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IT’S THE CORKETTS AND THE HYATTS SHOW

The MNFC got off to a fine start with their 2012 race programme. There wasa little concern about how the poor racing and heavy losses would impact onthe entry. Well the members came good and though the total was down on lastyear it finished up at over 5,500 which the officials were more than satisfiedwith.

At 0820hrs the convoy were liberated into a light south-westerly wind andsunny conditions.The liberation had been delayed to allow it to warm up a littleas it was rather cold at the racepoint first thing.

The forecast was for the pleasant conditions to prevail right up into TheMidlands before increasing cloud and the winds to turn to a northerly directionwith the risk of rain increasing. This didn’t prove to be the case as the cloudyand overcast conditions extended right down to the Bristol area with rain beingreported in many Southern locations and the northerly winds also taking effectearlier in the race than was expected. With all of this in mind it was a credit tothe pigeons that fine performances and reasonable returns were reported inmost of the Club’s sections. I will highlight many of these in this report.

It turned out that the conditions suited the shorter flyers and taking fulladvantage were the Corkett family who clocked a 2y widowerhood cock for aprobable velocity of 1467.7. It must be remembered that this result is workedout entirely on verification times so changes are a possibility due to memberserrors. This though shouldn’t affect the leading birds as they were timed on theETS clocking method.

The partnership of Mr & Mrs Eric Corkett & Sons are a highly successfulteam with several victories in both the MNFC and NFC. They have a team ofbirds ‘for all seasons’ with various families for the sprint, middle and long-distance events, thus making the team from Leighton Buzzard a constantthreat in all the races that they participate in. On this occasion it was a blueFlor Engels-bred bird that did the trick. He is a proven performer as he won anexcellent prize in the 2011 Messac race with the NFC. He had proved hisfitness by being well to the fore over the previous two weeks, in fact he wasraced from Carentan the week before his National win. So he had obviouslyplotted his course to good effect! I must say that I had predicted to a colleaguethat the Corketts were likely winners when I said that they are often the earlypacesetters on the Club’s popular leaderboard and added that this was thecase today then they could well stay there!.

A partnership which did their level best to remove them though wereanother partnership in the form of Paul, Brian & Wendy Hyatt from Ripple

which is on the western side of the Club near to Tewkesbury. The loft in facttimed not one but two birds very closely together and are likely to be 2nd and3rd Open as well as taking the top two places in their SW Section. Proof ofjust how close they came to winning the top placing was the fact that theyfinished just .5 of a yard behind the likely winner. It was a very upbeat fatherand son that I visited who were delighted with both their birds and their result.Brian the senior partner explained that in 1999 when they won the MNFC theywon by just a decimal. So finishing getting ‘pipped’ this time was no greatdisappointment and the partners wished genuine and sincere congratulationsto the Corkett family. That is sportmanship at it’s very best and a pointer to thequality of the Hyatt family. I spent a very pleasant couple of hours with themlooking at the two birds which are both 2y blue roundabout hens. They are ofVandenabeele bloodlines obtained from M & D Evans Myrtle Lofts and thepartners are very pleased with their Vandenabeele acquisitions from SouthYorkshire. The lads told me that they had raced these birds for 12 years nowand they had enjoyed great successs with them. 2012 is no different and ishighlighted by the fact that the loft has already won all but one of the earlyraces in their local club.

Likely to finish in 2nd SE Section and 4th Open is the loft of ChrisGadsden of Dunstable who also clocked a 2y bird to record 1445. The birdis a Louella bred Busschaert which he bought along with his nest mate andlast year his brother won 1st Section with the MNFC from Tours. So thesponsors of this first race have one of their own birds very prominent in therace. Chris is enjoying a great season having won his Combine the previousweek. Well done sir.

The 3rd SE Section winner and 5th Open winner looks like Mr & MrsGeorge Butts of Hitchen. His bird is guess what ..... another 2y Janssen vanden Bosche blue cock which comes off stock from Mr Whitehouse fromHampshire. He was trained only as a baby but had a good education as ayearling and after a further two races this season he was put on theWidowhood system last week and it looks like he enjoys it! There is no doubtthat the system is a lethal weapon when used on good birds. It is another goodfancier or should that be fanciers? As John Tranter’s wife Barbara is a greathelp to him who is next on the list and looks likely to claim 6th Open place witha pigeon which I am informed is the same pigeon that won 2nd Open MNFCfrom Vire in 2011. She is a widowhood hen and is a Soontjen X Van de Rheewhich was bred by John’s friend Ernie Rigby from Telford. This hen won 1stGloucester Federation three weeks previously giving warning that she wasraring to go. So as well as a good loft builder John Tranter knows how to fly

Midlands NationalFlying Club

CARENTAN

The Hyatt partnership 1st and 2nd SW Section, 2nd and 3rd Open.The Corketts National winner.

