Lanarkshire News - Lanarkshire Social Circle Presentation Night 2025
History of the Lanarkshire Social Circle
Article from Motherwell Times September 29th, 1933
The Social Circle Club have now finished the 1933 programme in great fashion. No fewer than 21 members birds were clocked in the Rennes race in good time. For the fourth year in succession the club have won the honour of club champions of Scotland. A record for a club only formed four years ago. The McLaughlin championship cup which also carries a miniature silver and £5 was won by Thomson Bros of Wishaw. The handsome Morgan Memorial Trophy presented by Mr Tom Morgan was won by Mr George D Chambers a prominent Motherwell fancier. The Old Bird Average cup gifted by Mr McInnes of Darvel was won by Thomson Bros ,Wishaw .The Tennant Rose Bowl presented by Mr Douglas Tennant .Ratho for the hardest race during the season was won by Messrs Heffernan Bros of Glenburn, Carfin, who also won Mr Tom Loudons (The Fruiterer Clyde St) splendid special for first bird home in the Rennes race 545 miles .Mr Ted Bradshaw of Manchester beautiful special was won by Thomson Bros .Five handsome specials were gifted by Dr Wm Anderson Armadale .
Thomson Bros won three and Brown Bros Symington winning the other two.
The presentation will take place shortly and Scotland's leading fanciers will attend this function ,now considered the leading social event of the year.
There result of the Lanarkshire Social Circle for Rennes 1933 flown in conjunction with SNFC 30th June was Heffernan Bros of Carfin vel 764 ,C D Chambers of Motherwellvel756 ,George Stewart of Larkhall vel 700 ,Shearer Bros of Strathaven vel 691 ,Thomson Bros of Wishaw vel 672 George Stewart of Larkhall vel 668 ,Jim Lewis of Holytown vel 668 William Boreland of Lesmahagow vel 625 ,Archie Miller of Overtown vel 616
Heffernan Bros win Mr Tom Loudons special prize. Thomson Bros win Old Bird Average and Combine Average Cups.
This was a night to be remembered for many a year.
Back to the present and the Lanarkshire Social Circle is still seen as one of the Premier clubs in Scotland! A club not just based on distance racing, but also meeting the needs of federation racing programme, with races from the Lanarkshire Federation and then into the Scottish National Flying Club race programme.
This time of the year is a chance to get suited and booted with your club ties and congratulate the winners as well as enjoying a night of everything pigeons.
It’s very competitive club and you have to be on the top of your game to win!
The ultimate trophy to win is the LSC Gold Cup, which is the "Holy Grail" of awards that everyone wants to win. A very prestigious cup that isn't won each year because of the level of difficulty!
Unfortunately it wasn't won this season.
The presentation was held in the Cambusnethan Miners Welfare club, a lovely venue with years of experience hosting such events.
The guests were Davie Jamieson of Bathgate and Tam Richardson of Bonkle near Newmains.
Davie is an outstanding distance fancier who has a brilliant record at National level.
Tam is a top all round racer with success at Club, Federation and National level.
Davie was 2nd Open SNFC Blue Ribbon race in 2025 and also bred the winner of the longest race over 600 miles in the SNFC in 2025, with decades of top results, winning many with his top bloodlines, including John Ellis of Wellbank.
Tam has had a terrific season, winning the section in SNFC Reading and the longest race of the SNFC and never out of the top of the Lanarkshire Average leader board, with bloodlines out of Mr & Mrs Geoff Cooper of Peasedown, St John.
Both done a "Sterling job" of answering questions from the members and guests from the floor.
Thanks to both of them for their time and best wishes on their continued success. Also thanks to club Secretary Gary Gilfillan and President Rab Cairns for their organisation and service to the club, without them we wouldn't be here. John Hood organised the sports quiz between the panel question and answer sessions, thanks John it was a great success!
Everyone enjoyed the lovely food provided and the pigeon night that followed.
