NEWS FROM SCOTLAND
Reports by Joe Murphy
The result of my x-rays on my knees show there is no arthritis (which is good news) but I now have to go for physiotherapy,however this is nothing matched to the news we received yesterday when informed that my brother in law has 2 cancerous masses in his brain. This has just floored Margaret, I and the children and my knee problems are nothing compared to this news. To be honest we have not slept since we visited them and we cannot get them out of our mind. It is just as well I have the pigeons as when out in the loft I’m in my own little world and have some respite from the above.
WW1 Memorial Visit
Received an email from Linda Brooks, secretary of the Scottish Homing Union, with details of the Ypres WW1 Memorial Wreath Laying visit in 2014 in coordination with The Scottish National Flying Club. The trip is for 6 days and 5 nights and commemorates the start of World War One. This is a unique, never to be repeated experience departing on Thursday 24 July returning Tuesday 29th July 2014. The itinerary is as follows: coach travel from central Scotland to Hull then the overnight ferry to Zeebrugge with 3 nights in a 4 Star hotel in the centre of Ypres with return ferry overnight to Hull and the coach back to Scotland. Service of the coach throughout including visits to battlefields and war grave sites of Ypres & Passchendaele. The price is £399 per person based on 2 people sharing. Ferry includes cabin and dinner, bed and breakfast on both voyages and the 4 star hotel includes bed and breakfast at £50 per person, deposit payable now, further £200 payment by 31st March, and final payment 14th April. There will be several pick-up points and this can be arranged depending on numbers booked and those travelling from south of Hull will have the option of meeting the coach at the ferry. On this the centenary of the start of WW1, the town of Ypres will welcome heads of state and visitors from all over the world to mark this poignant milestone in the history of The Great War. As part of the above trip the SNFC president has been invited by the citizens of Ypres to attend and lay a wreath at the world famous Meninn Gate Ceremony on the evening of Sunday 27th of July 2014. The SNFC enjoys a special relationship with the town of Ypres, a race point in the SNFC programme, and officials there look forward to welcoming our party in recognition of the many British soldiers buried in their town and the contribution that racing pigeons made to the war effort. Numbers must be confirmed by Monday 31st of March and for further details contact SNFC secretary Andrew Garven on 01236 830253 or send your details and cheque payable to “SNFC” to: SNFC Sec. 320 Greengairs Rd, Greengairs, Airdrie, Lanarkshire ML6 7TQ. Proof of travel insurance is required prior to departure or if you wish this can be purchased from any insurance provider. RV Wallis Insurance Broker will quote for a suitable policy for this trip and if interested phone 0121 778 5751 and chose option 1 from the menu (Short trip insurance are approximately £15 depending on your details). This is a wonderful opportunity to visit Ypres in this important centenary year and you can be part of this historic trip.
SHU Judge and Top Fancier Freddy Jamieson of East Calder
Judge Douglas Telfer and marker Robert Kennedy
Fancierchat
News from Nick Barren who informs me of the forthcoming auction to take place on www.fancierchat.co.uk with young birds on offer from the following fanciers:- D & C Gibson, Sheldon Leonard, Brian Brady, Sean Hunt, Ant Williams. Who Dares Wins (The UK’s Premier One Loft Race) have also donated a venture bird to be auctioned off, with the highest bidder getting a free entry into the race & the chance to win £20,000; normal cost is £200 for a single entry or £500 for a 3 birds team. The auction of young birds is to make you the fancier aware of the site. The proceeds of the auction will go towards further adverts in the BHW. To register on the site, enter your name, loft number, address etc.. Many of you will have gone through this process on other sites, just remember one thing when you register, the answer to the question is pigeon, and for those of you who do not have a loft number, make one up!!! They have a section for selling pigeons and pigeon related equipment; there is no charge for this facility. The site also has many of the top scribes on board and their articles are uploaded on a regular basis. They have Gareth Watkins, Joe Murphy, Drew Callan, Kevin Mason, Goodcorn (Keith Simpson), Darren Smith, George Wheatman, Chris Gibson, Dr Peter Boskamp (Veterinarian) and Ad Schaerlaekens. Thay also have some very kind sponsors, Jim Jenner from Paccom films with his informative DVDs, Frank Bristow with the ATX heating panels, Neil Frazer from Frazer’s Animal Feeds, G & R Couriers, covering the UK, Ireland and Belgium and finally Jim Savage from Pigeon Vitality. Jim has kindly offered all Fancierchat members a substantial discount. You have to be a member to claim this special promotion. They have a good mixture of fanciers on the site, and any new members are always made welcome. They look forward to seeing one or two of you on the site, and wish you all the best for the season ahead. The above advert will be going in the BHW shortly. In the meantime, if you would like to join the site then please do so, says Nick.