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pigeons as well in fact I consider that he is one of the best hen flyers in thecountry. 7th Open and 4th SW Section is currently filled by Booth & Roperwho timed a 4y hen of Biss x Albert Babbington lines. I am told that she is a‘good un’ too with a string of good results in the MNFC to her name she wasin fact 6th Ace bird in 2011 Long Distance in the SW section. She is onceagain intended to go to Bordeaux with the MNFC in 2012.

Likely to claim 8th Open is Jones & Coleman of Northampton whorecorded a velocity of 1433 at the present I am awaiting information from thepartners.9th Open and 5th SW Section is looking good for G & Jones & Adams

of Web Heath who clocked a 2y Staf v Reet x Soontjen chequer cock.Graham tells me that he comes down from birds that have performed brilliantlyfrom the cross Channel races his grandsire Bullet previously topped hisSection from Saintes. P. McGonigle is the man at the top in the South Centre Section on 1404

and he will just round up the top ten in the Open. The bird is a hen sent sitting10 day eggs and is of van Hee x Staf van Reet breeding which have flown wellover Channel for their owner.Frank Bristow has flown magnificently over the last few years and he is

right up there once again with the 1st East Section winner a yearling henflown on the widowhood system she is 100% Ceulemans breeding and a fewother good timings the second arrival also a Ceulemans bred he and she was1st Section in 2011 from Fougères. A third bird was clocked and this one a 2yCasaert won 1st Section in 2011 from Vire a superb result for the loft which isfast becoming the norm. His first bird is looking good for top twenty placing forthe Horbling-based loft. Frank tells me that his hens are true widow hens astheir mates are retired racers who are enjoying life as ‘lover boys’. Frank saidthat they entered twenty and got 17 of them on the day and two more nextmorning. A brilliant result.

Other fanciers with good birds in the South Centre Section include Clive &Dawn Yates of Glascote who clocked two birds in 2 seconds both are fromhis old established Wildemeersch family that have served Clive and his latefather so well for over three decades. The two hens are both chock-a-blockwith national performances in their pedigree including a brother to the firsttimer which won 2nd SC Section Ace Pigeon Mid Distance in 2011. The nextplaced bird in the SC is Litherland & Bailey just one yard behind the Yatesbirds on 1366. There are no details of the breeding of this roundabout hen asthe senior partner Tom Litherland passed away and his son-in-law took over

and Tom kept no pedigree books! Mr Bailey would like to pass on his thanksto Bill and Cath Gray who take his birds to the marking station as he haschronic hip problem. It’s nice to see such a fine example of friendship.

Another loft in excellent form over the last few years is that of Alex Stewartwho along with the assistance of his dad and brother have put up some fineresults in the National and Classic races. With this in mind it was no realsurprise to find them on top of the North West Section with a velocity of 1372.The winning bird is a 2y roundabout hen which is of Verheye x Nauwelaerts xRonnie Williamson breeding. She was 4th Section in 2011 from Fougèreswhen the loft won 1st, 4th and 8th Section. Her sire a Williamson cock hasnow breed 2 Section winners.

Less than 50 yards away we see the 2nd bird in the NW to the loft of‘Quickdraw’ McGraw and his partners Clegg & Preece who sound like afirm of ‘dodgy solicitors’. They clocked a yearling hen bred by Northern Irelandfancier Derek Parr who sent the boys six of his babies. This one being a AndréClemens-based bird. She has won prizes as a young bird and is now 1stSection in the yearling race; 3rd Section is Dave Whitfield from Scot Haywho timed a proven pigeon in the form of a 5y Verheye cock which has quitea number of prizes in the MNFC and MCC to his credit. The week previouslyhe won 4th in his club. Telling his owner that he was starting to show someform. In 4th NW Section it’s back to Longton and Sandford Hill where the 1stand 2nd Section winners are. This time it is to Adams Brothers who clockeda yearling widowhood hen. Which is from a daughter of their 1st SectionAlençon winner from a couple of years ago when paired to a van Dyck cockwhich originates from Gary Spavin of Lancaster’s birds.

Way out West now to a familar name Derick Jones the ‘WoodfieldWizard’ who this time clocked a Wildemeersch x Vandenabeele widowhoodcock which has already won 4 x 1st prizes on his CV. His sire is Derick’s NiortCock which is a great racer/breeder which has already bred 2 Section winnersfor his owner. His dam won 3 x 1st prizes as a baby then put to stock and shehas bred 3 Fed toppers all on the Channel. The ‘Wizard’ also has another birdwhich is likely to be high up on the Section result. Lloyd Brothers timed aroundabout hen from his Busschaert family which has previously flown Niortfinishing 2nd Club as a yearling in 2011 and also in a prominent Fed placing.The next place goes to friends of mine in the form of Geoff Yates & HeatherRogers who saw home an Antoine Jacops bred blue hen flown on theroundabout system. She has won prizes in both the Shotton Gold Ring Raceand was 8th Federation from Fougères in the West Cheshire Fed last seasonas a yearling. Perhaps there is more to come from this little hen?

Booth & Roper, 4th SW Section and 7th Open.John Tranter with his good hen which is 6th National after finishing 2ndNational from Vire in 2011.

Mr & Mrs George Butts.Chris Gadsden, probable 4th Open winner.

Let’s try and tidy up in the East Section where the birds really had to workto get home. The next two lofts behind Frank Bristow are Jonathan Walker ofScunthorpe on 1216. Jon clocked yet another 2y but this time a cock bird ofBusschaert breeding and in 2011 he was 15th Section from the sameracepoint. This bird obviously knows the way from Carentan. H Gostlow &Son of Ruskington timed a 3y widowhood cock of Docx x Thas breeding.This bird has a good record in the MNFC which includes 9th Section from Virein 2011 and was 9th Ace Pigeon Mid Distance in the East Section last year.He has also won the Lincolnshire South Road Federation. R Rustling ofCleethorpes 1170 timed a Janssen based pigeon which has won prizespreviously. While Grimsby’s J Walden got a Janssen x Robert Venus bredpigeon which like the last bird is a previous winner and does a velocity of 1159.

On now to two other of the least favoured sections in this race as they hadto compete against a north-east wind and worsening weather conditions.These are still pigeons worthy of good coverage because as the sayinggoes’when the going is tough the tough get going’.

The North East Section winners look to be Terry Smith & grandsonConnor 1364. These lads are flying very well. The bird responsible for thelatest success is surprise, surprise a 2y blue Vandenabeele bred from stockfrom their friend Bill Hague of Doncaster. She flew consistently as a young birdand was 4th Fed from Saintes as a yearling. So she looks like a real good ‘un’.

In 2nd provisional is a regular in the form of Gary Daykin who flys inpartnership with his dad Stan and has found a new partner in grandson Alex.Gary is keen I know to get young blood into the sport and it looks as if he hasfound another young enthusiast. The Daykin’s had two birds drop together itcould be 2nd and 3rd placings. The first timer is a Soontjen x Eddy Janssendark yearling hen. The other is a 2y blue cock and a grandson of a doublenational winner when paired to another of his National winners. Next on theNE list is Bill & Carol Foulstone. The bird is a 3 Camphuis Janssen xVandenabeele. The bird has been in the prizes on two occasions in the build-up races and they have been flying well in the Federation. I am told that thepartners birds always handle well and often draw complimentary commentsfrom the marking team. Worksop’s Bob Staples is less than a yard behindon 1321. This was with a yearling chequer pied hen which was purchased atthe Manton Breeder/Buyer sale and was bred by Pete Lee a previous National

winning fancier. As a young bird she won 3rd Fed and has been raced on theroundabout system this year to 130 miles and then into the Carentan race.

