Just to remind the members who signed up for the 2018 Young Bird Training with the Federation Transporter the training will be as follows:-
Sat. 7th July High Hesket
Sun. 8th July Penrith
Sat. 14th July Shap
Sun 15th July Shap
The Race Controller will get weather forecasts the day before and decide whether the training will take place or be postponed.
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
Brydekirk H.C. 9-00am 9-15am
Annan H.C. 9-30am 9-45am
Eastriggs H.C. 10-00am 10-15am
Springfield H.C. 10-30am 10-45am
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
Old birds will be permitted to be trained along with the Young Birds
Birds will be liberated at approximately 2-00pm