Welcome to the official web-site of the National Modena Club of Great Britain

Tom Enjoying showing at Doncaster Dome Show 2012

photo courtesy J Ross

30th July 2017

Turriff Agricultural Show
Best Modena Blue Gazzi Adult Hen
Graham Christer

29th July 2017 Modena Club U.K. Colour guide book

The limited first edition NMC Colour Guide for Modenas has been warmly appreciated by all who were able to buy a copy, The club thanks all those who purchased the book and helped make it a success.All 70 copies have been numbered and with such a small print run are sure too be valuable in the future

There are 60 pages and 200 photos covering the main colours scheduled at the U.K show.

2016/17 Championship Show
Season Results

15th January 2017
Reading 'Gold Cup '
46 Gazzi 58 Schietti
104 Modenas
Best Modena Black Mottle Schietti
Adult Hen
Roy Nicholson
Best Gazzi and Best Young Modena Blue Young Cock
David Iddon
Best Young Schietti
Mealy Hen
Martin Coyle
Judges
Gazzi Clay Rogers
Schietti John Ross

7th January 2017 Swansea
63 Modenas
34 Gazzi 29 Schietti
Best Modena Blue Gazzi Adult Hen
D Iddon
Best Schietti Silver Dun Adult Hen
J Vaughan
Best Young Modena
Blue Gazzi Young Cock
D Iddon
Judge Kevin Pratt

28th December 2016
45 Modenas
Nottinhgam Open Show
Best Modena Red Chequer
Peter Graham
Judge Sharon Feeney

3rd /4th December 2016 BPSS York
73 Modenas
38 Schietti 35 Gazzi
Best Modena Blue Gazzi Young Cock
and Reserve Form Section In Show
David Iddon
Best Schietti Red Chequer Adult Cock
Don Holdsworth
Best Adult Gazzi Blue Hen
David Iddon
Best Young Schietti Bronze Indigo Cock
Graham Christer
Gazzi Judge Colin Ronald
Schietti Judge David Iddon

26th November 2016 Newcastle
41 Modenas
30 Schietti 11 Gazzi
Best Modena Silver Dun Schietti Cock
Don Holdsworth
Best Gazzi Adult Black Hen
John Lennox
Best Young Modena Mealy Schietti cock
John Herron
Judge Phil Cox

26th November 2016 Aberdeen & District Show Pigeon Society Scotland
Best Modena Silver Dun
Adult Cock Schietti
Graham Christer

20th November 2016
Lancashire Championship Show
88 Modenas
27 Gazzi 61 Schietti
Best Modena Red Chequer Schietti Young Hen
Peter Graham
Best Gazzi Yellow Chequer Adult Hen
Peter Graham
Judge Phil Cox

19th November 2016
London & Essex Championship Show
60 Modenas
Best Modena and Best Opposite sex in Show
Sulphur Tri Gazzi Hen
Roy Nicholson
Best Schietti Red Chequer Adult Hen
Roy Nicholson
Judge John Ross

12th November 2016
Suiffex Championship Show
Best Modena Mealy Schietti 2016 Cock
Martin Coyle
Best Adult Schietti White Cock
Martin Coyle
Judge Clay Rogers

Modena Club Show at Nottingham
29th October 2016
300 Modenas
Supreme Modena Mealy Schietti Young Hen
Martin Coyle
Best Gazzi Sulphur Tri Hen
Roy Nicholson
Best Adult Schietti Yellow Self Hen
Roy Nicholson
Best Young Gazzi Blue Cock
David Iddon

29th October 2016
Airdrie & Coatbridge Scotland
Best Modena Russet Tri Adult Schietti Cock
Graham Christer
Best Gazzi Ochre Tri Adult Cock
Graham Christer
Judge Mark Rudd

22nd October 2016
Egremont 90 Modenas
Best Modena Blue Grizzle Adult Hen
Graham Christer
Best Gazzi Blue Adult Hen
Graham Christer
Judge Colin Ronald

9th October 2016
East Of England at Peterborough
56 Modenas
Best Modena Black Mottle Schietti Adult Hen
Roy Nicholson
Best Gazzi Black Adult Cock
Martin Coyle
Best Young Modena Mealy Schietti Hen
Martin Coyle
Judge Phil Cox

31st July 2016
Turriff Agricultural Show Scotland
Best Modena Bronze Schietti Adult Hen
G Christer
Best Young Modena Magnani cock.
G Christer

16th February 2016
National Pigeon Association AGM
At the AGM of the above Association it was announced that 3 Modena Club Members were elected onto the NPA Management Commiittee
they are as follows Graham Giddings,Colin Ronald and John Surridge please contact any of the above if you have any questions or points to be discussed at the quarterly Management meetings.

