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The Premier YB Nat for the NIPA lofts was flown last Saturday 31st August from Talbenny in South Wales, liberation was at 10.15am in a fresh NW wind. It was hard going after the previous six races


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The East Antrim birds were in Fermoy in County Cork for race six of the young bird season, best bird locally was timed in the Ligoniel & Dist by G & M Atcheson recording velocity 1575


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Jimmy Burrows of Eastway – Best in East Antrim from Clonmel At the weekend the East Antrim birds were in Clonmel, the race was one day earlier on Friday due to the poor weather forecast. Jimmy


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25/8/2013 Result Thurles –       NCC HOT SPOT FIVE – THURLES THE BIRDS ARRIVED AT THE LIBERATION POINT ON TIME, THEY SAT FOR 1/2 HOUR WERE WATERED AND SENT ON THERE WAY AT TEN PAST


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This is the Top 12 in the prestige I.H.U. National FC  today from Barleycove . Wind SW with sunshine. Liberated at 11.45am on Friday 16/08/13. TOP 12 This is a phone in provisional result only and


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INFC Quimper – The final old bird race for the INFC was the Friendship Nat flown from Quimper. The birds were liberated at 6.15am wind Lt NE and it was to prove a very difficult race.


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East Antrim lofts enjoyed the weekend race from Roscrea the fourth event of the young bird season, liberation was at 9.00am in a helping SSW wind. The early arrivals were timed in Ligoniel by Bingham &


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W G Neill         Annaghmore Pied Hen GB 07 D 25296 2010 St Malo  99th Open 40th Sect E 2011 St Malo 96th Open 30th Sect E 2012 St Malo 29th Open   8th Sect E 2013 Portland 18th Open 9th Sect E J Burrows         Eastway


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RESULT: NCC HOT SPOT FOUR RESULT (1) 21/8/2013 Congratulations to W Neill & Sons on their First place in Hotspot four this is the same team that won our£12000 last year can this be our first double winner ?


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Hi, I am contacting you in your capacity as a BHW scribe to see if you can assist with the following:- For some years now I have been active in support of Help for Heroes and


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12th August 2013  We would like to congratulate John Smith on his first success at the North Coast Classic in Hotspot 3 from Mullingar.  John’s bird was purchased from Wayne Doonan at Cockcrow Lofts.  Wayne has


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INFC Awards 2013  The 2013 Kings Cup saw Harold Elliott of Lisburn a senior Nat flyer enter four birds and have all four home. The Hall of Fame Diploma has a long history having been


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Jeff Greenaway, Dromore HPS  It has been my pleasure to have featured this loft several times before and the sheer consistency since my last visit several years ago has been out of the top drawer.


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Chris & Gerry Quinn, Milltown & District -  The 2012 Kings Cup flown from Vannes turned out a very hard race with only 71 birds in race time (three days). The Milltown partnership of Chris &


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Rev TAB Sawyers & Son, Banbridge – Rev T A B Sawyers & Son, Banbridge – This is a partnership that has made a major breakthrough at the highest level over the past number of years.


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