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Society Secretary George Bell and founder member Bill Ellis at the grand opening
Before the opening - Ribbon ready for cutting
Saturday 1st November 2003, proved to be a red letter day for the Calverton Homing Society.
This was the day when members and friends celebrated the opening of their new Pigeon HQ at the
rear of the Calverton Working Men's Club.
Some of the many trophies that the Society give out
President Mr Ashley Roberts invited Deborah Fraser, of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, to cut the
ribbon which officially opened the new HQ. Deborah explained to the large crowd that the
Coalfields Regeneration Trust provided money when applicable for any schemes which helped the
general welfare of retired miners. Two surprise gifts were presented to Deborah as a general 'thank you'
for her part in funding this particular project.
A Highlight of the Homing Society's past occured during the year 2000. In a racing competition for
the King's Cup, over 3000 pigeons were released in Lerwick, in the Shetland Isles, and after flying some
510 miles, much of it over open sea, first home in Calverton was a pigeon owned by Society member
Roger Buckley who received the prestigious King's Cup. Another member, Mick Wilson, won a bird
which came second in the same race, a remarkable result for the Society.
The Society now has some thirty members and fifteen or so are still regular flyers.
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