BLACKPOOL SHOW
Another excellent visit to the show with our day starting at 5-30am on the Friday at Scarborough getting into Blackpool at 8-45 having had a quick stop at the services for a coffee. After checking in at the Doric we set off for town to have breakfast at our usual café next to the Winter Gardens, after breakfast off to the shops with Ken and Paul leaving us later for the Churchill pub. After that back to the hotel for our 5 course dinner then onto the sales which I must say the birds were bringing a lot of money not many cheap birds this year.
Chris Vasey on the stand - Alan Jones John Ellerby Pete Moody from Hull
Excellent sale for the Premier stud - Dave and Simon Rhodes Top prize winners of Barkston Ash
Ernie Ramsden Jim Crosby Andy Holland Kiel Turner all from Edel Homing Society Bradford
Ken Skelton Paul Rimmington Mike Cooney and Paul Douthwaite in the Churchill on Saturday
Jean Moody Julie Ellerby laughing about the naked woman that walked into Jean and Petes bedroom in the middle of the night teach them to make sure the door is locked
John Ellerby with Brian Williams of Durham
Lisa and Kerry Mellonby Jamie Manuel Bri Bolton Paul and Sharon Douthwaite - Ken with Roger Grundy
Kerry Working at the Premier Stud stand - Tony Meek with Steve Turley from the Withernsea area with his famous white Geerinck
Steve Dodson of S and J pigeon corns looking at the Van Tilburn corn he will be selling - Lucy Ingle Sharon Douthwaite Dean Ingle and Paul Douthwaite
Neil and Jill Carrnington - Sharon with Mick and Ricky
Paul Tucker, Dave Fere, Rodney Horner and Rocket Ron all from Bristol
A photo from the Grand One Loft Race in Thailand back row Mike Cooney Stephen Gough Graham Jones. Paul Douthwaite with Keith Jones with their trophies from Hot Spots and Final
It was nice to see some familiar faces at the sales and also the regulars in the hotel and meet up and have a catch up with our friends from Hull. Saturday morning it was off to the show were I made my way to the scribes room were Steve Netty and Helen were waiting with tea coffee etc for us all it was nice to see them again. We went round the show to pick up our usual things then Sharon Lucy and myself set off for the shops to get some more shopping in then after dinner back to the Churchill for a quick drink then onto the hotel for a shower before dinner and some more sales then into the casino for a couple of hours I lost £10 Ken won £50 so it was a good night. Monday came round quick and we were back home for dinner time. Above, a few photos of the people we went with and met while there.
Sue Skelton
