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Chris Neve, daughter Carol and grandson Reece, with Tony Gumbrell

A report on the British Barcelona Club young bird race from Guernsey on 26th August 2023

29/08/2023 - 97 members sent 1,165 young birds to Guernsey with the British Barcelona Club. They were liberated at 08.30CEST into fresh west-south-west winds. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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The Guernsey winner

A report on the British International Championship Club race from Guernsey on 9th July 2023

17/07/2023 - 223 members sent 2,303 pigeons to Guernsey with the British International Championship Club. After a one day hold they were liberated at 12.15CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Mel and Sue King with Archie

A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Guernsey on 3rd June 2023

06/06/2023 - 137 members sent 1386 pigeons to Guernsey with the British Barcelona Club. They were liberated at 02.35CEST into strong east-north-east winds. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members’ verifications.
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Mark Gilbert

A report on the British International Championship Club race from Alencon on 14th May 2023

17/05/2023 - 324 Members sent 4,639 pigeons to Alencon with the British International Championship Club. After a one day holdover they were liberated at 11.30CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Dave Waterhouse

A report on the Central Southern Classic Flying Club young bird race from Guernsey on 27th August 2022

01/09/2022 - Ninety-eight members sent nine hundred and seventy-six young birds to Guernsey with the Central Southern Classic Flying Club. They were liberated at 08.50CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Tony Barrett

A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Poitiers on 16th July 2022

20/07/2022 - 37 member sent 337 pigeons to Poitiers with the British Barcelona Club. They were liberated at 07.00CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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First open - Hayley Triple X

A report on the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from Poitiers on 16th July 2022

19/07/2022 - 37 members sent 339 pigeons to Poitiers with the Central Southern Classic Flying Club. They were liberated at 07.00CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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John & Teresa Gladwin

A report on the provisional result of the British Barcelona Club race from St Philbert on 2nd July 2022

06/07/2022 - 92 member sent 1,297 pigeons to St Philbert with the British Barcelona Club. They were liberated at 08.30CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Ede & Family

A report on the provisional result of the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from St Philbert on 2nd July 2022

04/07/2022 - 63 members sent 872 pigeons to St Philbert with the Central Southern Classic Flying Club. They were liberated at 08.30CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from Guernsey on the 28th May 2022

01/06/2022 - 84 members sent 873 pigeons to Guernsey with the Central Southern Classic Flying Club. They were liberated at 07.45CEST into a fresh north-easterly breeze. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Ricky Turner

A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Guernsey on 28th May 2022

29/05/2022 - 76 members sent 955 pigeons to the second British Barcelona Club race from Guernsey. They were liberated at 07.45CEST into a fresh north-east wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Dennis Baker

A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Guernsey on 14th May 2022

16/05/2022 - 196 members sent 2,156 pigeons to Guernsey with the British Barcelona Club. They were liberated at 08.15CEST into clear blue skies and no wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Vince, Sue, Jack & Evelyn Durrant

A report on the British Barcelona Club young bird race from Ilkeston on 28th August 2021

31/08/2021 - 69 members sent 909 young birds to Ilkeston with the British Barcelona Club. They were liberated at 09.00CEST into broken cloud and sunny intervals. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Roger Lowe with Riley & Ella

A report on the Central Southern Classic Flying Club young bird race from Ilkeston on 20th August 2021

30/08/2021 - 101 member sent 1,434 young birds to Ilkeston with the Central Southern Classic Flying Club. They were liberated at 10.00CEST . The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Rob & Maureen Kerr, Isabella, Alexander & Maya

A report on the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from Berwick on 28th June 2021

02/07/2021 - 140 members sent 1,073 pigeons to Berwick with the Central Southern Classic Flying Club. After a two day holdover they were liberated at 06.30CEST on Monday 28th June. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Pete Barlow

A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Berwick on 28th June 2021

01/07/2021 - 132 members sent 945 pigeons to Berwick with the British Barcelona Club. After a two day holdover they were liberated at 06.30CEST on Monday 28th June. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Orbital Northern Star

A report on the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from Ilkeston on 9th May 2021