On to the North Section – Steve Field, 1st North Section Carentan.Steve is a hard working man who runs his own demolition company andPigeon corn shop and has limited time to spend with his birds. He flys in theYorkshire Progressive HS which is transported by the Derbyshire Fed. This hebelieves is such a large Fed that the birds have to think to find their way homeand Steve is one of the longest flyers, he has only sent in three MNFC racesand it’s third time lucky. Steve had his lofts burnt down in january 2011 whenhe lost 140 old birds plus all his youngsters in the nest, He was inundated withoffers of cash and youngsters. One of the offers came from Pete Hagland ofDoncaster who needs no introduction as he is a past National winner himself.Pete sent Steve 10 babies and he still has 8 of them in his loft today with thisblue hen being one of them in fact his first 4 birds where all bred by Pete, fromhis Herman Beverdam Janssens x Tourniers. At 1500 hours Steve said to hisfamily who were all sitting on the patio we need one to be in with a shout andno sooner said the blue hen appeared right on line and was clocked. Shewouldn’t wait for her cock to arrive home and took to the cock in the next box.Two weeks ago Steve went on holiday with wife Hazel and the grandchildrenleaving his sons Ashley and Danny in charge and they finished bottom of thesheet. On their return Hazel stepped in and packed the boys off to work. Onthe Tuesday before basketing she paired the birds up and bingo, 1st Section.Take a bow Hazel. Steve was top prize winner in Cutsyke HS in 2010 justbefore the fire and built new lofts at the back of his house as he used to fly tohis works yard. Steve would like to thank all the people who donated pigeonsand money and will always be indebted to them Normanton Fed, Girnal Lane

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East Section winner Frank Bristow with his son George holding their first twobirds.Graham Jones with his 9th Open winner.

Dave Whitfield, 3rd NW Section.Adams Brothers pose for the camera.

FC and Pontefract Flying Club all of which made cash donation and to whomhe is eternally grateful. Steve told his two sons on the Friday we should havepooled her so she is now named ‘Should have Pooled’.2nd Section in the North are Brennan Brothers their bird is a Lefebre

Dhaenen from stock off Terry Higgs and Derek Hartshorne a 2010 bluechequer hen and like so many other birds is a proven winner with 56th and31st Open in the MNFC from Chale and Carentan respectively and she won1st Notts SR Fed as a yearling. In 3rd Section is Roger Hollinrake whoclocked a Vandenabeele x Herman. The parents both from M & D Evans thesire being from Golden Boy x Super Girl 310. While the dam is a pure Hermancontaining the lines of Money Spinner, Turbo Flash and ‘2222’ from AlwynPaddey. These lines are responsible for Club, Fed and National prize winners. Dave & John Hawkins lay claim to 4th Section with a 5y Vandenabeele

hen which has previously won 1st Section 2nd Open in the Northern Classic.Her breeding is down from the Myrtle Lofts Shadow lines which is without adoubt one of their best breeding cocks.

Right that is just about it, next up is the long awaited and anticipated‘Queen’s Diamond Jubilee’ race from Fougères and remember all MNFCmembers can duplicate 5 birds into their region’s Q D J race at no additionalcost once they have paid the MNFC entry fee.

John Burtoft has asked me to inform members that Skellow clock station179 is open for ETS members and Not to ring Mrs Mead for Skellow Markingstation but to now contact John on 01302 727670.

Additionally please note that Liverpool Marking Station has moved to:National Wildflower Centre, Court Hey Park, Roby Road, Knowsley, L16 3NA

MIKE LAKIN

MIDLAND NATIONAL FLYING CLUBCARENTAN

Open Sect Member District Velocity

1 1 Mr & Mrs E Corkett & Sons (SE0277) Leighton Buzzard 1467.782 1 P B & W Hyatt (SW0813) Ripple 1467.233 2 C. Gadsden (SE0689) Dunstable 1445.344 3 Mr & Mrs G. Butts (SE0646) Hitchen 1436.395 2 J T Tranter (SW1048) Kidderminster 1436.126 3 Booth & Roper (SW0303) Tewkesbury 1435.297 4 E. Jones & Coleman (SE0639) Northampton 1433.868 4 G & J Jones & Adams (SW0050) Webheath 1408.219 1 P McGonigle (SC0265) Eyres Mansell 1404.4611 5 A Jones (SW0743) Stourton 1385.0512 6 R Stokes & Son (SW0099) Farlow 1381.5413 1 Frank Bristow (E0166) Horbling 1380.2314 5 Mr & Mrs G Groom (SE0710) Burton Latimer 1379.2315 7 K & D Williams (SW0539) Cleobury Mortimer 1377.6616 8 Chambers Family (SW0751) Cannock 1376.1217 6 A Staniford (SE0009) Leighton Buzzard 1374.8718 9 J D Fretwell (SW0017) Twyford 1374.219 1 Alex Stewart (NW0096) Longton 1372.4920 10 K P & M Fitzpatrick (SW0007) Twyning 1371.7721 3 M Yates & Son (SC0093) Glascote 1367.5122 7 Colin Thorpe (SE0067) Desborough 1366.7923 4 Thomas Litherland & Bailey (SC0170) Linton 1366.0524 5 Evans & Woods (SC0134) Nuneaton 1365.0925 1 T Smith & Partner (NE0354) Worksop 1364.5926 11 C E Smith (SW0807) Worcester 1363.86

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Geoff Yates & Heather Rogers, 4th West Section.Alex Jock & John Stewart, 1st NW Section.

