GWENT GREATER DISTANCE CLUB
THE FIRST AND ONLY DEDICATED INTERNATIONAL FLYING CLUB IN WALES
It is now my second year as Secretary of The Gwent Greater Distance Club and for a relative newcomer to the sport I cannot express how much I value being a member of this great forward looking club. Whenever we get together you can rely on your questions being answered, problems solved and guidance always given freely. Members include such legends of today in the Welsh Racing Pigeon fancy as Adrian Ware, Spencer Jones, Dennis Ford, Jim Hooper, Ray Strawbridge, Gareth Watkins, Padfield Family, Wilf Reed, Preece Bros and Sons and many more to whom I send my apologies for omitting. We have in total amongst our membership the winners of no less than 70 x 1st in Welsh National races plus six or more Queen’s Cup winners and three 1st open BICC National winners, so you can imagine that competition is of the very highest level. The Club motto is “Only the Brave” and when you see such quality pigeons being sent not just to one, but more often two and even three of the 500, 600, or 700 races in one season and again the following year, you can appreciate why the club motto is so appropriate for these brave pigeons. If it is long distance racing you want, then this is the only club in Wales that is dedicated to Long Distance International Pigeon Racing.
For the 2010 season our membership has passed the 40 member mark and we are beginning to consider our capacity for new members, a wonderful position for any club to be in. However, as a club we have agreed to invite new membership for 2010 and hopefully reach 50 members.
Our race programme for 2010 is predominately BICC races both Nationals and Internationals with three of the Welsh South Road races from Saintes and Bergerac for the Old Birds and Lessay/Vire for the Young Birds are also included. Twelve races in all.
GGDC RACE PROGRAMME FOR 2010
BICC 2010 RACE PROGRAMME.
NATIONALS:
01.05.2010 FALAISE
15.05.2010 ALENCON
29.05.2010 SARAN
12.06.2010 POITIERS
INTERNATIONALS:
18.06.2010 PAU
02.07.2010 BARCELONA
10.07.2010 TARBES
24.07.2010 NARBONNE
31.07.2010 PERPIGNAN
WELSH SOUTH ROAD.
03.07.2010 SAINTES
16.07.2010 BERGERAC
11.09.2010 LESSAY/VIRE young bird.
There will be a prize fund of £150 for the first three positions in each of the Four BICC Nationals and Three WSR Races with a prize fund of £200 for each of the Five BICC International Races.
In addition to the £200 prize fund for the five International Races, through sponsorship there will be a Best Average prize of £600 minimum from the three longest BICC Internationals from Barcelona, Narbonne and Perpignan with a fantastic trophy to express the esteem of this award.
The GGDC holds regular meetings at the club’s H.Q. the Ebbw Bridge Club on Cardiff Road, Newport. The club is also an Official BICC (Nationals only) marking station where any BICC member can mark and send their birds to connect with the BICC transporter.
For membership application or any information you may require about our wonderful club please contact: Tony Coombs Telephone: 01443 218989 Email:
