Delegates notes from adjourned AGM + amended race program to show X Rings and Friday marking for Maidstone Nationals
Finance Commitee recommendations are a separate email/report.
Adjourned AGM held Wednesday 6th of March
1) Discussion took place regarding the vote for which day to basket for Maidstone Nationals.
Amalgamation Secretary explained that had made a mistake with the proposal from Newcastle West Progressive & Tyne & Derwent Feds & it should have been Friday marking for Maidstone, not Thursday.
As a result and all present being mandated to vote the vote was reheld.
Maidstone Nationals basket Friday for Saturday 25 birds per basket.
For Friday:
Darlington 25 Votes, West Durham 67 votes, Tyne & Derwent 42 votes, Newcastle West Progressive 35 votes - Total 169
For Thursday:
Annfield Plain 34 votes, Deerness Valley 30 votes, Crook 17 votes, Consett 52 votes, Cockfield 31 votes - Total 166
So carried to basket Friday for Saturday for Maidstone Nationals
2) X Rings
Yearling X Rings to be flown from Maidstone National 1
2 Year Old X Rings to be flown from Sellindge National 1
3) Old Bird Sprint Champion:
a) to be flown from 9 Fed races Ackworth to Huntingdon and calculated on 4 performance co-efficent Prop T&D, Sec DV
Tyne & Derwent 42 votes, Newcastle 35 votes, Deerness Valley 30 votes, Annfield Plain 34 votes, West Durham 67 votes - Total 173
b) to be flown from full Inland program Prop DAR, Sec Con
Darlington 25 votes, Concert 52 votes, Crook 1 7 votes, Cockfield 31 votes - Total 160 votes
Carried for the Alf Rothwell Sprint Champion to be flown from all 9 OB races between Ackworth & Huntingdon on a 4 Race co efficient on Fed performances.
4) YB Sprint Champion flown from 9 YB races and calculated on 3 race co efficient from Fed results
5)WDA Champion Old Bird trophy presented by Ian Stafford flown from the 6 Old Bird Nationals - winner pigeon with most points (50 points for 1st to 1 point to 50th)
6) WDA Champion Yearling Trophy - Alfie Hawthorne Snr Challenge Trophy
To be flown from the 6 Old Bird Nationals - winner Yearling with the most points (50 points for 1st to 1 point for 50th).
7) Shepherd Trophy - will be awarded to the member with the most points from the 6 Old Bird Nationals (50 points for 1st to 1 point for 50th)
8) Downes & Dolohan Trophy - will be awarded to the members with the most points from all Nationals 7 in total (50 points for 1st to 1 point for 50th)
9) WDA General Champion Trophy - best average velocity from the 7 Amalgamation Nationals
10) Allocation of trophies to races for 2024 season and onwards:
Emailed to the Federation Secretaries to allow members to confirm acceptance.