The Chambers Family Team

Craig

Craig started racing pigeons in 1999 aged 12 in partnership with his brother Richard then aged 14. In there first season racing the brothers became young bird average winners in there local club also topping the Dudley federation from 113 miles. After a successful first season racing inland the two brothers focused upon middle and long distance channel races where the they enjoyed further successes. By the time Craig was 18 he and his brother had claimed 1st and 2nd Hens National Bergerac 553 miles, were one of only three lofts in the history of the MNFC to claim the Diploma of distinction with their Bergerac Hen (later sold to M&D Evans for £5,000) and also won a brand new motor vehicle with the Midland Continental Classic Flying Club in there first and only ever car race! In recent years Craig has focused almost exclusively upon the extreme long-distance events where he has been 1st section 7th Open NFC Tarbes Grand National (660 miles) and in 2017 he an his family timed five birds with in 1 hour racing from 660 mies with all five finishing in the top 10 of there NFC section. Wonderful achievements from a young fancier racing to a small back garden loft!

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Dale

Dale first started racing pigeons in 1971 in partnership with his father Bernard in the 1980s Dale moved to Cannock when he later formed the Partnership of Massey and Chambers where he raced to the Family current address. Dale and former partner Mick had instant success being top prize winner in their local clubs before winning the 1997 Midlands National Flying Club Blue Ribbon Bordeaux National with their now famous Dutch Cock who went on to founder the Chambers Dutch Family of Extreme Distance Pigeons. In the late 1990s Dales father Bernard joined the partnership when he also moved to Cannock where they then went on to win 1st Midlands National Flying Club Yearlings National from Falaise before forming the current Chambers Family partnership of B,D,R,C Chambers.

Bernard

Bernard first started racing at the age of 8 in 1946 with his father also called Bernard in West Bromwich. Originally members of Tame Valley and the Birmingham Saturday federation, did not really race in the national races until the mid 1990s when he started to race in Cannock. Bernard has always enjoyed Channel racing the most and in recent years has seen the best of his racing with the recent success in the National Flying Club and Midlands National Flying Club

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Richard

Richard started to race pigeons with Craig back in 1999. After returning back to Cannock from University he set up the Kingsmead School Pigeon Project to help get children involved in the spot whilst he was there he continued to focus on Long Distance Racing and in 5 years he helped the students at Kingsmead to time in every season from 543. He now works for the Royal pigeon Racing Association as Development Officer and is building on his time at Kingsmead to grow the sport in the UK. Richard now has another racing loft in Rugeley and we are looking forward to seeing how our birds do there as-well.