Us lads in Cumbria are just about going down the sane road as you Jimmy.I once said to myself (a long time ago)if I hvae to keep them in I might aswell keep Canaries or something along that line,well I think they've been out half a dozen times since the last race.Not my way of keeping pigeons but you can loose as many round the loft this time of year as you do racing.Sad to say with declining club members ,bickering over trivial things,birds illnesses ,excessive amount of peregrines/sparrow hawks ,costs and getting older,I'm loosing interest.With a bit of luck this winter and a few sensible meetings, Fed and Club ,things might look brighter.Sorry to go off subject but it's a fact.
Lindsay C.