Homing
Flimby club’s race show
Published 8 January 2009
THE Flimby West Coast Flying Club show race for Portsmouth had 41 entries judged by Martin and Keith Mingins.
Lorraine wins vote
Published 1 January 2009
THE Derwent Valley Federation has a new secretary – Lorraine Degraff, daughter of the man who has held the post for 35 years, Cyril Ostle.
Bird shows
Published 23 December 2008
FLIMBY West Coast Flying Club held their first show race on Sunday when 46 entries were received for the Marlborough event in 2009.
Bird show
Published 18 December 2008
FLIMBY West Coast show for old cock or hen had 49 entries (26 in the nom) and they were judged by Paul Byers and Joe Nicholson of Frizington.
Hunter Bros win at Flimby
Published 11 December 2008
DAVID Buglass of Broughton was the judge at the Flimby West Coast Flying Club’s show for old hens.
Young hens show results
Published 4 December 2008
THERE were 37 entries for Great Clifton Homing Society’s young hens show on Saturday when Michael Cape, of Workington Victoria, was the judge.
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.
