Saddened to inform the members of the WDA and his friends further afield of the passing this morning of Keith Raper of Cockerton RPS & the Darlingotn & District Federation..
Top loft for many years in partnership with his brother in law and his Father Dennis they excelled week in week out but were particularly successful from the Channel and Inland Nationals.
Keith fought his illness bravely and thanks to help from Neil Cadman managed to race his old birds up to the very end and won 1st, 3rd & 4th Club from Arras on Wednesday in his final old bird race.
Would like to say that any federation opting out of the main liberation should be liberated after the main lib and at no time be allowed to lib in front of main batch.
Think someone is pulling my chain saying consett we’re going to be liberated first!
If so then can only presume they must be on nelsons wagons.
6 MEMBERS SENT 60 BIRDS
1ST RAPER & BROWN 1470.487
2ND TUCKER WEST SON 1462.397
3RD RAPER & BROWN 1447. 243
4TH RAPER & BROWN 1418. 967
5TH WALKER & BLYTHE 1416. 468
6TH TUCKER WEST SON 1411.332
