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Please find below your Federation pick up times and driver for the FOLKESTONE OB2 Race on 28th May 2022 Pickup Day: Friday 27th May 2022 HARTLEPOOL to basket at Sappers Corner Garage, Greatham to be ready for 4pm   MARK Border                 ...

Weather committee have voted to race this weekend at Grantham on Saturday, 21st May 2022 - Good Luck to you all

Huge congratulations to the Sayers Bros from Horden East End HS (South East Durham Federation) for winning the Folkestone OB1 Combine National Race on 14th May 2022. Bird: Jean (21 Z 4745)     Velocity: 1540.154      AFT:  05:12:30      Distance: 273 miles & 818...

Good Morning All 13,992 birds between the 23 federations listed below were liberated at 7.20am this morning in blue skies, sunshine, minimum cloud in a light west wind. Provisional results will be issued around 6pm today (providing every federation get their results...

Weather committee have voted to race this weekend at Folkestone on Saturday, 14th May 2022 Good Luck to you all

23 Federations sent 18,718 birds  

Liberation 1 - 7.55am  (Newcastle West, Gateshead, Houghton, Hetton, Shotton & Trimdon, Tees Valley, Teesside & Durham Middle Route) Cleared well in blue skies with lots of broken white clouds in a North Easterly Wind Liberation 2 - 8.25am (Border, Coquetdale,...

For those who have been asking why the liberations have changed for 2022 At the AGM meeting at the beginning of January 2022 when I had just started working for the UNC, it was proposed by North East Counties Federation and seconded by Gateshead Federation that...

Unfortunately due to poor weather conditions on site and en-route, the decision has been made for a hold over. Looking for an early start in the morning

To watch the trailer of the documentary made with the UNC last year please go to http://pigeonmen.com