ferrying & loading points will be discussed with interested parties at a later date. Sponsorship for the Best Average and Ace Pigeon over the 3 races has already been confirmed if this were to go ahead. Any feedback or thoughts will be greatly welcomed and discussed with all parties.

 

The dates and races would be weather permitting from:

 

Sat 27^thMay: Melton Mowbray approx. 240 miles. Basket Fri 26^thMay (times to be agreed by all interested parties).

 

Sat June 3^rd   Kettering approx. 267 miles. Basket Fri 2^ndJune (times to be agreed by all interested parties).

 

Sat June 17^th  Maidstone 363 miles or Plumpton 380 miles if available T.B.C. Basket Friday June 16^thfor departure mid- afternoon, again to be agreed by all interested parties.

 

(All distances are approx to the Edinburgh area).

 

These races would be open to all S.H.U members within the boundaries of the following Clubs & Federations including individual members providing they have basketting facilities  through one of these organisations & flown under S.H.U rules.

 

Pentland Hills

Midlothian

East of Scotland

Scottish Borders

Traprain

Central

Almond Valley

Fauldhouse

North West

Fife

Dundee

Angus

Aberdeen (Awaiting a contact email address Anyone on here who has it can you forward on, thanks).

 

 

 

[GRAHAM MITCHELL]

Good luck. Hope it takes off and it’s a success.

[Colin8]

Damn good idea methinks 

 

 

[robbiedoo.]

What about the North of Scotland fed can we enter?. I am sure there will be interested in this.

[youngstaff]

Definitely interested 

[scott mca]

Brilliant idea hope it goes ahead 

[stevie bannon]

Great idea hope it takes off

[aluvhibs]

Great idea with the birds only on the basket for one night an low costs 🤞🤞