Homing
76 entries for WCFC show
Published 27 November 2008
FLIMBY West Coast Flying Club had 76 entries for its show for young cock or hen, judged by John Devlin, of Harrington.
Homing show results
Published 13 November 2008
SIXTY people took part in Workington and District IFC’s young cock show, which was judged by J Moreau of Cleator Moor.
Home loft wins show
Published 6 November 2008
GREAT Clifton Homing Society’s old cocks show in the Lions Club, Great Clifton, attracted 48 entries.
Pigeon shows
Published 30 October 2008
GREAT Clifton HS begins its series of pigeon shows with an old cocks show at the Lions Club, Great Clifton, tomorrow. Judging starts at 2pm.
Flimby HS are top club
Published 25 September 2008
FLIMBY Homing Society were the first Club of the Year in the Derwent Valley Federation.
Last Fed of the season win goes to top Flimby loft
Published 18 September 2008
THE top Flimby loft of Tinnion brothers and Aitken won the final Derwent Valley Federation race of the season.
Weather grounds the pigeons
Published 11 September 2008
SHOCKING weather throughout the country put paid to most of last weekend’s pigeon racing into Cumbria.
Homing race put back 24 hours
Published 5 September 2008
THE Derwent Valley Federation has decided to postpone this weekend’s race by 24 hours.
Pooley’s Stafford double
Published 4 September 2008
JOHN Pooley of Harrington Central was top on Saturday after sending just six birds to the Derwent Valley Federation’s Stafford race.
Poor Whitchurch returns
Published 28 August 2008
DERWENT Valley Federation fanciers raced from Whitchurch from the first time on Saturday with mixed results.
Birds held by bad weather
Published 14 August 2008
THE Derwent Valley Federation raced from Appleton last week and were held over because of the bad weather across the country.
Strange bird drops in on Cyril
Published 7 August 2008
DERWENT Valley Federation secretary Cyril Ostle is trying to solve the mystery of a lodger at his Flimby loft.
Kaiser starts to hit form
Published 24 July 2008
WESTGATE Kaiser has hit winning form once more to go in front of Showgirl in the championship tables. But Showgirl could easily be back on top with a win at Coldfell.
Hawk-free flight for young birds
Published 24 July 2008
DERWENT Valley Federation fanciers were back at Flookburgh on Saturday for their second young bird race.
Peregrine attacks birds
Published 17 July 2008
DERWENT Valley Federation transporter John Ellwood saw at first hand on Saturday the damage being inflicted by hawks on his pigeon charges.
Lucky George
Published 10 July 2008
HE might have won a Federation race earlier in the season, but Flimby fancier George Weaver thought he needed a change of luck.
Jimmy finally gets Fed win
Published 3 July 2008
JIMMY Morton had waited 50 years for the moment when he topped a Federation with his winning pigeon.
Casper’s Girl is Ian’s fancy
Published 26 June 2008
THE Hine family were toasting Casper’s Girl after she had landed them their third Derwent Valley Federation win in seven years.
Bromley back on top
Published 19 June 2008
OVER the last few years one of the most consistent lofts in West Cumbria has been Bromley and co in Flimby HS.
John’s wonder bird wins again
Published 12 June 2008
ONE of the best pigeons in the Derwent Valley Federation showed his class again by winning the first channel race from Lessay.
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