Ricky ‘Quick Draw’ McGraw of the McGraw, Clegg & Preece.

Clive Yates up with the leaders again!

27 12 S Palin (SW0470) Bishops Cleeve 1360.4928 13 P W Howell (SW0623) Bobbington 1359.0329 8 Michel & Rene Houpe (SE0033) Whaddon 1357.7630 2 G & S Daykin & Son (NE0699) Carlton 135631 6 N Butler,dtr & Son (SC0173) Nuneaton 1355.6332 14 Shaun Bowden & Son (SW0019) Whiteheath 1353.5833 7 Pat Frisby (SC0165) Hinckley 1349.9334 1 D Jones (W0135) Wrexham 1348.5435 15 A K Tonks (SW0010) Wednesbury 1347.3836 2 R Mc Graw Clegg & Preece (NW0461) Longton 1345.8137 8 L Rowland & Partner (SC0277) tamworth 1345.6938 9 Chris & Denise Sutton (SC0359) Markfield 1344.8839 9 N Garfoot (SE0416) Market Overton 1342.7540 10 A Farrow (SE0608) Irthlingborough 1341.3541 3 D & P Whitfield (NW0029) Scot Hay 1339.1942 11 A Billingham (SE0138) Leighton Buzzard 1339.1643 16 R Postings & Son (SW0091) Hednesford 1338.0744 4 Adams Bros (NW0142) Longton 1337.2245 2 S Gildea & Son (W0283) Croxteth 1335.9146 17 T Sarginson (SW0274) Wimblebury 1333.5147 12 B Neal (SE0002) Northampton 1331.1548 5 Fowler Family (NW0196) Leek 1326.8749 13 R & S Gubbins (SE0221) Kettering 1326.6750 18 C. J. Allen (SW0024) Tewkesbury 1325.9751 19 K Reynolds (SW0616) Netherton 1324.2752 3 Lloyd Bros (W0034) Brymbo 1323.5353 20 J A Hamplett (SW0968) Stafford 1323.0854 4 Yates & Rogers (W0282) Birkenhead 1322.4855 3 Mr + Mrs W Foulstone (NE0263) Woodsetts 1322.3356 5 Jones & Thomas (W0140) Wirral 1321.6657 4 R Staples (NE0964) Manton 1321.6258 6 Irons Murphy & Irons (W0182) Speke 1320.0859 14 E Joy + Sons (SE0012) Leighton Buzzard 1319.4760 10 J A Murphy (SC0285) Willoughby 1316.35

61 11 N Howes (SC0217) Wyken 1315.4262 6 S Timmis (NW0006) Newcastle 1315.0463 7 J Plant (NW0031) Newcastle 1312.4164 7 Lloyd & Bagnall (W0098) Pentre Broughton1312.2565 8 Andrew Lawley (W0035) Ellesmere 1311.7366 9 R Wright & Sons (W0276) BIRKDALE 1310.9867 21 G W Crosby (SW0368) Shareshill 1309.5568 22 T Thomas (SW0084) Cleobury 1309.5269 1 Steven Field (N0242) Purston 1306.7570 10 R & B Smith (W0194) Burtonwood 1306.4171 11 G Pendleton & Son (W0202) Liverpool 1305.4172 23 Vaughan Bros & Son (SW0930) Dawley 1299.1573 12 W Gair, Son & Grandson (SC0168) Coventry 1298.8974 8 P Dewsnap (NW0318) Packmoore 1297.7375 24 G M Smart (SW0697) Bushbury 1297.5276 5 B & S Stone (NE0343) Belper 1297.5177 13 John Alfred Bayliss (SC0007) Knowle 1297.3978 25 R Jones (SW0023) Merryhill 1296.979 9 Proctor Bros (NW0164) Brown Edge 1296.8780 26 D Harris (SW0432) Newport 1295.8381 14 John Gilbert (SC0020) Nuneaton 1295.3382 6 R Wright (NE0368) Meden Vale 1294.7283 10 W Beech (NW0141) Congleton 1294.5184 15 Lee A Smith (SE0613) Little Harrowden 1293.7385 16 B Garfoot (SE0250) Oakham 1293.3686 17 Smith & Wilson (SE0097) Whittlesey 1291.787 15 Albert Babington (SC0080) Elford 1290.5988 12 J Burnett & Sons (W0287) Warrington 1290.1889 27 Mr & Mrs N Bridgwater (SW0767) Marlbrook 1288.0790 18 G. Raku (SE0634) Burton Latimer 1287.7291 16 K J Walker (SC0130) Shepshed 1286.8692 28 H P Hamplett (SW0231) Ranton 1286.193 19 Lawrence Ogden (SE0616) Fotheringhay 1285.9894 7 G Inger & Son (NE1241) Kimberley 1285.82

