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Announcements
January 05, 2021

National Flying Club January 2021 Report

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The National Flying Club committee would like to wish all members a very happy new year and you should roll up your sleeves as the vaccination is coming! At the time of writing, we are entering our third National lockdown in a year and we have all suffered in one way or another with local restrictions between those, but we now have a bright light at the end of the tunnel. The racing season in 2020 began after a very short delay and indeed National racing went ahead more or less as planned.…
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Announcements
January 05, 2021

2020 Season Presentation Cancellation

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Dear Members, A decision has been made to cancel the 2020 season presentation which was to be held on the 20th March, 2021. We do apologise for this but due to the Covid-19 restrictions and the bookings made so far, it was necessary to cancel the event. We hope to re-schedule it later in the season, watch this space for notice of when it will be re-scheduled.
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Announcements
December 04, 2020

DEFRA Info re Avian Influenza from the RPRA

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Please be advised that the following information has been received from Defra and should be communicated to all club members: - Dear Stakeholder, DEFRA PRESS RELEASE: NEW HOUSING MEASURES WILL COME INTO FORCE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES ON 14 DECEMBER. [1] New housing measures, which will come into force on 14 December, mean that it will be a legal requirement for all bird keepers to keep their birds indoors and to follow strict biosecurity measures in order to limit the spread of and…
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Announcements
December 01, 2020

Office Closing Times over Christmas

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Dear Members, The office of the National Flying Club will close over the following Christmas period: - Closed: Thursday 24th December, 2020 until Monday 4th January 2021. The office will be open, up to the above dates, managed by staff whom will process ring orders etc., but also please note, your Secretary will be unavailable from the 8th December for approx ten days. If you need to speak or correspond to someone about matters other than orders for subs and rings, etc., please contact your…
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Latest Race Reports

September 20, 2020
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Press Report - Coutances YB/OH 2020 - Now Including Section Winners

The final race of the season for the National Flying Club took place on the 6th September from Coutances when the Chief Convoyer Mr Dom McCoy, liberated 4500 young birds and old hens at 8.00 hrs into a light North West wind in sunny conditions. Race Advisor…
August 28, 2020
GB19B06292 Gilbert
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Press Report RPRA UK Pau Masters race

The UK Pau Masters race was open to all members of the National Flying Club, British Barcelona Club and the Central Southern Class Flying Club with a combined entry of 2700 pigeons, which were convoyed by the National Flying Club in a custom built transporter…
August 17, 2020
Mark Gilbert NFC Pau Winner
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Press Report Pau Int 2020 (Now Including Section Winners)

Firstly, a little news on the NFC presentation for 2020. Mr McGrevy has recently spoken to the Management of the venue who have reassured him that the presentation will take place as planned and they are able to follow the government guidelines on social…
August 04, 2020
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Press Report Nort-sur-Edre (Messac) 2020 Now including Section Winners

The second race of the season for the National Flying Club took place from Messac on the 18th July. It was scheduled to be from Nort-sur-Erdre but on the day before the FCI closed the race point for four days and Messac became an available alternative. The…
July 20, 2020
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Press Report Fougeres 2020 now Including Section Winners

Winners Report Once again, I travelled down the leafy Kent lanes overlooking the Stockbury Valley in the North Downs, to visit the loft of Colin Fagg and his partner Linda Nicholas to report on their second National Flying Club win. The first time was in 2013…
July 10, 2019
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Press Report Fougeres 2019

The first race of the season for the National Flying Club will go down as one of the most disappointing starts to any racing season. There is a lot of discontent voiced by the members as the decision to liberate proved inadequate and as a consequence the Race…
July 10, 2019
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Press Report Cholet 2019

The programmed National Flying Club Ancenis race had to take place from Cholet due to the liberation site not being available for the 2019 season. The third race of the season for the National Flying Club was held on the 15th June from Cholet with the 3500…
July 10, 2019
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Press Report Tarbes 2019

The first place in National Flying Club Tarbes Grand National is the most coveted title in the UK pigeon sport without exception. It presents the biggest haul of silverware that can be won in any race in the country, accumulated in more than 100 years of the…
July 10, 2019
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Press Report Messac 2019

The second race of the season for the National Flying Club took place on the 1st of June from Messac, France. A total of 5128 pigeons were entered by 602 members from Scotland, Wales and England which were liberated at 7:15am into a clear blue sky and light…