Kingsmead School Pigeon Project
The Pigeon Project at Kingsmead has been a massive success both within the curriculum and also externally by promoting the Sport of Pigeon Racing with the younger age groups in the community.
We would not have been able to set up and run the project without the help of the following companies and organizations and their help has enabled us to make the project what it is today.
Please spend a few minutes to scroll down ad look at how each company has supported the project and if you would like any more information on that company or organization just click on their picture.
Thank you again to all off our sponsors and without your help we would not be able to do what we do.
If you would be interested in offering any sponsorship or support to the project please just email us at kingsmeadpigeons@hotmail.co.uk or leave a message on our CONTACT US page.
Kingsfield Lofts Sponsors
Vet-Schroeder + Tollisan
We have been very lucky to gain sponsorship from internationally known Pigeon Vet. Schroeder + Tollisan are based in Kerkrade in the east of Holland and have been recommended by top pigeon flyers such as Marcel Sangers and Gerard Kooperman to name a few. In recent years the number of UK and Ireland flyers using Schroeder + Tollisan has risen very quickly due to the fantastic service that they provide with testing pigeons and also supplying the medication for the birds. Their easy service can be accessed by all by just taking samples from the birds and sending them by post direct to Schroeder + Tollisan and results take only a few days to process and the sender receives a call directly back from the laboratory.
We would like to thank Vet-Schroeder + Tollisan for their advice and sponsorship to the Kingsmead School Pigeon Project.
Geraldy - Pigeon Transport
Geraldy are one of the world's leading suppliers of transport vehicles and also training baskets in the world and they have kindly sponsored the Pigeon Projects training crates. The aluminum training crates are used in training the pigeons and also used for transporting the pigeons to races on a Friday evening.
We would like to say thank you to Geraldy for their continued support to the project.
The Royal Pigeon Racing Association - RPRA
The RPRA are the main governing body for pigeon racing within England. They are based at the Readings in Cheltenham and they support pigeon flyers from all around the country. They are also responsible for maintaining the rules and regulations of the sport and also they keep records of who own what pigeons determined by the life ring each racing pigeon has on their leg.
The RPRA donated the initial funding for the loft of £1000 which was put aside by the RPRA to promote the sport with young children. We would like to thank the RPRA for their continued support within the Kingsmead Pigeon Project.
Thermovac Plastics LTD
Thermovac Plastics Ltd are one of the UKs top companies of molding plastic products. Thermovac Plastics have supported the project in 2013 by supplying all of the clear plastic tiles for the loft. This has enabled sunlight and heat into the loft to maintain the health of the birds by supplying them with a good source of Vitamin D which had been lacking in previous seasons and we are hoping that this will have a major effect of the health of the birds for 2013.
Ranton Building Suppliers
Ranton Building Suppliers are a family rum business based in Norton Canes just outside of Cannock in Staffordshire. Rantons are one of the area's top suppliers for building supplies and always offer a helpful and friendly service. Jonathan Hamplet who is one of the company's directors is one of the UKs top pigeon flyers and a good friend of the schools loft manager. Ranton Building suppliers have supplied all of the foundations for the loft to stand on including sand and cement. They also supplied all of the wood that was used by the school to build its very own avery in 2012 and also offered to help the project in any way that they can in the future.
We would like to say a big thank you to Jonathan and Rantons Building suppliers for their continued support.
Red Star Lofts
Red Star Lofts of North Wales are the largest supplier of timber products for pigeon fanciers in the UK. Their quality is second to none. They can supply fully assembled products as well as flat pack items depending on the customer's needs. Red Star Lofts Sponsor all of the fixtures and fittings for the interior of the projects loft including nest boxes and box perches.
The friendly support has been excellent and we would like to thank Red Star Lofts for their support in getting the project up and running.
Pigeon Chat
Pigeon Chat are an online forum for people all over the world to discuss pigeon relating topics, it is also one of the leading pigeon auction sites offering its users the facility to auction and sell their pigeons privately on a number of pages that the site hosts.
Pigeon Chat has supported the project by donating £300 to help with the cost of starting up the project by paying for the delivery and erection of the school loft on the school field.
Bamfords Top Flight
Bamfords Top Flight is one of the UKs leading pigeon corn suppliers with a high quality product that is used by top fliers all over the United Kingdom and further afield.
