Diary Dates - Winter 2022

[willie reynolds]

Ballymena & Dist Show Season – Each Monday from 31st October in Ballymena & District HPS clubrooms at Fountain Place, penning 7.00pm until 8.00pm. Week 1 - 31st October. Young cocks and young hens t/w. Week 2 - 7th November. Old cocks and old hens t/w. Week 3 -14th November. Young cocks and young hens handled. Week 4 - 21st November. Old cocks and old hens handled. Week 5 - 28th November. Old pairs and young pairs t/w. Week 6 - 5th December. Old bird and young bird eye-sign. Week 7 - 12th December. Old bird and young bird fancy t/w. In the last show date 12th December all winners from the previous classes will come back to be judged for BIS, BOS and BYB over the whole show series. Open to all. For any info contact Darren Swann Tel: 07938 675384.

Edgarstown first show will be held on Friday the 4th of November. The first show will be run by S & E Buckley, RGG Donaldson and Mullen Bros everybody welcome.

Sizzlers 2 Bird Club - 1st Gregg Bros 56 Points, Sam Murphy 48, Surgenor Bros 47, A Barkley & Son 45, B Swann & Son 40, McFarlane & Agnew 23, H Turkington 19, S McIlveen 5, Harry Boyd 4. Mervyn Eagleson PO Mid Antrim Combine. Coming up next season reports for Ballymena, Randalstown and the Newry Area from Jordan Hughes.

Diary Dates –

The INFC annual dinner dance and distribution of prizes will be held in the Stormont Hotel Belfast on Friday 25th November 2022 at 7.00pm. Tickets are priced at £35.00, and reservations can be made with the secretary or Ronnie Johnston by phone or email. (Secretary 028 92 641265, Ronnie 028 90 483625). Accommodation rates if booked through the INFC. These special rates are Single room £90.00 Double room £100.00 Family room £120.00 to be booked through the INFC for special rates. As in previous years early booking is advisable.

NIPA Ladies Night Friday 11th. November 2022 in the Templeton Hotel Templepatrick. Tickets £35 available from Fred Russell Tel: 028 92693913 evenings. Please reserve your tickets ASAP. All trophy winners not attending Ladies Night to collect their trophies. These trophies will NOT be taken to the Ladies Night presentation.

We are hoping to organise the Duddy Bus to Blackpool again subject to suitable interest and numbers. Leaving on the late boat on Thursday night 19th January and returning from Blackpool at 9.00am on Mon 23rd January, travelling Belfast Stenna line to Cairnryan. For more information contact Alan Shanks 07503 483328 or Robert Turkington 07710 483063.