MNFC Midland National Flying Club

The pigeon that managed to win 1st section and 2nd open Falaise was a yearling blue hen sitting 10 days. As every year I paired the birds up for the final MNFC race of the season and we had a terrific team performance with 6 of the 12 birds sent in the top 40 open.



The yearling hen had been raced as a widowhood hen at the beginning of the season and had been my best performing old bird all season scoring in almost every race she was sent too.



Her father is bred from my F Damen & Son birds which I introduced as latebreds in 2002, and they are already proving an excellent cross to my old families with children winning right through to National level. Her mother is ‘Princess Leah’ my 1st Open MNFC winner from Fourgeres; now at stock she is proving to be an outstanding breeder and is dam/ granddam to many high performing birds through to National level.

Before I start I’d just like to say a big thank you to my wonderful wife Kim who has been a massive help and supported me through the good and bad times. Also a thank you to the rest of the family who have put up with all the times when the holidays were put on hold so we could pursue this great sport of ours.

I’d also like to mention the two people who without them we couldn’t have enjoyed the success that we’ve been fortunate enough to have achieved, firstly my late father Alf who was also my best friend and whom I still miss every day and secondly the late Geoff Kirkland who provided the birds, guidance and friendship that we will forever treasure

The bird that is 1st section is a yearling blue pied hen bred from stock obtained from Simon Parkinson of Crowle. The dam is a full sister to the dam of our Fougeres section winner from the second MNFC race this season. We have now won the section at three different locations, at Austrey with my Dad, at Appleby Magna after my Dad passed away and now at our current address.She was sent on a 3 day old baby having raced on widowhood until the middle of June. She is named Beth after the Yellowstone TV character as she can also be pretty feisty.
Picture is of my grandson Jaxon and granddaughter Olivia

1st Section 10th Open Falaise
She is 2 years old , bred from Van Oekel and Stopka Brother’s stock and was sent sitting 10 day old eggs.Her half-sister was 1st MNFC Carentan 2024.
This was her third channel race of the year and her best performance.
Congratulations to the winners and well done to Jon Dodd for organising the change of race point at such short notice.

In 1st NW Section is a 5 Year old Lambrecht cock this was always going to be his last race before being retired to stock.

The 1st W Section 17th Open winner is a grandson of our foundation hen Sky Fall through her best son box 1 when paired to a daughter if Macaloneys Caesar and 772, he was sent sitting a big baby.