August 2011
Thanks to John Schofield of St Helens for informing us that a YB that we bred this year from our De Meyers has just won 1st club 1st Merseyside Federation 1700+ birds from Woollaston. Fantastic flying John!
July 2011
Thanks to Mr Eddie Holdcroft for informing us that his winner of 1st Open North Staffs Fed Portland was carrying our Staf Van Reet blood!
April 2011 :
Gordon Bros and sons of Portaferry in N.Ireland have been on the phone to us. They only have a couple of birds carrying our lines in their OB team, but one yearling Grand-Daughter of our De Meyer superstar "OILY RAG" (1st Open 6,000 birds etc) has already won 1st club 14th Section and 2nd Club 20th Section 20th Open in 2011 for them!
** Updates 18th July 2010 ** There are several updates to make that spring to mind.
1. Thank you and congratulations to George Crosby of Essington in the West Midlands for informing us that his winner of 2nd Section 8th Open in the MCC Fougeres race was a G.Child of our Double Region Award winner "Champion Taffy".
2. Thank you and congratulations to Gavin Purchase on being the provisional winner of 3rd Section 5th Open in the North Midlands Classic from Saintes (480+ miles) with a G.Child of our other Region Award winner "Champion Willenhall Warrior".
3. Thank you and congratulations to Gordon Bros and Sons of Portaferry in Northern Ireland who kick off their 2010 YB season in good style by winning 1st Club Navan (and likely top 15 Open) with a G.Child of our Lightning fast De Meyer Super Sprinter "Kev's Boy"
** UPDATE 2nd July 2010 **
Congratulations to A Baddams & Son of the Woodcross Club. Flying in the Wolverhampton Fed on Saturday from Messac (327 miles) they win 1st Club, 1st Section 1st Wolverhampton Fed (35 Clubs sent 1,629 birds). Thank you for informing us that the mother of this pigeon was purchased from us here at FIBBERSLEY LOFTS. Cracking flying lads!
** UPDATE 23rd June 2010**
Congratulations to our good friends Mark Vinnicombe and his father on winning 5th Open Kingsdown last Saturday against 3,487 birds with a direct son of our De Meyer Stock Cock "Torres". Top flying at the minute mate!
David James of Tipton wins 9th Open in the Teurlings Guernsey race, winning over £1,300.00 with our Staf Van Reet x Cattrysse bloodlines. Thanks for letting us know David !
Update 21st Sept 2009. Our thanks to G.Purchase on keeping us updated. He purchased a direct son of our Award winning "Willenhall Warrior". This year, bred 2 babies from him, in 2 separate nests. Result? BOTH 1st PRIZE-WINNERS !!!
Update 23rd June 2009 from John Bonser in Nottinghamshire. Birds acquired from us carrying Van Reet and Cattrysse lines play a large part in him taking 1st and 2nd Fed Messac - Highest velocity from 3 Federations and winning a coveted Gold Medal. Well done John ! Thank You for keeping us updated.
Many thanks and our congratulations to our good friend in Northern Ireland LEN McKINSTRY for informing us of great success with our lines. In May 2009 Len reports a marvellous 3rd OPEN IRISH NATIONAL FLYING CLUB SKIBEREEN with our lines. Fantastic Len !
Here is what Len McKinstry of Dundonald in Northern Ireland has won with ONE pair of pigeons from us
1st Club 1st West Section 1st Open Thurles 4,894 birds
1st Club 1st Open East Down Combine 4th YB National 4,011 birds
1st Club 6th West Section 7th OPen East Down Combine Skibbereen YB Derby
4th Club 411 birds, 5th West Section 2,282 birds, 10th Open 4,928 birds
5th Club 482 birds, 7th West Section 9th Open 7,485 birds
4th Club 275 birds 12th West Section, 13th Open EDC 5,181 birds
14th and 15th Open EDC Pilmore Beach Classic
1st Navan 156 birds
1st and 4th Navan 178 birds
1st Mullingar 132 birds
1st Tulamore 158 birds
2nd and 4th Durrow 138 birds
3rd and 4th Mullingar 180 birds
Another fancier to achieve success with our birds is the partnership of A & R McAULEY of Bushmills, Co.Antrim. The Van Reets that thery bought from us in the 1990's have been very successful, with such performances as 1st Club, 1st Section, 4th Open NIPA Arklow coming from our Van Reets.
Dave Holderness is another fancier winning well with our birds. He won with a G-Daughter of "The Jackpot Pair" . Smokey Hen - 9 x 1st before 2 years of age and then retired.
Nottingham's John Bonser bought a team of latebreds from us and won from the word GO with them!
C.Poxon and B.Poxon and Son are both flying well in the Wolverhampton Federation and Vasnrobaeys Gold Ring with birds that come down from our stock