Ok I've called various members that were at the meeting so lets get this straight, I heard exactly what I said! JIMMY SIMPSON STATED MORE THAN ONCE THAT ALMOND VALLEY CONTACTED MIDLOTHIAN FED ABOUT A JOINT CONVOY. This was clearly a lie and its took you 5 days to try and twist what was a simple question into I DONT LISTEN!!!! We all heard the same thing Peter. Your members only have whats in the birds best interests at heart so why lie and tell half truths? Yes many of us agree that the only way forward for out Fed is to have a joint convoy and liberation, so why when we ask for our Committee to approach Pentlands with this it is instantly dismissed?? Surely having another Fed on our doorstep and our neighbour are who we should be discussing this proposal to. Lets face it, would you shop at Asda down in Dunbar when we have one just up the road?????? BIRDS BEST INTEREST!!!!! There were members, who after hearing of a joint convoy with Almond Valley have decided to leave Midlothian Fed, and thats the truth. Surely we stand a much greater chance of keeping our Fed alive by at least trying what most of the members have suggested and approach Pentlands, at least that way we may even stand a chance of members/clubs returning to our Fed at a later date. I have no ill feeling towards Almond Valley and at no point set out to slag off anyone.