12/05/2021 - One hundred and twenty-one members sent 1,112 birds to Ilkeston with the Central Southern Classic Flying Club. After a one day holdover due to poor weather they were liberated at 10.30CEST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Erik Neilson

A report on the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from Bordeaux on 26th July 2020

31/07/2020 - 159 members entered 932 pigeons into the Central Southern Classic Flying Club race from Bordeaux. They were liberated at 07.15CEST into good visibility. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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Tony Stephens

A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Bordeaux on 26th July 2020

31/07/2020 - 177 members sent 1,030 pigeons to Bordeaux with the British Barcelona Club. After a one day holdover they were liberated at 07.15CEST into broken skies. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the British Barcelona Club old hens race from Fougères on the 9th September 2018

14/09/2018 - Forty-eight members entered two hundred and three old hens into the final race of the Season for the British Barcelona Club, from Fougères. After a one day holdover due to poor weather, they were liberated at 08.45CEST into light south-easterly winds. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Coutances on 12th May 2018

15/05/2018 - The British Barcelona Club birds were liberated at Coutances at 10.25 CEST into a light and variable winds. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members verifications.
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A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Messac on 10th June 2017

17/06/2017 - Two hundred and thirty members sent one thousand, seven hundred and twenty-five birds to Messac with the British Barcelona Club. They were liberated at 8.30CEST into south-westerly winds. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members verifications.
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A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Coutances on 13th May 2017

16/05/2017 - Two hundred and eighty-six members entered two thousand, seven hundred and eighty-six bird into the British Barcelona Club race from Coutances. They were liberated at 07.45 BST into sunshine with a moderate westerly wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members verifications.
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A report on the National Flying Club young bird race from Coutances

25/09/2016 - After six days waiting for the weather to improve, the National Flying Club young bird race from Coutances was liberated at 12.00CEST into a light east-south-east wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the provisional result of the National Flying Club race from Saintes on 2nd July 2016

12/07/2016 - The National Flying Club race from Saintes was held on the 2nd July 2016. The birds were liberated at 09.00BST and cleared well into blue skies. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the provisional result of the British Barcelona Club race from Fougères on 2nd July 2016

04/07/2016 - Two hundred and six members sent one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-six birds to the British Barcelona Club race from Fougères. They were liberated at 6.15 BST into clear blue skies with a light westerly breeze. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the National Flying Club race from Fougères on 22nd May 2016

03/06/2016 - After a days holdover due to poor weather, the National Flying Club pigeons were liberated from Fougères at 09.30BST into a light north-west wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the British International Championship Club race from Alençon on 15th May 2016

17/05/2016 - Five hundred and fourteen members entered four thousand, seven hundred and fifty-one birds into the British International Championship Club race from Alençon. After a one day holdover they were liberated at 07.30BST into light variable winds. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the National Flying Club young bird race from Guernsey on 6th September 2015

14/09/2015 - After a one day holdover due to cloud cover at the racepoint, the birds for the National Flying Club young bird race from Guernsey were released at 09.00am on Sunday the 6th September. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report on the British Barcelona Club race from Fougeres on 4th July 2015

06/07/2015 - Two hundred and twenty one members entered one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-four birds into the British Barcelona Club race from Fougeres. They were liberated at 6.55BST. The following is a report on the provisional result according to members' verifications.
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A report on the National Flying Club race from Messac on 6th June 2015

15/06/2015 - The members entered 7,000 birds into the National Flying Club race from Messac. They were liberated at 6.00BST into a south westlerly wind. The following is a report on the provisional result based on telephone verifications.
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A report of the National Flying Club young bird race from Falaise on 9th September 2014

19/09/2014 - The National Flying Club young bird race was expected to be from Fougères, but due to bad weather on the Saturday the birds were brought back to Falaise and released on the Tuesday morning at 09.30am BST. The following is a report on the provisional result based on members' verifications.
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A report of the British International Championship Club Race from Le Mans on 21st July 2014

25/07/2014 - The British International Championship Club race from Le Mans was held over from the Saturday due to bad weather in the UK. It was liberated on Monday 21st July when the weather had improved. The following is a report on the provisional result accord to members' verifications.
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Roger Lowe (Caversham, UK) was never out of the headlines in 2013

