News Letter Sport - Sat 10/04/10

[willie reynolds]

We have had improved weather conditions and have an excellent forecast for the start of the race season this weekend. The opening race of the NIPA old bird programme will be flown from Tullamore in County Offaly today, the East Down Combine birds are in Mullingar and Irish SR Fed in Thurles.

A sale was held as planned in the Larne & District HPS Clubrooms in support of Brian & Val Derbyshire who tragically lost their grand-son following an accident in Australia. The sale lifted over £1200, could I ask that you would thank all those who very kindly had donated pigeons, all who bought pigeons and/or made cash donations. A big thank-you to Noel Ferguson and Adrian Beggs who donated the prize fund for Fermoy race and also to the lads from the North Coast Classic One Loft race at Coleraine who generously gave a free race entry as a ballot prize. The ballot was won by Russell McAlary, one of the visitors.

Ballynahinch loft taking orders for Young Birds from the following families, Janssen, Cattrysse and Roland Janssen, ready now. Contact Robert Tel: 07885 438500.

Ronnie Johnston will auction birds at two sales that have been arranged on behalf of Allanah Donnelly who is just 7 years old and a Leukaemia Sufferer. The second sale in the Banbridge British Legion and Monday 12th April in the Newtownbreda Clubrooms. Fantastic selection of top quality Young Birds direct from some of Ireland’s leading lofts, these will be ready to race. Alannah is the grand-daughter of Mr & Mrs Stevenson of Dromara club. So far young birds from leading Ulster Federation, East Down Combine and NIPA lofts have been promised, anybody who would like to donate a young bird can contact me, David Black, on Tel: 07876 157706.

Glenarm & District HPS will have their annual Breeder & Buyer Sale in the Larne & Dist HPS on Thursday 15th April at 8.00pm. The race will be Fermoy and prizes £100 for Breeder and £250 for the Buyer. All fanciers welcome.

A Building Fund Sale in aid of Downpatrick HPS will take place in the Newtownbreda Clubrooms on Monday 19th April at 8.00pm. The club have a top selection of youngsters promised from top lofts, penning is from 7.00pm.

The Fax Number for the NIPA Result is (028) 92 693913, Saturday Night or early Sunday. I have a number of contact numbers for Secretary Fred Russell. From 9.00am until 4.00pm Tel: (028) 90 234805. From 8.00pm any night Tel: (028) 92 693913. Mobile: 07833 070371. Only these numbers to be used, no others, thank you.

When the season starts clubs should furnish their results to me as in the past for general publicity, to ensure your result is listed get the details to Homer, Tel/Fax (028) 256 44683, Mobile 07939 684876 or e-mail reynoldshomer@aol.com

* Space is also available for all club’s to list results at no charge on www.pigeonnetwork.com