Derby Notes
Saturday September 14th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Marlborough and our convoyer Alys got the pigeons away at 12-25 in a light south west wind.
Convoyer/Driver/Fed secretary Alys with Daughter Mia.
In Holbrook Miners Welfare Homing Society 7 members sent 214 birds and it was once again that man Kevin Matthews top of the leaderboard taking the first two positions doing 1732 & 1730 followed by T & J Mather & Son in third & fourth doing 1728 & 1727.
Kevin Matthews.
In Osmaston Park Homing Society 9 members sent 99 birds and it was another podium finish for the in form Little Eaton loft of S & H W Hall (Stan). Stan's winner was a Blue Pied hen doing 1703 followed by two cocks doing 1702.8 & 1702.6.
Stan Hall.
In fourth with a blue hen doing 1670 was Mick Stone.
Mick Stone.
6 members sent 44 birds in Etwall & District Flying Club and getting back to back wins taking three of the first four positions was club secretary Alan Peach who flies as A.Peach & Son. Alans winner was a grizzle cock doing 1582 to take the red card followed by a blue hen doing 1521 and a blue w/f hen doing 1513 taking fourth. In third was Steve Billings doing 1517 with a blue cock.
Alan Peach.
Saturday 31st August and it was a return to Salisbury for the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation where the pigeons were liberated at 09-10 in a north east wind.
Holbrook had 5 members sending 141 birds with the loft of Kevin Matthews returning to form taking the first 14 positions with his first four pigeons doing 1321.6,1321.5,1321.4 & 1321.4.
In Osmaston Park Homing Society 15 members sent 179 birds and taking the red card with a blue hen doing 1283 was Mick Stone followed by club secretary Steve Stone with a cheq cock doing 1279 to take second. In third with a blue pied hen doing 1273 was Dave Waddington with S & H W Hall in fourth with a ch/pied hen doing 1272.
Etwall & District Flying Club had 6 members sending 86 birds and getting a podium finish with 3 hens doing 1189,1109 & 1099 was A.Peach & Son with Peter & Shirley Harrison in fourth with blue hen doing 1088.
I would like to thank Kevin Matthews and Alan Peach for sending me their club results every week to make Derby Notes possible. One person who deserves a special thank you is our Driver/Convoyer Alys Evans whose work commitment over the season has been impeccable once again over the 2024 season with some very difficult decisions which had to be made at certain times, thanks to our wonderful English weather. I would also like to thank the club secretaries Steve Stone, Alan Peach & Sue Gration and Sue's assistant Kevin Matthews who give up their time to make sure that their clubs run efficiently. This is not a job members exactly que up to do at the clubs A.G.M. So once again thank you. Another thank you from Holbrook Miners Welfare Members to Trevor Jennings who is always there to help out on a Friday night although he is no longer a member. Once again our secretary at Osmaston Park Homing Society Steve Stone would like to say thank you to the basketing team George Torry, Mick Willis and clock setter Mick Stone for their efforts over the season also those members who stay behind on a Friday to load the transporter.
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