Young Fanciers 2025

sapper756 · April 22

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sapper756 · May 13

Possibly exciting times ahead for Ted!! 😁 To make the race weekend longer and definitely even more exciting for Ted! Ted is handing in an application to join a new club this Friday! in the hope they will accept Ted in and that way Ted can have two races in a weekend!! 😁 it’s exciting as the club Ted is in now and the possible new club are about 20 yards from each other!! So it makes it easy for Ted to enter the two clubs which are in different federations at the same location!! 😁😁 fingers crossed they let Ted in!! 🤞 I’m hoping they do as they’ve been on t.v trying to promote pigeon racing to young children! 😁🕊️

sapper756 · May 22

sapper756 · June 8

Dont have my little lad in the lofts, but will get him into them when I can get him a proper mask that fits.. ive never let him inside the lofts since ive had them, because he was born with a airway defect, and had to have 2 surgery's on his airway. He's ok now but wont take any risks 🕊🕊

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sapper756 · June 23

sapper756 · 2026-06-29T14:55:48Z

A heartwarming story from the Blackwater Racing Pigeon Club.

Young Jaxon was born with ventriculomegaly — an abnormality of the brain. Though he was always happy to talk, he struggled to open up and connect with people around him, including his classmates. That all changed when club member Jay Greene introduced Jaxon to the sport of racing pigeons.

Jaxon formed such an incredibly strong bond with the birds that it transformed his whole personality. Almost overnight, he became far more engaged and confident with his family and friends. He now visits Jay’s loft regularly, where he has even named some of the pigeons.

This week, Jaxon came to the club to present Noel with his award for winning the gruelling 277-mile race from St. Pol de Leon in France back home to Wexford. Jaxon was absolutely over the moon to have his photo taken with Noel, holding the pigeon he has named Bolt the very pigeon that made the epic journey.