The Young Bird training with the Federation Transporter, detailed below, is scheduled to start on Saturday 2nd July.
Each Club Secretary will be notified if the training is to be postpone due to weather conditions.
On Saturday 2nd July only Annan Homing Club members are requested to take their birds to Eastriggs Club to be loaded due to Annan Riding of the Marches taking place.
Young Bird Training Programme 2016
Sat. 2nd July High Hesket
Sun. 3rd July Penrith
Sat. 9th July Shap
The Race Controller will get weather forecasts the day before and decide whether the training will take place or be postponed.
If due to weather condition a training toss is cancelled the programme will continue as planned and two tosses will be scheduled for the following weekend
Cost £12 per loft payable through Club Secretaries before end May. Only members who have paid by the end of May will be eligible to make use of the training programme. Secretaries to forward collected money and copy of record sheet to Federation Secretary.
Birds will be collected by Transporter at each club, starting at Dalbeattie at 7-00am
Estimated time-table to be. Arrive Depart
Dalbeattie H.C. 7-00am 7-15am
Nith Valley 7-45am 8-00am
Dumfries F.C. 8-10am 8-25am
Hoddom F.C/Lockerbie R.P.C. 9-15am 9-30am
Brydekirk H.C. 9-45am 10-00am
Annan H.C. 10-15am 10-30am
Eastriggs H.C. 10-45am 11-00am
Springfield H.C. 11-15am 11-30am
Transporter must leave each Club at designated time to ensure as early as possible liberation. No late comers to be catered for.
Club Federation Delegate or Substitute to ensure only members who have signed up for Training Programme will be allowed to send birds.
All baskets to be filled to 25 birds per basket. Only baskets allocated to each club can be used with any excess birds put into any surplus space of clubs already loaded
Birds will be liberated at approximately 2-00pm