Merit Awards Presentation - 03/01/14

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Merit Award presentation evening will be held on Friday 3rd January 2014 in the Dunsilly Hotel Antrim. Buffet served from 6:45 pm presentation to commence at 7:45 pm.
Special guests for the evening are Mr. & Mrs. John Tyerman President B.I.C.C. Mr. Ian Crammond Fontwell and Mr. Derek Partridge Manchester.
Tickets £10.00 are available from Ronnie Johnston, Sid Collins or Trevor Topping
Presentations, panel and auction of pigeons and Manchester City F.C. items.

INFC Merit Awards Presentation Update -

The Merit Awards Presentation will take place on Friday 3rd January in the Dunsilly Hotel Antrim with a 6.30pm start. Tickets for the evening are £10 which includes supper. Guests for the night are John Tyerman from Bracklesham Bay, Ian Crammond from Fontwell and Derek Partridge of Manchester. Derek is a former Manchester City footballer and has spent over 30 years at the club in various guises. He has offered a signed City jersey and other Man City memorabilia for the raffle on the night.

John Tyerman got into pigeons as a boy through his grandfather in Dumfries and has raced pigeons nearly all his life except when he was away for 4 years in Hong Kong. He is a founder member and past President of the London and South East Classic club, and has served on the National Flying Club committee for 9 years. He has been a member of the BICC for over 30 years and is currently serving as President. John tells me that they now have over 1300 members and 33 are from Ireland. John has had ‘reasonable’ success in racing and has cultivated a family of the old Carmichael/Kirkpatrick and Eric Canton pigeons which have won many positions in Classic, National and International races flying in 500/600 miles events. He is also a winner of the Central Southern Tarbes Classic (520 miles) – only 4 day pigeons and then twice winner (2011 and 2013) of the Barcelona Challenge One Loft race, flying 625miles to the lofts in France.
John and Ian have both promised birds for auction on the night and these will be available for collection at the Blackpool Show.

The panel for the moot is John Tyerman, Derek Partridge and W & L McCaw of Dervock Gold Medal winners with the INFC. This has become another very popular night with the INFC, worth a visit.

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INFC Merit Award Winners 2013.

King’s Cup Merit Awards 2013:

Willie English (Lisburn & District HPS) -
“Let Down” Blue Cock, GB09L 10861
Plaudren Vannes King’s Cup - 2011 99th Open INFC
Saint Allouestre King’s Cup - 2013 156th Open INFC

Gary Benson (Lisburn & District HPS) -
Blue Checker Pied Hen, GB09L 11019
Plaudren Vannes King’s Cup 2011 - 210th Open INFC
Saint Allouestre King’s Cup 2013 - 217th Open INFC

J. McGrugan & Son (Doagh & District HPS) -
“King Jimmy” Blue Cock, GB10N 95592
Plaudren Vannes King’s Cup 2012 - 64th Open INFC
Saint Allouestre King’s Cup 2013 - 128th Open INFC

P. J. Corcoran & Son (Balbriggan RPC) -
“Jessy’s Dream” Blue Hen, IHU10S 54334
Plaudren Vannes King’s Cup 2012 - 21st Open INFC
Saint Allouestre King’s Cup 2013 - 50th Open INFC

Sean Kane (Newry & District HPS) –
“Inspirational” Blue Checker Cock, GB11A 21090
Plaudren Vannes King’s Cup 2012 - 23rd Open INFC
Saint Allouestre King’s Cup 2013 - 27th Open INFC

L. Magee & Son (Lisburn & District HPS) -
“Van the Man” Blue Checker Cock, GB11H 29953
Plaudren Vannes King’s Cup 2012 - 4th Open INFC
Saint Allouestre King’s Cup 2013 - 85th Open INFC

Friendship National Merit Awards 2013:

Willie Corrigan (Loughgall HPS) -
Blue Checker w/f Hen, GB11L 04684
Quimper Friendship National 2012 - 26th Open INFC
Quimper Friendship National 2013 - 5th Open INFC

Willie Corrigan (Loughgall HPS) -
Grizzle Hen, GB11L 04654
Quimper Friendship National - 2012 45th Open INFC
Quimper Friendship National - 2013 12th Open INFC

Willie Corrigan (Loughgall HPS) -
Blue Hen, GB11L 04681
Quimper Friendship National - 2012 14th Open INFC
Quimper Friendship National - 2013 35th Open INFC

A. McAteer & Sons (Ballyholland HPS) -
“Lucky 13” Blue Bar Cock, GB09F 31528
Quimper Friendship National - 2012 99th Open INFC
Quimper Friendship National - 2013 13th Open INFC

G. & I. McBride (Drumnavaddy HPS)
“Boomerang” Blue Checker Pied Cock, GB11D 14761
Quimper Friendship National - 2012 56th Open INFC
Quimper Friendship National - 2013 65th Open INFC

W G Neill Annaghmore,
“Teaguy Queen” Black Pied Hen, GB 11 P 40547,
Quimper 2012 – 25th Open, Quimper 2013 – 31st Open:

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IRISH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB - Presentation of Merit Awards

The Irish National Flying Club held their second presentation night on Friday 3 January in the Dunsilly Hotel in Antrim. Framed Diplomas were awarded for birds achieving Open results on two occasions from the Friendship National and Grand National Kings Cup races.

