The young bird programme in the Derwent Valley Federation has been put back a week.
There had been mixed feelings about the need for a vote on that decision as some fanciers felt that the Fed should have stuck to the original first race date, while others felt that birds needed extra training.
Clubs were invited to vote on the date for the start of young bird racing and as a result the programme will now start on Saturday, July 15.
However, into the equation now, has come the announcement of a case of avian flu being confirmed in the Bootle area – a place popular with west Cumbrian fanciers for training liberations.
Training from there will now be affected by the restrictions put on the affected area with a restriction zone now in place.
John Walsh asked Cumbria Combine secretary Les Blacklock for the latest information, both on the start date for young bird racing and the outbreak of avian flu in Bootle.
This is what Les had to say:
Meanwhile the Derwent Valley Federation members will be sending to Guernsey this week for a race on Friday when they will be liberated with the Lanarkshire Federation from Scotland.
The West Cumberland Federation will not be racing from Guernsey but will start on Saturday with their young bird programme, the first race being from Flookburgh.
