vandeveldes

[BLACK W F]

do any fanciers still race the old Vandys  and are sucsessful with them

[Guest lenwadebob]

One of my best ever pigeons was a Vandy, bred from birds purchased from John Crowder back in 1984. I wish I still had a shed full like them. Outstanding pigeons. I don't know if he still has them :-/

[Fair Play]

He gave them up some years ago but wishes he hadn't  - Best birds he ever had

[Guest lenwadebob]

What a pity :-/ :-/ :-/

[steve]

vandys quality what more can i say

[Guest frank dooman]

ive never heard any one  have a bad word to say about them i used to have them even when i knew nothing about doo,s i won with them great family

[Guest lenwadebob]

Who still has these class birds, especially the lines from JC

[BLACK W F]

no  bob  john has none of the old vandys  and i thought may be the guys from the N E England or Derbrshire  areas might have still had some  as these where there strongholds

they where class  won from first race to last any vel  great family  what a pity they look as if they gone   the van der espts  where based on the vandys

[stantheman]

Bernard Bemowskis your man for the vandies hes had them for ever and not added owt to them stunning looking birds and great over water

he flew years ago as f albrighton and son  (that was his grandad) always flown a good pigeon , hes a big big mate of mine

ps we are in warwickshire                      

[BLACK W F]

thats good to hear some one still racing them  they where probally the best family of all rounders ever to come from belg  

[dwh]

never heard of anyone round our area that still has them

[Diamond dave]

There's a guy in our club races Vandies - some of them are 7-8 years old and he still sends them over 500. Always there or there abouts. Big, Bold chequers with stunning eyes.

[BLACK W F]

WHICH AREA IS THAT IN DIAMOND DAVE

[BLACK W F]

was vandevelde  not in the breeding of storm queen

[Diamond dave]

WHICH AREA IS THAT IN DIAMOND DAVE

 

Milton Keynes - fellow by the name of Mark Henry.

 

 

 

[jimmy white]

anyone remember a les bamforth  from blackpool, who raced these birds??

[blackdog]

i think dr rigg from parbold raced the vandies but i could be wrong, george gorley from cockermouth had some good ones to

[greenlands]

i think dr rigg from parbold raced the vandies but i could be wrong, george gorley from cockermouth had some good ones to

 

Dr Rigg had Gits and Barkers ,George Gorley had some of the best in his time.

 

[blackdog]

 

Dr Rigg had Gits and Barkers ,George Gorley had some of the best in his time.

 

thats right lindsay, keep me right mate

 

 

[aye ready]

seecombe bros who flew in the UNC and lived in blyth had the vandies,i used to stay in the same hotel as him a few years back in blackpool but he was an elderly gent then don't know if would still be living

[BLACK W F]

pity but dont think there is many kicking about now

[Guest latecomer]

my rennes winner in 1996 was a vandevelde and had 3 channel diplomas was retired from racing at 3yrs old

[stantheman]

folks if anyone wants to see top class vandies, i know im repeating myself but bernard bemowskis your man and more to the point hes winning with them now not twenty years ago

 

[Roland]

George Gorley went into Buessearts. Was two that dominated the Fed here abouts with Buessearts. Think George when up North timed the 1st 18 in the Fed.... they may well have been Vandies, as though I met the man a couple of time never spoke about pigeons unfortunaely, as he was always surrounded by folks asking....

[blackdog]

george gorley had some of the best vandies up here in cumbria, he was from cockermouth then moved away