Etwall & District Flying Club Presentation 2025 - 08-01-26

Etwall & District Flying Club Presentation 2025

Etwall & District Flying Club recently held their annual prize presentation evening and the venue must be a first as it was held at the home of Neil & Georgenia Crofts who kindly invited the club to their home for the occasion. Neil who is a member of Etwall & District Flying Club cannot race every week due to his heavy workload but supports the club 200% giving the club many special prizes to race for over the season.

Top prize winners for the 2025 season were A.Peach & Son who had a fantastic season winning;

12 x 1^st ,14 x 2^nd ,12 x 3^rd ,9 x 4^th ,

£233.84 prize money, £265.44 specials, £135.70 pools, £14.50 loftpool, £10.50 nomination, £151.20 breeder buyer

Total payout £811.18

Old bird inland average cup

Inland average cup

Old bird average cup 

Young bird average cup

Combined average cup

Mr & Mrs A Houldsworth cup

N Kellet shield 

P Bevan shield 

T Farrow shield 

Gold horseshoe shield.

Alan Peach with his Golden Horseshoe award.

Next up was Kevin Southall who recently started back in the sport flying young birds only in 2025 winning. 

4 x 1^st , 3 x 2^nd ,3 x 3^rd ,3 x 4^th

£59.76 prize money, £60.93 specials, £58.30 pools, £4.50 loftpool, £6.00 nomination, £131.40 breeder buyer

Total payout £302.89

G Williamson cup 

Mr & Mrs A Houldsworth cup

A & C Perry cup

Silver horse shoe shield.  

Kevin Southall with Alan Peach.

P & S Harrison Peter & Shirley came next winning 

2 X 1^st ,1 x 2^nd ,3 x 3^rd  ,7 x 4th ,

£51.84 prize money, £15.50 specials, £89.04 pools, £8.50 loft pool, £8.50 nomination, £50.40 breeder buyer

Total payout £223.78

G Childs nominated shield

Mr & Mrs A Houldsworth cup

R Hough cup

Ladies race cup

Peter Harrison with Alan Peach & Peter Harrison with Georgina Croft.

Steve Billings came next winning

1 x 1^st , 2 x 3^rd ,1 x 4^th ,

£25.20 prize money, £55.50 specials

Total payout £80.70

Mr & Mrs E Fowke cup

E Fowke cup

J Fowke shield

Next it was the turn of Mick Leszczyszak winning 

 1 X 1^st ,1 x 2^nd

 £21.60 prize money, £28.07 specials, J Childs nominated shield

Winning a total of Total of £49.67

Mick Leszczyszak with Alan Peach.

J & J Lofts came next ( Sam Phillips & Jim Summers )

£5.04 prize money, £2.73 specials, £20.21 pools, £1.50 nomination

Total payout £29.48

N Crofts.

1 x 2^nd 

£9.36 prize money , £1.83 special

Total payout £11.19

Neil Croft with Alan Peach.

Ladies Race winners were P & S Harrison Peter & Shirley who were 1st & 3rd with Steve Billings taking 2nd.

After the presentation there was a raffle which raised a total of £91.00

The total payout for 2025 was total payout £1151.64

The members would like to thank Neil & Georgina for the kind offer of hosting the event at their home with no cost to the club. Thanks again to both of you. It was a wonderful gesture.

Alan Peach with Neil & Georginas two daughters Izzey & Lilly.

The members in this small club all pull the same way that's what makes this club as successful as it is. They have a first class secretary in Alan Peach and the members are always willing to help out on basketing nights and any other events the club organizes. All the best for 2026 and enjoy your racing.

T.3.