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Pigeon show is a coup for Pickering
10:14am Thursday 11th December 2008
HUNDREDS of Britain’s top pigeons flew into Ryedale at the weekend when the British Pigeon Show Society staged its annual exhibition at the Pickering Showfield.
The society, which also hosted the National Pigeon Society Show, attracted 2,000 pigeons.
Mike Knaggs, chairman of the British Pigeon Society and local councillor, scooped one of the major awards, for the best of breed in the class for long-faced clean-legged tumbler pigeons – a breed he has kept throughout the 60 years he has been a breeder.
The entries were judged by leading breeders from The Netherlands, South Africa and Germany, while one exhibitor travelled from France to take part.
Mr Knaggs said: “It was a great show, with keen competition among some of the finest pigeons in Britain. And it also gave Ryedale’s hotels, guest houses, shops and restaurants a welcome boost.”
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Chief steward David Knaggs, left, and his father Mike Knaggs, chairman of the British Pigeon Society, at the show on Saturday.
German judges Martin Gangkofner and Jan Schrotz at work.
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