1375 birds
1st Lynas bros & genner 1556.9 tindale
2nd Wallace bros 1556.1 tindale
3rd Lynas bros & genner 1555.4 tindale
4th NKR Mckimm 1555.2 tindale
5th J&B Younghusband 1554.9 shildon
6th mr & mrs Hopton 1554.6 Bishop
7th Wallace bros 1553.7 tindale
8th Lynas bros & genner 1552.6 tindale
9th NKR Mckimm 1547.9 tindale
10th Waggett & Kiplling 1547.2 Bishop
11th JM Bell 1546.7 Bishop
12th Smith Alderson & Sparks 1546.2 Shildon
13th Wallace Bros 1545.2 Tindale
14th Stephenson Bros 1543.8 bishop

1,J.Firby/Dtr.1208.16.
2,J.Smith,1186.62.
3,J.Firby/Dtr.1139.59.
4,J.Smith,1134.30.

1ST KNEESHAW BROS 1552
2ND RAPER & BROWN 1546
3RD CULLINGFORD BROS 1526
4TH CULLINGFORD BROS 1525
5TH CLEMENT & DODSWORTH 1524.8
6TH CLEMENT & DODSWORTH 1524.1
7TH CLEMENT & DODSWORTH 1519
8TH KNEESHAW BROS 1516
9TH C BROWNE & MOORE 1514
10TH SHIELDS SON & MURPHY 1513

Birds liberated at 8.30 in a fresh north,north east wind

Alan Brown

No word until. 9.00 there are areas of low cloud on route waiting for that to clear which is forecast to clear

Alan Brown

Expecting to liberate in the next hour just waiting for some early morning mist to clear ,will update by 8.00

Alan Brown

Birds go today vote was 3 to 0

Centre setting 20 birds per basket pick up times will be 6 hours earlier than usual centre pick up times

This is the national race so it will be a WDA 2 bird nom race

60p per bird

Alan Brown

Just to confirm the show race from Arras will be the first channel race flown as noted below from the poster please read below thanks for your co-operation

ANNFIELD PLAIN HS
ARRAS (FIRST CHANNEL RACE FLOWN)
SHOW RACE

OPEN TO THE FIVE NORTHERN FEDS
SHOW WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY 19TH MARCH 2016
ANNFIELD PLAIN DEMOCRATIC CLUB DH9 7SY
PENNING 12.00 – 13.00
BIRDS MUST BE IN THE PENS ON DATE OF SHOW
£5 PER BIRD
SPLIT 60% / 40%
£50 ADDED

Eastbourne site is booked, Thanks for every ones patience on what has been a couple of difficult days for both committees, Its not what we wanted but the last thing we need is a bad race on the 1st channel race, the birds are still there for the other 4 races