Alan and the team have been supporters of the project from day 1 where they have supplied the project with its first ever birds and one of which we timed in from Bordeaux 550 miles in the MNFC. We are also sponsored to have a discount on all products from Bamfords Top Flight. Thank you again Alan and the team for you continued support.
Unikon - Electronic Timing Systems
Unikon is the UK leading Electronic Timing System, the system has a proven track record and is used by some of the top pigeon fanciers in the UK.
Unkion have sponsored the project by donating their top clock which has the ability to phone the loft manager when a pigeon arrives home from a race or training. Unikon also give the school electronic ring chips free of charge at the start of every season.
We would like to thank Ray and the team at Unikon for their kind support in helping the project get up and running.
Natural
Natural Corn are on of Europe's leading corn and suplement suppliers they are a quality company and their products are used the world over.
In 2012 Natural donated 400kg of corn to the project and this was used to gain some top performances in the Midlands National Flying Club and the National Flying Club (please see results section)
We would lie to thank Natural for their support in the first year of the pigeon project here at Kingsmead.
The South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race
The South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race is without doubt the most popular and prestigious one loft race in the world. It is classed within the pigeon world as the world cup of pigeon racing as teams from all over the world enter the race to win the large sums of money that can be won on its races. The Kingsmead project has been sponsored to enter a team of 3 pigeons that will join hundreds of other entry’s to compete against the best in the world and to be crowned The South African Million Dollar Pigeon Race Champion. We would like to thank Paul Smith for sorting out this sponsorship for the schools entry to this excellent race.
Midlands National Flying Club
The Midlands National Flying Club is one of the largest Pigeon Clubs in the UK and is a club that can call itself a national as they have members from all over England and Wales Competing in their races. The school has been a member of the MNFC for over 12 months now competing in nearly all of its Races. The Midlands National Flying Club work very closely with Kingsmead School Pigeon Project to educate children about the natural world and how racing pigeons can be a big part of that learning process. They have set up in the past 6 months a project called “Flying Back To Nature” and working with Kingsmead and a number of other schools we aim to produce a DVD and website for schools to use and gain resources for lessons. The club also offers Kingsmead free subscriptions, free rings and free entries to its races. We would like to thank the Midlands National Again for their support.
The National Flying Club
The National Flying Club is the biggest and most prestigious Pigeon Clubs in the UK with HRM the Queen being their patron. They have members from all over England, Scotland and Wales Competing in their races. The school has been a member of the NFC for over 12 months now competing in nearly all of its Races in 2012
The club sponsors Kingsmead by providing
Free subscriptions free rings and free entries to its races.
We would like to thank the National Flying Club again for their support.
Aviform
Aviform are one of the leading vitamin supplement suppliers within the sport of pigeon racing and they were kind enough to donate a couple of bottles of their product to the Kingsmead Pigeon Project. We would like to thank Aviform for their support and helping us gain some of the successful results in 2012 and 2013.
Solar Shop
Solar Shop has very kindly donated 2 ventilation units to the school. Both of these units are powered by solar energy maintain the eco-friendly image that we have here at Kingsmead.
The solar Shop are one of the UKs leading suppliers of everything Solar powered from lighting to heating and many more items if you are interested please just click on the logo to be directed to their website.
We would like to thank The Solar Shop for their continuous support to the pigeon project.
The British Homing World (BHW)
The British Homing World is a weekly pigeon magazine with articles from all around the UK which has detailed information from some of the worlds top flyers.
The British Homing World very kindly donate each week their Magazine so that it can be viewed by all the students at the Kingsmead School these magazines are also used as resources in some of the lessons that a delivered around the pigeon project at the school.
We would like to thank The British Homing World for their continued and kind support. To be directed to The BHW website just click on the picture.
East Coast Software
East Coast Software is a company that supplies computer software for pigeon fanciers to record their pigeon pedigrees on the easy to use system is great for also keeping all your loft information on such as distances and pairings for the season. You can also record race results of individual birds and monitor their performances through this one program.
We would like to thank East Coast Software for supplying this system to the school and this is currently being used in Science, ICT, and Maths for recording data that the students are using in their lessons.