Scottish Poem
Is a dove a doo Dad
Is a doo a dove
Is a cow a coo Dad
A sparrow jist a spyug
And is a wall a waw Dad
Is a dog a dug
She's gonnae warm ma ear Dad
Instead o' skelp ma lug.
Ma teacher's awfy posh Dad
She changes aw oor names
Wee Shuggie now is Hugh Dad
And Jimmy's ayeways James
Ah'm scunnered wi' it aw Dad
The way she shoogles words
Ah must be glaickit no 'tae ken
That feathered friends are burds.
Ye learnt me aw wrong Dad
Ye cawd a ball a baw
Your wife is now my Mother
You said it wis ma Maw
Ah'm no share hoo tae spell Dad
Ah'll niver pass ma test
Whit is this ah'm wearin' Dad
A simmet or a vest?
Ah gave ma nose a dicht Dad
When it began tae dreep
She gave me sich a fricht Dad
Ah near fall aff ma seat
Haven't you a handkerchief
She roared as if in pain
No, ah jist yase ma sleeve, Miss
And wiped ma nose again.
Ah cawd a mouse a moose Dad
Ah shid hiv held ma tongue
That's manure oan yir bits Dad
Nae longer is it dung
It's turnips and potatoes
No tatties noo and neeps
She said I've ripped my trousers
When ah'd only torn ma breeks.
There's twa words fir awthin' Dad
They're jumbled in ma heed
Hoo kin I be well bred Dad
When ah keep sayin' breed
Now is a crow a craw Dad
Is a bull a bull
A'll try tae get it richt Dad
I will, I will, ah wull.
Joe’s Joke
First class seating: A plane is on its way to Toronto when a blonde in economy class gets up and moves to the first class section and sits down. The flight attendant watches her do this, and asks to see her ticket. She then tells the blonde that she paid for economy class, and that she will have to sit in the back. The blonde replies: "I’m blonde, I’m beautiful, I’m going to Toronto and I’m staying right here." The flight attendant goes into the cockpit and tells the pilot and the co-pilot that there is a blonde bimbo sitting in first class, that belongs in economy, and won't move back to her seat. The co-pilot goes back to the blonde and tries to explain that because she only paid for economy she will have to leave and return to her seat. The blond replies, "I’m blonde, I’m beautiful, I’m going to Toronto and I’m staying right here." The co-pilot tells the pilot that he probably should have the police waiting when they land to arrest this blonde woman who won't listen to reason. The pilot says, "You say she is a blonde? I’ll handle this; I’m married to a blonde. If speak blonde." he goes back to the blonde and whispers in her ear, and she says, "oh, I’m sorry." and gets up and goes back to her seat in economy. the flight attendant and co-pilot are amazed and asked him what he said to make her move without any fuss I told her, "first class isn't going to Toronto.”
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A young lady walks into a supermarket and on her way round she sees the bloke who had his wicked way with her the previous evening, after they had met in a pub. He was stacking washing powder boxes onto the shelves. ‘You lying toad’, she yells, ‘last night you told me you were a stunt pilot’. ‘No’, he says, ‘I told you I was a member of the Ariel display team’.
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