PIGEON EXHIBITION

[THE FIFER]

"HOMEWARD BOUND" THIS IS THE NAME OF AN EXHIBITION BEING PUT ON BY THE METHIL HERITAGE CENTRE IN FIFE FOCUSING ON THE PASTIME OF PIGEON RACING,WHICH IS STILL VERY POPULAR, IT ALSO LOOKS AT THE IMPORTANT PART THAT HOMING PIGEONS PLAYED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

 

THE PREVIEW OF THIS EVENT WILL BE ON MONDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2005 AT 7-30PM. IN THE METHIL HERITAGE CENTRE METHIL, FIFE.KY8 3EQ AND WILL RUN FROM THE 6TH DECEMBER TO THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2006, OPENING HOURS ARE: TUESDAY TO THURSDAY 11AM TIL 4-30PM AND SATURDAY 1PM TIL 4-30PM. THERE IS A SHOP AND TEA ROOM, AND ADMISSION IS FREE.

[jimmy white]

WILL DEFINATELY HAVE A LOOK AT THAT, IM SURE THAT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING

[THE FIFER]

U WOULD BE WELCOME TO COME TO THE PREVIEW ON MONDAY EVENING IF U WANT JIMMY

[THE FIFER]

ANYONE INTERESTED IN THIS EXHIBITION CAN SEE MORE DETAILS AND PICS BY CLICKING ON MY WEB SITE FROM BELOW NEXT TO PM. AND CLICK ON KINGDOM NEWS.

[jimmy white]

VERY GOOD SITE FIFER

[THE FIFER]

cheers Jimmy, not bad for an amateur,

[jimmy white]

after visiting this exhibition , i think fifer relly needs some gratitude, it was so interesting, with photos of most of the war pigeons ,and what they had acheived, old rp,s dated 1906 photo of winkie the first pigeon to get the dicken medal, also a photo of the dicken medal, and really so much more ,that there was a report in the local paper about it.when i spoke to the curator, he became that interested he was firing questions all ways , he said he never ever thought about pigeons that way, in other words he was amazed,and im quite sure a lot of the public would have been as well.,,,there was lovely mention of the fifers pigeon quote  PURDY,,,,,ARCHIE HERD FROM LEVEN WAS THE ONLY FANCIER IN SCOTLAND TO HAVE A BIRD SELECTED FOR THE LIBERATION OF 50 WHITE PIGEONS TO COMMEMORATE THE QUEENS JUBILEE. BIRDS WERE RELEASED FROM STAFFORDSHIRE BY QUEEN ELIZBETH 11 ON 3D OF JULY 2002, WHEN ARCHIES PIGEON CAME HOME, HE WAS ADOPTED BY ST AGATHAS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NAMED"" PURDEY",one thing that caught my eye was a lovely , amusing poem written by jim douglas, which went like this

 

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I HAVE A HOMING PIGEON,

ITS A LOVELY SHADE OF BLUE

BY JINGS IT IS A GOOD ONE

THATS WHY I LOVE IT LIKE A DOO

 

IT FEEDS ON WHEAT AND BARLEY

AND SOMETIMES LIKES A PEA

AHM FOND O MA WEE PIGEON

AND MA PIGEONS FOND O ME

 

MA WIFE GOT KINDA JEALOUS

O THE BONNY WEE BLUE BURD

SHE TOOK THE HUFF FOR AGES

AND HARDLY SAID A WORD

 

THEN SAID I CANNA HELP IT

NAE MATTER HOW I TRY

AHM NO THAT FOND O PIGEONS

BUT IM FOND O PIGEON PIE

 

ITS GETTING NEAR DECEMBER

AND STILL YIR ON THE DOLE

IT COULD BE  CHRISTMAS DINNER

PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE

 

IT AW BOILS DOON TO THIS

ITS EITHER IT OR ME

A LUMP CAME TAE MA THROAT

AND A TEAR SPRANG TAE MY EE

 

AH SAID DINNY BE SILLY

MA PIGEONS JUST A BURD

AHLL RING ITS NECK FOR XMAS

THATS FINE, SHE ALLMOST PURRED

 

OAN XMAS EVE AH GRABBED THE DOO

AND GEED ITS NECK A SQUEEZE

BUT I LOST MA RESOLUTION

WHEN IT BEGAN TO WHEESE

 

AH SAID ,MY POOR WE BURDIE

AH CANNY TAKE YER LIFE

BUT ONE O YOU HAS GOT TO GO

SO ITLL HAVE TO BE THE WIFE

 

NOO MY WIFE HAS NEVER LEFT ME

IT SEEMS SHES FLOWN THE NEST

ITS MAYBE JUST THE HOLIDAY

TAE GIE HER TONGUE A REST                  

                                                          

                                                            

IS SHE A ROAMER OR A HOMER          

AHL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE

BUTMA LIFE IS AWFULL PEACEFULL

THERES JUST MA BURD AN ME

 

AH SIT UP IN MA DOOCOTE

AND LISTEN TAE IT COO

AND THE MORE I SEE O PEOPLE

THE MORE AH LOVE MA DOO. ;D ;D ;D

                                                                              

                                               i think the last day is iith feb, so its worth a visit and its completely free, a great job done by the fifer              

                                                      

 

                                                    

 

 

                                                            

          

 

 

 

 

[THE FIFER]

CHEERS JIMMY I WILL BE VISITING THE EXHIBITION ON MONDAY THE 6th FEB AS ITS THE LAst week and will be putting purdey on show each day i hope.

[westburylofts]

 

 

  SPOT ON ROSE

 

  WE WOULD ALSO LOVED TO GO TO SEE THAT

 

  RAY

[jimmy white]

it was really great, just a wee room but packed with pigeon stuff, the actual original coded messages from the pigeons of war, photographs. clocks. old ringers trophies, and off course the stuffed perigrine,and much more than i could mention, i could have stayed there all day, and a great press coverage in the paper, all good stuff for the public and fancier alike, the photos i took were like me  ;D ;D   all to pot ;D ;D ,but i might manage some on the post, with speights help ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

The dicken medal,,first bird to achieve this was" winkie"

 

 

the osmans,,very expensive at the time

 

fifers  " purdie" only pigeon in scotland to be selected to be liberated by the queen, in 2002

 

 

doc white showing his bald head looking at old ringer

 

 

doc, white looking at old rp    1906   ybs 2 shillings each  {10p]

 

 

no comment

 

 

the old salmond trophy  [ which i see fifers name on a few years ago]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest coxy]

good pics speight

[THE FIFER]

SOME OTHER FANCIERS FROM THE FORUM GAVE HELP TO THE EXHIBITION WITH SOME EXHIBITS

[Guest]

good pics speight

 

Pictures taken by Jimmy White and  he sent me an e-mail pictures

[snowy]

Well done fifer, jimmy white & speight.

all top notch!

jim, you dnt look a day older than that pic of you in bhw a few yrs ago with sir colin

[THE FIFER]

THAT OLD WRINGER U ARE LOOKING AT JIMMY BELONGS TO THE LEVEN CLUB (my club) WE DO NOT USE IT AS WE ARE A BIT MORE MODERN NOW, HE HE, THAT'S MY STORY ANYWAY AND I'M STICKI8NG TO IT.

[THE FIFER]

I WILL BE ASKING THE HERITAGE CENTRE WHEN I VISIT NEXT WEEK IF THEY COULD GET IN TOUCH WITH SOME OF THE SCHOOLS AND INVITE THEM ALONG  AS IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THEM TO SEE, AND I WOULD HAVE PURDEY THERE, IT WAS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS WHICH GAVE IT ITS NAME AND HAD IT ALONG WITH OTHERS AT THE OPENING OF THEIR SPORTS DAY.

[jimmy white]

:) brilliant idea, plenty there to interest kids   :)good luck fifer

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D THANKS FOR THE COMPLEMENT SNOWY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHO WAS THE OLDEST ,THE RINGER OR ME ;D ;D ;D

 

JUST A MENTION AS THE FIFER SAYS THE PHOTO OF PURDIE WAS THE WRONG PHOTO AS PURDIE WAS INDEED A PURE WHITE [ JUST IN CASE ANYONE PICKED ON THAT ]

 

BUT A REMINDER TO ANY FANCIERS OR NON FANCIERS, ITS CLOSES AFTER SATURDAY

WORTH A LOOK :)

[THE FIFER]

HI JIMMY THE SCHOOLS WENT OFF FOR 3DAYS HOLIDAY ON WEDNESDAY, WAS AT THE EXHIBITION ON WEDNESDAY AND THEY HAD IT LAID OUT FOR SOME YOUNGSTERS COMING IN TO HAVE A LOOK AND IT WAS SET UP TO SHOW THEM THE VALIANT FILM, SO GOT SOMETHING OUT OF IT FOR THE YOUNGSTERS, I WAS GOING TO GO ALONG AND GET SOME PICS BUT CHANGED MY MIND AS THEY ARE NOT TOO KEEN ON ANYONE TAKING PHOTOS OF KIDS UNLES THEY ARE UR OWN ETC, WHICH IS QUITE CORRECT.