Best Modena Award at the Reading 'Gold Cup' Show 15th January 2017

The principal objective of which is the promotion and development of the
Modena pigeon and the interests of Modena fanciers.
 
The Club was founded in 1910 as the ‘Modena Club’ and held its first Championship Show soon afterwards the first recorded winner being W.F. Holmes.
Later following the absorption of the Northern and Scottish Modena Clubs the name was changed to the present style reflecting as it does the wider representation.

The most important initial task of the founders of the Club was to
establish a Standard of Excellence for the Modena Pigeon because this
enabled the enthusiastic members to concentrate their breeding
programmes on ideal specimens of the Breed and thus eliminate the
imperfections. The Club was greatly assisted in this regard by having
among its members some of the most outstanding breeders of pigeons at
the time such as W.F. Holmes and W. Watmough both of whom contributed publications on pigeon keeping which remain keenly sought after to this day.
The result was the production of high quality stock
illustrating what became known as the ‘bird of curves’ which was much
in demand among the fancy pigeon fraternity.

Although the Modena pigeon originated in Italy and was common in the town of Modena from which it took its name and was exported from there
to Germany England France and later to America and beyond it is the so
called ‘English Modena’ conforming to the Standard of Excellence of
this Club which has been adopted by fanciers worldwide.

The National Modena Club became the ‘Premier’ fancy pigeon club in
Great Britain because it’s members have always been prepared to
release good stock to newcomers to the breed and assist them by
offering advice on colour breeding. The development of the Modena
guided by the Club gathered pace so that in time it became the most
popular of all exhibition pigeons and has remained so. This is because
it has the greatest variety of colours and markings which now number
seventy-five officially approved. There are now two separate types of
Modena – the Gazzi, or pied, and the Schietti, or self coloured.
The National Modena Club of Great Britain continues to promote and
enhance the quality of the Breed

By holding annual shows for all classes of Modena both adult and young
and supporting classes for modenas at most of the pigeon shows
throughout the United Kingdom. The Club also maintains contacts with
other Modena clubs worldwide so that the members can be kept abreast
of developments and benefit from shared experience and there are
particularly close links with European breeders of the English Modena.

The Club through the Management Committee and the various office
holders continues to represent the interests of the Modena in the
vigorous application of the rules ensures that the integrity of the
Modena Pigeon is maintained.

2016 Modena Club Show Supreme Modena

Peterborough 2016 Best Young Modena
Suffex 2016 Best Modena
Mealy Schietti Hen
Martin Coyle
photo courtesy D Iddon

2016 Best Young Gazzi at Modena Club Show Blue Cock

David Iddon
photo courtesy D Iddon

Peterborough 2016 Best Modena

Black Mottle Schietti Adult Hen
Roy Nicholson
photo courtesyD Iddon

Peterborough 2016 Best Gazzi Modena

Black Adult Cock
Martin Coyle
photo courtesy D Iddon

20th November 2016

Lancashire Championship Show
Best Modena Red Chequer Schietti Young Hen
Peter Graham
photo courtesy D Iddon

19th November 2016

London & Essex Championship Show
Best Modena and Best Opposite sex in Show
Best Gazzi Club Show 2016
Sulphur Tri Gazzi Hen
Roy Nicholson
photo courtesy J Ross

3rd /4th December 2016 BPSS York

Best Schietti Red Chequer Cock
Don Holdsworth
photo courtesy D Iddon

3rd /4th December 2016 BPSS York

Best Adult Gazzi Blue Hen
David Iddon
photo courtesy D Iddon

3rd /4th December 2016 BPSS York

Best Young Schietti Bronze Indigo Cock
Graham Christer
photo courtesy D Iddon