08/10/2013 - The performances achieved by Roger Lowe in 2013 were consistently first-rate. From April until September, his name appeared each week at the top of the results sheet.
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The BICC race from Guernsey for old hens on 25 August 2013 - a report on the winners and the section winners

30/08/2013 - Seven hundred and twenty old hens were entered into the race and after a one day holdover due to poor weather, they were liberated at 11.30am BST into blue skies and sunshine. The wind was from the north west and expected to reach 17mph in the channel.
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The British International Championship Club race from Guernsey for young birds on 25th August 2013 - a report on the winners and the section winners

30/08/2013 - This is a report of the British International Championship Club race from Guernsey for young birds which was liberated on the 25th August 2013. One thousand and forty eight young birds were liberated at 11.30am BST into blue skies and sunshine. The provisional result is as follows.
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Top Performances in the UK for the weekend of 06/07/13 - 07/07/13

21/07/2013 - The top performances from the UK for the weekend of 6th and 7th July, including the Barcelona race liberated on the 5th July 2013
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A report of the British International Championship Club race from Alençon on 6th July 2013

09/07/2013 - Two thousand, eight hundred and ninety seven birds entered into the British International Championship Club race from Alençon were liberated at 6.15 BST on Saturday 6th July 2013. The weather at the racepoint was fine with a light north easterly wind and there was a good forecast on route. The provisional result is as follows.
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A report of the British International Championship Club race from Agen on 30th June 2013 in conjunction with the international.

02/07/2013 - One hundred and thirty one members of the British International Championship Club sent six hundred and fifty nine birds to Agen in conjunction with the international race. The winner in the UK was Mark Gilbert from Windsor!
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A report of the British International Championship Club race from Tours on 8th June 2013

11/06/2013 - Three hundred and twenty nine members sent 2,439 birds which were released at 06.00 BST on Saturday 8th June 2013, into a north easterly wind. The provisional result is as follows.
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A report of the UK National Flying Club race from Carentan

24/05/2013 - The first National Flying Club race of the 2013 season was held from Carentan on Saturday 18th May. A total of 965 members sent 8,319 birds which were liberated at 7.45am into clear skies. The provisional result is as follows.
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Best of Britain - part 2

11/01/2013 - Once again Pieter Oberholster, the UK’s PIPA agent, has been twisting a few arms to get hold of more excellent bloodlines from a selection of the Best of Britain. Included in the sale are birds from many fanciers who are fast becoming household names not just in Great Britain but all over the pigeon world.
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Best of Britain - a PIPA auction

12/09/2012 - It seems like no time at all since I wrote the last Best of British leader report. Once again Pieter Oberholster, the UK agent has pulled out all of the stops to obtain pigeons from fanciers from amongst the very best that Great Britain has to offer the world of pigeon racing. The lofts that I wish to inform you briefly about in this report are responsible for countless national, one loft and classic wins, not to mention full blown international wins.
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The National Flying Club young bird race from Fougeres - a report on the winners

06/09/2012 - Four hundred and ninety three members of the National Flying Club entered four thousand, three hundred and forty two birds into the final race of the season for 2012, the young bird national from Fougères. The birds were liberated at 11.45 am UK time into bright sunshine with no wind.
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A report of the National Flying Club race from Saintes

25/07/2012 - Six hundred and forty eight fanciers entered a total of three thousand, six hundred and fourteen birds into the National Flying Club race from Saintes. The birds were liberated at 06.30 hrs UK time into light north to north west winds and good visibility. After gaining height they cleared well to the north.
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Mark Gilbert (Winkfield, UK) National Flying Club winner from Saintes

22/07/2012 - After another incredible season Mark Gilbert has won yet another 1st, 7th, 8th, 12th National Saintes (provisionally) in the National Flying Club 21st July 2012 against 3,614 birds.
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Roger Lowe & His ‘Orbital Lofts’ Go the Full Circle

07/04/2012 - Roger Lowe has been a well known and ultra successful fancier in England now over a considerable period of time. The reason why I use the play on words with the title to this piece is quite simply that is what Roger and his ‘Orbital Lofts’ have done have certainly ‘gone the full circle’ and the meaning will become clear in this short report.