DEESIDE & NORTH WALES
with Paul Jabobs
AN INTRODUCTION
AFTER BEING PRESS GANGED TWO WEEKS AGO BY EX-SCRIBE JEFF REYNOLDS (JR) AND “LIVERPOOL ECHOES” WRITER, PAUL DALTON TO START WRITING FOR THE BHW, I THINK IT’S ABOUT TIME I GAVE THE JOB OF SCRIBING A GO. “IT’S EASY” THEY SAID AND “YOU’VE GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT”. THANKS FELLAS!
MY NAME IS PAUL JACOBS AND I WOULD LIKE TO START TO WRITE ABOUT THE RACING PIGEON SCENE IN THE DEESIDE AND NORTH WALES FEDERATION AREA. BASICALLY, SINCE JEFF REYNOLDS FINISHED RACING PIGEONS HE HAD BECOME VERY DISILLUSIONED WITH THE SPORT IN GENERAL AND FINISHED WRITING HIS ARTICLES IN THE BHW. SO, AFTER HE FINISHED, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE COVERAGE AROUND OUR AREA. SO, IF I MAY AND I’M NOT STEPPING ON ANYBODY'S TOES, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE THE NEWS, SOME VIEWS AND THE RACES IN THE DEESIDE AND NORTH WALES FEDERATION.
ANYWAY, A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF. I’M 38 YEARS OLD, MARRIED TO MY LOVELY WIFE, JANET (I HAD TO PUT THAT BIT IN!) AND HAVE A VERY NOSEY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, HOLLY WHO IS THE APPLE OF MY EYE. I RACE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MY FATHER VIC JACOBS (OR HATTIE AS EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM!) IN THE STRONG SHOTTON HS. WE HAVE BEEN HIGHEST PRIZE WINNER MANY TIMES AND WON MANY RACES TOGETHER AND LOTS OF AVERAGES IN CLUB AND FEDERATION. WE RACE 16 PAIRS ON THE ROUNDABOUT SYSTEM, WHICH WE HAVE FLOWN SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. WE ALSO HOUSE TWELVE PAIRS OF STOCK BIRDS WHICH ARE BASICALLY A MIXTURE OF ALLSORTS BUT MAINLY JANSSEN DE KLAKS, BUSSCHAERTS, DEMEESTERS FROM JOHN MILLWARD AND SON AND JANSSENS FROM WALL, LUNT, GREEN AND GALLEY. I AM ALSO SECRETARY OF THE NORTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY RUN (VERY SUCCESSFULLY) BY JR.
I’D LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THE CLUBS IN THE DEESIDE AND NORTH WALES FEDERATION SO IF ANYONE WHO IS A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE CLUBS WITHIN THE FEDERATION AND WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A PRESS OFFICER AND GIVE YOUR CLUB A MENTION IN THE PRESS, GIVE ME A BELL! I’D ALSO LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT WHAT GOES ON AT OUR LOFTS DURING THE YEAR, SHOWING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF A SEASON.
ANYWAY, THE SHOTTON HS SHOWS HAVE BEEN RUNNING SINCE 30TH OCTOBER AT THE CONNAH’S QUAY LABOUR CLUB WITH THEM BEING YOUNG HENS AND OLD HENS THRU THE WIRES ONE WEEK AND YOUNG COCKS AND OLD COCKS AND YOUNG COCKS THRU THE WIRES THE NEXT, ITS PENNING AT 6.30PM TIL 8 O’ CLOCK AND THE NOMINATION IS ALL IN ALL OUT WITH SOME DECENT PAYOUTS EVERY WEEK. I WILL BRING YOU THE RESULTS FROM THE FIRST FOUR SHOWS AS SOON AS I CAN. ALSO, SHOTTON HS ALONG WITH THE PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE SHOTTON GOLD RING RACE WILL BE HOLDING THEIR PRIZE PRESENTATION NIGHT ON THE 25TH NOVEMBER WITH THE GROUP CALLED “NOSTALGIA” ENTERTAINING US. A CRACKING NIGHT WILL BE HAD IF THEY ARE ANYTHING LIKE THE NIGHTS WE’VE HAD IN THE PAST. A FULL REPORT WILL FOLLOW SOON.
WHATS GOING ON AT THE LOFTS AT THE MOMENT? WELL IT’S A BIT QUIET NOW BUT I’VE BEEN HAVING THE COCKS AND HENS OUT QUITE REGULARLY JUST TO HAVE A BATH. I LIKE TO ADD SOME FABRY BATH SALTS TO THE WATER AND THEY REALLY LOVE TO PILE IN ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. THEY DON’T FLY MUCH BUT THEY ARE STARTING TO CLEAR UP A LOT NOW. I’M GETTING MY STOCK BIRDS READY FOR PAIRING UP IN EARLY DECEMBER (PROBABLY THE 6TH TO 10TH DECEMBER). THEY’VE BEEN TREATED FOR CANKER AND WORMS AND WILL HAVE BEEN ON A STRICT DIET BEFORE I PAIR THEM UP AND ARE LOOKING REALLY WELL, SO EVERYTHING IS GEARED FOR EARLY DECEMBER.
ANYWAY, THANKS FOR LETTING ME WRITE THESE FEW WORDS AND I HOPE I CAN BE AS REGULAR AS I HOPE TO BE. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY CORRESPONDENCE THEY CAN CONTACT ME AT 20, LON DDERWEN, CONNAH’S QUAY, FLINTSHIRE. CH5 4WG OR PHONE (01244) 819934. E – MAIL
3/1/07
