pjc

still think you should name and shame but well done for taking the bird on!

And your eyes clash with the wall paper!

Try Roger Lowe, one of the best teams i've seen and consistent.

getting bigger now.

The family, Myself Phil, Wife Vicki, Christopher, Ding dong and baby pip squeak!

fantastic, well done!

I hope the new owners keep up your good work, and wish you and your family a happy future. Phil

when's the draw?

I agree, lets see if he realy has packed up!

clearly somebody knew what they were after! Another sad day!

2 out of 3 oldbirds i've reported this year have suposidly belonged to fanciers who have given up! Ask him who his club sec was so you can offer the bird to one of his fellow members, he might change his story!

Chepstow is proving a problem area, was sat a Magor a while ago and birds were being hit from all directions!

with the majority of large open shows where there are ttrade stands etc the majority of visitors will always be racing men and these shows wouldn't succeed if they didn't support them and pay there £3 at the door! When fanciers go to the big shows, Blackpool, Doncaster etc, how many actualy have a good look around the birds? The area that is never conjested will be the isles between the pens! Bar and trade stand area will be full but the show needs both sides to succeed! IMO

This isn't realy relevent, some classes may have 100 entries but the prize money won't be £150! Overall the show clearly doesn't want to run at a loss and there are always high overheads to large shows, the main one being the hall hire cost! I'm sure if enough members get onto Russell Davidson (sec) the classes can be put on in the future! All Racer classes should be "Flown" this way it makes it fair for the racing men as all birds in the class will have had to have seen the basket and yes some may have been crossed but they will still have had to have been raced! When and if the classes are put on support them!

Ok, sorry, just header read, Edinburgh International Pigeon Show! But as i said there should be equal classes but it is being run by show men and they will look after there interests first. How many clubs holding shows ever put on classes for show racers?

I agree there should be equal classes for both racers and show racers but where does it say its a Racing Pigeon Show? Its being organised by show people who know from experience that a lot don't support the racer/flown classes and there is no point holding a class for a dozen birds!

done

pm Mick Bowler, he is over on the West Coast, sent to his first race since moving there and won yesterday!

not everybody can live in the best location, You can either settle for second best or set out your stall for the longer races where position isn't going to be as important.

i'll txt a mate a hungerford to see what its like enroute.

hardly any wind here!

what time?

good flying Ryan, well done!

Julta's will have overfly on George and Steve won't they?

Likewise Peter, I also know of some top national flyers that have ETS but have been using rubbers and a conventional clock for the Nationals!