The number of awards presented was down from 30 last year to 11 this year but this presentation in only its fourth year has become a very important date in the pigeon calendar. The guests for the evening were Mr & Mrs John Tyerman, Ian Crammond and Derek Partridge. The evening includes a buffet and a quiz panel, which this year included guests for the evening, JohnTyerman, and Derek Partridge, along with William and Leonard McCaw from Dervock.

The evening began with the Helen Marshall and Rosemary Mulholland of the INFC Charity Committee presenting cheques for £3,000 to the NI Children’s Hospice and the NI Adult Hospice, while John Edgar, INFC Show secretary presented a cheque for £1,000 to the Southern Area Hospice in Newry.
Kells & District fanciers presented a cheque for £1,200 to the Macmillan Nurses.

While the winning of these awards are in themselves quite an achievement all these birds are now candidates for ‘Hall of Fame’ or ‘Friendship Triple’ Awards next year.
I would like to congratulate all the winners and make a special mention of Willie Corrigan, Loughgall who won 3 awards from the Friendship National this year.

Merit Awards were won as follows:
Kings Cup: W English Lisburn & Dist, Blue Cock, GB 09 L 10861, Plaudren Vannes 2011 – 99th Open, St Allouestre 2013 – 156th Open; G Benson Lisburn & Dist, Blue Cheq Pied Hen, GB 09 L 11019, Plaudren Vannes 2011 – 210th Open, St Allouestre 2013 – 217th Open; J McGrugan & Son Doagh & Dist, ‘King Jimmy, Blue Cock, GB 10 N 95592, Plaudren Vannes 2012- 64th Open, St Allouestre 2013 – 128th Open; P.J .Corcoran Balbriggan RPC, ‘Jessy’s Dream’, Blue Hen IHU 10 S 54334, Plaudren Vannes 2012 - 21st Open, St Allouestre 2013 – 50th Open; S Kane Newry & Dist, ‘Inspirational’, Blue Cheq Cock, GB 11 A 21090, Plaudren Vannes 2012 – 23rd Open, St Allouestre 2013 – 27th Open; L Magee & Son Lisburn & Dist, ‘Van the Man’, Blue Cheq Cock, GB 11 H 29953, Plaudren Vannes 2012 – 4th Open, St Allouestre 2013 – 85th Open:

Friendship National: W Corrigan Loughall HPS, Blue Cheq W/F Hen GB 11 L 04684, Quimper 2012 – 26th Open, Quimper 2013 – 5th Open; W Corrigan Loughall HPS, Grizzle Hen, GB 11 L 04654, Quimper 2012 – 45th Open, Quimper 2013 – 12th Open; W Corrigan Loughall HPS, Blue Hen, GB 11 L 04681, Quimper 2012 - 56th Open, Quimper 2013 – 35th Open; A McAteer & Sons Ballyholland HPS, ‘Lucky 13’, Blue Bar Cock, GB 09 F 31528, Quimper 2012 – 99th Open, Quimper 2013 – 13th Open; G & I McBride Drumnavaddy HPS, ‘Boomerang’, Blue Cheq Pied Cock, GB 11 D 14761, Quimper 2012 – 56th Open, Quimper 2013 – 65th Open; W G Neill Annaghmore, Black Pied Hen, GB 11 P 40547, Quimper 2012 – 25th Open, Quimper 2013 – 31st Open:
The De Scheemaecker Trophy for runner up to the National Champion for best average all National races was presented to C & L Woodside Ballyclare & Dist and the French Diploma for best average Portland OB Derby and St Allouestre Kings Cup was presented to C & H Beattie Gilford & Dist.

We would like to thank our guests Mr & Mrs Tyerman, Ian Crammond and Derek Partridge for travelling over from England in quite treacherous weather conditions.
Thanks to Homer for the photographs.

Over the next few weeks I intend to do reports on the Gold Medal and Hall of Fame winners from 2013

Brendan McLaughlin PO Irish Nat FC


Guests at the INFC Merit Awards in Dunsilly Hotel, from (l) Derek Partridge, M/M Tyerman and Ian Cramond from Fontwell.


William & Leonard McCaw from Dervock RPS panel members at the Moot.


Helen Marshall and Rosemary Mulholland of the INFC Charity Committee present £3,000 cheques to NI Childrens Hospice and NI Hospice reps.


Ron McKelvey from Newry collects the Charity Committee cheque for Newry Hospice £1,000 from John Edgar Show Secty (r) also included Show Manager Samuel Briggs.


£1,200 raised by Kells & Dist was presented to Macmillan Nurses by Kells Chairman Brian Swann and Treasurer Alan Shanks.


Willie English (Lisburn & District HPS)


Gary Benson (Lisburn & District HPS).


J McGrugan (Doagh & District HPS).


P J Corcoran & Son (Balbriggan RPC).


Sean Kane (Newry & District HPS).


Willie Corrigan (Loughgall HPS) on (r) wins 3 awards presented by Derek Partridge assisted by David Black INFC Chairman.


G & I McBride (Drumnavaddy HPS).


W G Neill (Annaghmore).


De Scheemaecker Trophy runner-up INFC Nat Championship won by C & L Woodside (Ballyclare & Dist).


French Diploma won by C & H Beattie (Gilford & Dist). Best Ave NIPA Portland & INFC Kings Cup.