yes their is room for beginners alex .i got told in 09 the year i started back with broken birds to pay £10 for my birds at eastbourne.think i got 3 on result so don,t give up hope.as for help their are plenty on hear to ask as i have just send them a pm some help some don,t. my last result from eastbourne yes he is a good pigeon but a wee bit extra advice from andy millar last winter helped me out. we all need to learn but if you don,t ask you won,t learn