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Terry Smith & grandson Connor, 1st NE Section.Lloyd Brothers, likely 3rd West Section winners.

H. Gostlow of the East Section.Jon Walker prominent again in the East Section.

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95 20 Mr & Mrs D Wilkinson (SE0566) Wyboston 1285.2696 11 T Simpson & Son (NW0095) Packmoor 1285.1897 12 Prince Brothers (NW1001) Cheadle 1285.0498 8 Barry Pearce (NE0002) Kirby In Ashfield 1284.8599 13 L Fulcher (NW0391) Longton 1284.76100 29 Mr & Mrs Wardle (SW0902) Bromsgrove 1283.8

NORTH SECTION

69 1 Steven Field (N0242) Purston 1306.75121 2 J Brennan Bros (N0053) Bircotes 1267.37127 3 R Hollinrake (N1183) Wheatley Hills 1262.89170 4 D & J Hawkins (N1094) Dunsville 1240.53171 5 M. Robinson (N0023) Hatfield 1240.16180 6 L & A Milne (N0002) Sutton,Doncaster 1234.58182 7 L Wilkinson (N0114) Wheatley 1232.18185 8 B Maddison (N0938) Scawthorpe 1231.36193 9 S Parkinson (N0334) Crowle 1227.61199 10 Edwards & Dean (N0037) Maltby 1222.2206 11 Ernie Sykes (N0040) Belton 1217.54210 12 Wright Bros (N0595) Dunsville 1214.74212 13 Howard & Higham (N0382) Balby 1213.89218 14 M B Betts (N0553) Scawsby 1209.65219 15 G Parker & Son (N0730) Branton 1208.94230 16 1an K White (N0042) Castleford 1202.54237 17 R Wood (N1338) Doncaster 1199.37243 18 P Fannan (N1279) Malton 1197.15245 19 Key & Fry (N0014) Edlington 1194.61246 20 W T Hague (N1361) Dunscroft 1194.53

NORTH EAST SECTION

25 1 T Smith & Partner (NE0354) Worksop 1364.5930 2 G & S Daykin & Son (NE0699) Carlton 1356

55 3 Mr + Mrs W Foulstone (NE0263) Woodsetts 1322.3357 4 R Staples (NE0964) Manton 1321.6276 5 B & S Stone (NE0343) Belper 1297.5182 6 R Wright (NE0368) Meden Vale 1294.7294 7 G Inger & Son (NE1241) Kimberley 1285.8298 8 Barry Pearce (NE0002) Kirby In Ashfield 1284.85106 9 R Turner (NE0007) Worksop 1277.13123 10 Morgan & Elton (NE0723) Warsop 1266.38138 11 Boden & Hollingworth (NE0045) Woodhouse 1257.86142 12 P W Hudson (NE0778) Beeston 1254.53155 13 R & N Dennett (NE0347) Mansfield 1247.47165 14 T & J Mather (NE0165) Crich 1242.52187 15 Jos Mee & Son (NE0953) Forest Town 1231.1188 16 Woolley & Phillips (NE0043) Alvaston 1230.81214 17 Rickards Bros (NE0016) Bonsall 1213.1224 18 Jim Shaw & Son (NE0262) Woodsetts 1205.75227 19 R & T Birkett (NE0105) Shirebrook 1204.6229 20 A Newton (NE0181) Shirebrook 1203.79

