British International Championship Club

Our race control team have been studying the weather for the weekend and at the moment it is not looking promising for Saturday or Sunday.

Friday is looking good, so there is the POSSIBILITY that a liberation may take place around lunchtime on FRIDAY.

We will still continue to monitor the weather for the Saturday and if it improves then we will be liberating on the Saturday.

We have been advised by French customs that there is a bank holiday in France on Friday 8th May and we must get out Export Health Certificate to them by 12pm on Thursday 7th May otherwise we run the risk of not having all the paperwork authorised in time to travel.

Please could everyone arrive at the marking stations as early as possible, to enable us to have the ring list typed up and sent to David Parsons by 11am.

If anyone wishes to help whilst they are waiting for their birds to be marked this would be appreciated.

PLEASE NOTE FAILURE TO ARRIVE EARLY MAY RESULT IN YOUR BIRDS BEING TURNED AWAY.

Marking Station Times

Colchester – 8am to 10am

Gravesend – 7am – 10am

Lambert – 8.30am – 10.30am

Northampton – 8am to 10am

Paulton – 8am – 10am.

Rugeley – 7am to 9am

Southampton – 9am – 10.30am

Wales – Speak with John Burgham

******VET LOFT VISITS******– All members must be aware that ONLY actual “in person” vet visits are acceptable by DEFRA (not virtual visits) for overseas channel racing.

Any member who arrives at the marking station with the vet’s attestation certificate showing “Virtual Loft Visit”  will not be permitted to enter the race.

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As we are restricted by Guernsey Air Traffic Control to a 3000 bird limit for the Guernsey Young Bird Race on Saturday 22^nd August. All members must pre book the amount of young birds they are intending to send with the marking station by midnight on Tuesday 18^th August.

9th May – Alencon – £4.50
23rd May – Nort Sur Erdre – £4.75
6th June – St Philbert – £4.75
19th June – Pau International – £10.50
26th June – Agen International – £10.50
3rd July – Barcelona International – £10.50
10th July – Dax International – £10.50
10th July – Bordeaux – £7.50
31st July – Perpignan International – £10.50
22nd August – Guernsey YB only – £4.00
5th September – Fougeres YB/OB – £4.50

National Races

Southampton
Paulton
Northampton (except Fougeres YB/OB) no marking at Northampton
Lambert
Colchester
Gravesend
Wales
Rugeley

International Races

All marking at Sunbury only (except Pau which includes Southampton)

ALL FINAL RACE RESULTS WILL NOW BE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE ONLY. ALL OBJECTIONS TO THE RESULTS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING OR BY EMAIL TO THE SECRETARY  WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE DATE IT WAS PUBLISHED. THANK YOU

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