Get together with Tom Corrie jnr, Tom Corrie snr, Ian Lindsay & Peter Anderson
Individual Race Winners 2025
Worksop -218 miles
1st W Holland
2nd Wilson & Cairns
3rd W Holland
Leicester - 253 miles
1st T Corrie Son G/son
2nd T Corrie Son G/son
3rd J Whiteford & Family
Kettering -268 miles
1st J Lawrie & Son
2nd Eadie & Kelly
3rd J Whiteford & Family
Billericay -340 miles
1st Lindsay & Henderson
2nd Eadie & Kelly
3rd Eadie & Kelly
Brighton SNFC- 378 miles
1st Eadie & Kelly
2nd W Holland
3rd J Lawrie & Son
Brighton- Lanarkshire federation, 389 miles
1st W Holland
2nd Boslem & Gilfilland
Boslem & Gilfillan with their winning certificates
3rd Eadie & Kelly
Reading -SNFC
1st J Moffat
2nd J & K Miller
3rd A Suckle
Alencon -524 miles
1st A Suckle
2nd Wilson & Cairns
3rd J & K Miller
Ypres, SNFC -444 miles
1st J Leggate
John Leggate winner of the Ypres cup
2nd J Lawrie & Son
3rd D Gillespie
SNFC Billericay
1st-J & J Hood
2nd D Gillespie
3rd W Holland
Alnwick 1 -91 miles
1st T Corrie Son G/son
2nd T Corrie Son G/son
3rd Eadie & Kelly
Alnwick 2
1st T Corrie Son G/son
2nd W Holland
3rd W Holland
Thirsk -157 miles
1st W MCudden
2nd W McCudden
3rd Frame & Crawford
Club Secretary Gary Gilfillan(L) presenting Andy Frame with his certificates
Huntington -SNFC 293 miles
1st W McCudden
2nd J Leggate
3rd Boslem & Gilfillan
Old Bird Average Winner
1st W Holland
Davie Jamieson (L) presenting Billy Holland with Old Bird Inland Averages, Longest Inland race and Best Performance Bird. Billy had a super season this year and also top prize money winner.
Young Bird Average Winner
1st T Corrie Son G/son vel 1487
Breeder/Buyer result
J Lawrie & Son £605- Breeder
T Corrie Son G/son £605 -Racer
YB Exchange result
J Moffat £250 -Racer
W Bisland £250
Trophy Winners
1st Nominated Yearling in Longest Inland Race-Lindsay & Henderson
Averages All Old Bird Inland races- W Holland
Winner of SNFC Gold Cup race-A Suckle
Average SNFC Gold Cup & Longest Inland race- A Suckle
Tam Richardson (L) presenting Andrew Suckle with 1st bird SNFC Gold Cup in the club with a yearling hen that won 3rd sect,31st Open 524 miles SNFC. Top Performance Andrew! Andrew also winner of best Average Gold cup & Longest Inland race and Lowest winning velocity.
Average Longest Federation race & SNFC Gold Cup race -J & K Miller
Kevin Miller(L) being presented with his winning cup for best average Longest Fed Inland race& SNFC Gold cup race by Tom Corrie jnr
Average SNFC Gold Cup & Longest YB race winner -Wilson & Cairns loft 2
Tam Richardson presenting Robert Cairns(R) with his winners’ cup for best average SNFC Gold Cup and Longest YB race.
Average All YB races-T Corrie Son G/son
Gary Gilfillan presenting Tom Corrie, Son, G/son with the YB Average cup.
Points Average in Old Bird races beyond 200 miles -Eadie & Kelly
Best Performance Bird-W Holland
Longest Federation Inland race- W Holland
Best Average Two Longest Federation Inland races-Eadie & Kelly
Davie Jamieson presenting Andy Eadie with Best Averages Two Longest Federation races and Points Average Old Bird Races over 220 miles(Shortest member)
Average of 3 races,4 bird nomination each race-A Suckle
Davie Jamieson and Andrew Suckle enjoying a chat
All other trophies not won including Gold Cup
Specials
First bird in SNFC YB race-W McCudden
SNFC Ypres winner -John Leggate
McCaig Family sponsors of winner of longest Federation Inland race -winner Billy Holland
R Telfer sponsor of Best Performance Bird - winner Billy Holland.
W Smart sponsor -First hen Ypres special -John Lawrie & Son
John Lawrie(R) receiving his winning certificates
W Smart sponsor -First cock Ypres-John Leggate
Gary Gilfillan sponsor of winner of Silver cup average 3 races ,4 bird nom each race(H Brown Trophy) winner Andrew Suckle
Rab Cairns sponsor -1st Yearling cock Brighton race with Lanarkshire Fed-W Holland
Rab Cairns sponsor -1st Yearling hen Brighton race with Lanarkshire Fed-Lindsay & Henderson
Ian Lindsay receiving his winning cup from club President Robert Cairns.
Billy Holland & Gary Gilfillan sponsors of YB National Prize money sponsor of friendship cup
Best Performance Bird 2025 was Mealy cock SU 22 L1208 winning 7th,10th,24th section in the SNFC Reading, Brighton & Billericay races for Billy Holland. Top pigeon that Billy!
All the best to all who attended for season 2026 and hopefully we have a Gold Cup winner.
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