NORTH WEST SECTION

9 1 Alex Stewart (NW0096) Longton 1372.4936 2 R Mc Graw Clegg & Preece (NW0461) Longton 1345.8141 3 D & P Whitfield (NW0029) Scot Hay 1339.1944 4 Adams Bros (NW0142) Longton 1337.2248 5 Fowler Family (NW0196) Leek 1326.8762 6 S Timmis (NW0006) Newcastle 1315.0463 7 J Plant (NW0031) Newcastle 1312.4174 8 P Dewsnap (NW0318) Packmoore 1297.7379 9 Proctor Bros (NW0164) Brown Edge 1296.8783 10 W Beech (NW0141) Congleton 1294.5196 11 T Simpson & Son (NW0095) Packmoor 1285.18

Derick Jones ‘The Woodfields Wizard’ wins 1st West Section again.Brennan Brothers, 2nd North Section.

Bill & Carol Foulstone up with North East elite.Gary Daykin encouraging the future of the sport with his grandson Alex.

97 12 Prince Brothers (NW1001) Cheadle 1285.0499 13 L Fulcher (NW0391) Longton 1284.76102 14 Mr & Mrs A Hargreaves (NW0071) Moss Gate 1282.12103 15 A & S Hughes (NW0813) Rochdale 1279.44113 16 I Hammersley (NW0321) Newcastle 1273.22114 17 L Khan & Sons (NW0309) Packmoor 1271.55122 18 D R Glover (NW0149) Ipstones 1267.35124 19 Cliff Shenton (NW0026) Uttoxeter 1265.44126 20 J & A Windsor Bros (NW0898) Newcastle 1264.87

SOUTH EAST SECTION

1 1 Mr & Mrs E Corkett & Sons (SE0277) Leighton Buzzard 1467.783 2 C. Gadsden (SE0689) Dunstable 1445.344 3 Mr & Mrs G. Butts (SE0646) Hitchen 1436.397 4 E. Jones & Coleman (SE0639) Northampton 1433.8614 5 Mr & Mrs G Groom (SE0710) Burton Latimer 1379.2317 6 A Staniford (SE0009) Leighton Buzzard 1374.8722 7 Colin Thorpe (SE0067) Desborough 1366.7929 8 Michel & Rene Houpe (SE0033) Whaddon 1357.7639 9 N Garfoot (SE0416) Market Overton 1342.7540 10 A Farrow (SE0608) Irthlingborough 1341.3542 11 A Billingham (SE0138) Leighton Buzzard 1339.1647 12 B Neal (SE0002) Northampton 1331.1549 13 R & S Gubbins (SE0221) Kettering 1326.6759 14 E Joy + Sons (SE0012) Leighton Buzzard 1319.4784 15 Lee A Smith (SE0613) Little Harrowden 1293.7385 16 B Garfoot (SE0250) Oakham 1293.3686 17 Smith & Wilson (SE0097) Whittlesey 1291.790 18 G. Raku (SE0634) Burton Latimer 1287.7293 19 Lawrence Ogden (SE0616) Fotheringhay 1285.9895 20 Mr & Mrs D Wilkinson (SE0566) Wyboston 1285.26

SOUTH WEST SECTION

2 1 P B & W Hyatt (SW0813) Ripple 1467.235 2 J T Tranter (SW1048) Kidderminster 1436.126 3 Booth & Roper (SW0303) Tewkesbury 1435.298 4 G & J Jones & Adams (SW0050) Webheath 1408.2111 5 A Jones (SW0743) Stourton 1385.0512 6 R Stokes & Son (SW0099) Farlow 1381.5415 7 K & D Williams (SW0539) Cleobury Mortimer 1377.6616 8 Chambers Family (SW0751) Cannock 1376.1218 9 J D Fretwell (SW0017) Twyford 1374.220 10 K P & M Fitzpatrick (SW0007) Twyning 1371.7726 11 C E Smith (SW0807) Worcester 1363.8627 12 S Palin (SW0470) Bishops Cleeve 1360.4928 13 P W Howell (SW0623) Bobbington 1359.0332 14 Shaun Bowden & Son (SW0019) Whiteheath 1353.5835 15 A K Tonks (SW0010) Wednesbury 1347.3843 16 R Postings & Son (SW0091) Hednesford 1338.0746 17 T Sarginson (SW0274) Wimblebury 1333.5150 18 C. J. Allen (SW0024) Tewkesbury 1325.9751 19 K Reynolds (SW0616) Netherton 1324.2753 20 J A Hamplett (SW0968) Stafford 1323.08

