R & M VENNER OF STREET SOMERSET

[alec guinness]

 

reading this weeks homing world and saw that reg venner of street had passed away at 95 years young,reg and myrtle venner was one of the very first articles i read in the gazette and actually got me and my dad hooked on the classic racing, these fanciers along with newcombe bros macmerry,fear bros bath,jock allan symington and john bosworth of elphinstone were heroes of the pigeon game for me and dad in the 70s and feel proud that we have met some of these fanciers.   :) memories.

[Guest stb-]

YER GETTIN AULD ALEX,  HOPE YER GUINNESS KEEPS ITS HEED FOR A LONG TIME YET ;D

[alec guinness]

YER GETTIN AULD ALEX,  HOPE YER GUINNESS KEEPS ITS HEED FOR A LONG TIME YET ;D

 

still remember you running me in your van when i was at school.

[Guest stb-]

 

still remember you running me in your van when i was at school.

 

:o   that was a few years back now John,   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[alec guinness]

 

:o   that was a few years back now John,   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

but your older bob,maybe more hair though. ;D ;D

[Guest stb-]

 

but your older bob,maybe more hair though. ;D ;D

 

Not by much young yin and defo more on top ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[alec guinness]

 

Not by much young yin and defo more on top ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

true bob,even edith says you still look like a young yin. ;D ;D ;D

[Bugsy]

Alec

Just been looking through the pigeon books for sale on Ebay and there is a pictorial for sale from 1975 and one of the write ups is on R & M Venner of street, this edition and another one from 1975 are on sale with a starting bid of £1.50 or you can buy them for £2.00.

 

John B.

[alec guinness]

Alec

Just been looking through the pigeon books for sale on Ebay and there is a pictorial for sale from 1975 and one of the write ups is on R & M Venner of street, this edition and another one from 1975 are on sale with a starting bid of £1.50 or you can buy them for £2.00.

 

John B.

 

thanks john will have a look.

[swilcox]

Reg and Myrtle Venner were just fantastic fanciers both North and South and very nice people as well, they were very popular figures in the south west and had a record to match any, even that of the immortal Fear Brothers the UK's best ever distance fanciers!!!! Respect to them.

 

Stuart Wilcox

[alec guinness]

Reg and Myrtle Venner were just fantastic fanciers both North and South and very nice people as well, they were very popular figures in the south west and had a record to match any, even that of the immortal Fear Brothers the UK's best ever distance fanciers!!!! Respect to them.

 

Stuart Wilcox

 

i know you are a west country boy stuart and fear bros were fantastic,i think that the newcombe bros just about shade it as the uks finest.

[swilcox]

Sorry mate not a chance, winning Barcelona National and Pau Grand National on the same day in 1979, awesome mate and in such a hot bed area, will have to disagree on that one. Fear Brothers of Ckandown will always get my vote!!!

 

Stuart

[alec guinness]

Sorry mate not a chance, winning Barcelona National and Pau Grand National on the same day in 1979, awesome mate and in such a hot bed area, will have to disagree on that one. Fear Brothers of Ckandown will always get my vote!!!

 

Stuart

 

well stuart i know my stats with both lots of fanciers so i think we will agree to differ. ;) :)

[Guest stb-]

 

well stuart i know my stats with both lots of fanciers so i think we will agree to differ. ;) :)

 

Think i would agree with you on the neuks  john awsome fanciers and a track record second to none ;)

[swilcox]

Secound to Fear Brothers of Clandown ;D ;D ;D

 

I do know the Fears well as im a clandown boy by birth, i have there original pedigree book and my friend Andy Tarmass has there original breeding books, amazing just how many pigeons they timed from Barcelona, Pau, Marseille, Dax etc.

 

All joking aside they were all excellent fanciers and all worthy of the title champion.

[alec guinness]

 

Think i would agree with you on the neuks  john awsome fanciers and a track record second to none ;)

 

scary when you think about it rab,remember good pal and campsies finest wattie robertsons astonishment about the rennes race in the late 70s with newcombe bros and jock allan with 5 birds each in front of him, wattie was was 90th open 6,500 doos at the race scottish national racing in the glory years. :) :) happy days.

[Fair Play]

Another well known and well respected fancier gone to the big loft in the sky  :'(

[alec guinness]

Secound to Fear Brothers of Clandown ;D ;D ;D

 

I do know the Fears well as im a clandown boy by birth, i have there original pedigree book and my friend Andy Tarmass has there original breeding books, amazing just how many pigeons they timed from Barcelona, Pau, Marseille, Dax etc.

 

All joking aside they were all excellent fanciers and all worthy of the title champion.

 

stuart,had family in bath and yeovil and have had some great times on holiday with my parents and now with my own family,have spent time in all these great places and even got into bother from the wife for disappearing and ending up at arthur avis at peasedown st john,great times. :) :) :) :)

[swilcox]

Had a long chat with Arter on friday, he was telling about some of his old classic winners, he is still doing well.

 

Stuart

[alec guinness]

Had a long chat with Arter on friday, he was telling about some of his old classic winners, he is still doing well.

 

Stuart

 

lovely family,had youngsters from them and flew well into the west of scotland,classic pau winners,"maddy" "katie allys" and "amelia" 1st section pau national and 1st open woesrc elgin the previous year. :) :)great memories. :) :)