EAST SECTION

13 1 Frank Bristow (E0166) Horbling 1380.23207 2 J D Walker (E0289) Scunthorpe 1216.85234 3 H. Gostlow & Son (E0346) Ruskington 1200.41

280 4 R Rusling (E0239) Cleethorpes 1170.66302 5 J Walden (E0024) Grimsby 1159.08314 6 Harry Reid (E0085) Uffington 1147.01319 7 Dave Barrett (E0162) Sudbrooke 1142.2324 8 Drinkell, Son & Parrott (E0091) Grimsby 1139.02339 9 I Cameron (E0044) Broadholme 1130.06367 10 G Hoyles & Daughter (E0133) Boston 1102.39380 11 Cawdron & Costello (E0075) Martin 1083.98387 12 D Fussey (E0112) Bridlington 1068.94391 13 Anthony Hugh Waby (E0145) Ruskington 1057.31396 14 W Smith (E0263) Messingham 1052.28398 15 S & M Cook (E0066) Barton on Humber 1049.02401 16 Mr & Mrs P Chapman (E0052) Scarborough 1039.28405 17 J Smith (E0260) Scunthorpe 1036.26408 18 D W Hawkins (E0198) Metheringham 1032.81412 19 D W Denford (E0077) Grimsby 1025.31414 20 Mr & Mrs D Hemsworth (E0132) Grimsby 1021.3

WEST SECTION

34 1 D Jones (W0135) Wrexham 1348.5445 2 S Gildea & Son (W0283) Croxteth 1335.9152 3 Lloyd Bros (W0034) Brymbo 1323.5354 4 Yates & Rogers (W0282) Birkenhead 1322.4856 5 Jones & Thomas (W0140) Wirral 1321.6658 6 Irons Murphy & Irons (W0182) Speke 1320.0864 7 Lloyd & Bagnall (W0098) Pentre Broughton1312.2565 8 Andrew Lawley (W0035) Ellesmere 1311.7366 9 R Wright & Sons (W0276) BIRKDALE 1310.9870 10 R & B Smith (W0194) Burtonwood 1306.4171 11 G Pendleton & Son (W0202) Liverpool 1305.4188 12 J Burnett & Sons (W0287) Warrington 1290.18104 13 Paul Hourihan (W0311) Liverpool 1279.27117 14 Mr & Mrs D Hurst (W0296) Birkenhead 1270.88125 15 L Williams & Family (W0292) Moreton 1265.34131 16 S J Smith & Son (W0071) Walton 1262.19132 17 Davenport & Roberts (W0055) Acton 1260.96136 18 V R Clayton (W0041) Buckley 1259.25137 19 D Gamble (W0093) Warrington 1258.59143 20 W. Hollins & Son (W0056) Wrexham 1254.36

SOUTH CENTRE SECTION

9 1 P McGonigle (SC0265) Eyres Mansell 1404.4621 3 M Yates & Son (SC0093) Glascote 1367.5123 4 Thomas Litherland & Bailey (SC0170)Linton 1366.0524 5 Evans & Woods (SC0134) Nuneaton 1365.0931 6 N Butler,dtr & Son (SC0173) Nuneaton 1355.6333 7 Pat Frisby (SC0165) Hinckley 1349.9337 8 L Rowland & Partner (SC0277) tamworth 1345.6938 9 Chris & Denise Sutton (SC0359) Markfield 1344.8860 10 J A Murphy (SC0285) Willoughby 1316.3561 11 N Howes (SC0217) Wyken 1315.4273 12 W Gair, Son & Grandson (SC0168) Coventry 1298.8977 13 John Alfred Bayliss (SC0007) Knowle 1297.3981 14 John Gilbert (SC0020) Nuneaton 1295.3387 15 Albert Babington (SC0080) Elford 1290.5991 16 K J Walker (SC0130) Shepshed 1286.86109 17 Mr & Mrs J Passey & Family (SC0309) Appleby Magna 1274.69111 18 Smith & Wheeler (SC0106) Nuneaton 1273.89120 19 M Lennon (SC0386) Nuneaton 1268.34128 20 H Heckingbottom (SC0211) Stratford on Avon 1262.69

Steve Field, 1st North Section Carentan.John Hawkins of the D. & J. Hawkins partnership.

24 British Homing World, May 25th, 2012