PIGEON_MAN

WHY SHOUDN,T WE BE WINGS OR HAVE I MISSED SOMETHING.

ONLY BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE BOUNDARY LINE OF ONE OF THE NATIONAL CLUBS USED TO CUT THROUGH OUR SMALL TOWN THIS MEANT THAT SOME OF OUR CLUB MEMBERS COULD JOIN AND OTHERS COULDN,T,TO ME THIS WASN,T REALLY A PROBLEM AS CLUBS,FEDS OR NATIONALS HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF RADIUS SO I JUST LOOKED AT IT AS BEING UNFORTUNATE ON MY PART THAT I WAS A FEW YARDS OUT OUTSIDE.I MUST SAY THAT NOW THE RADIUS HAS BEEN CHANGED AND I AM NOW A MEMBER BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT SOMEONE ELSE NOT TO MANY MILES FROM ME AS GOT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I ONCE HAD.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT BY NOW THAT NO PIGEON FANCIERS WOULD TAKE ANY NOTICE AT ALL OF WHAT THE SO CALLED EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE WEATHER,THE ONLY TIME I TAKE NOTICE IS WHEN THEY TELL ME WHICH WAY THE WIND IS BLOWING WHEN THE BIRDS HAVE BEEN LIBERATED,AND EVEN THAT LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED SOMETIMES.

7 VALLEY FED. UP AT SCOTCH CORNER AT 8.00 LIGHT E.N.E. TURNING S.E. ON ROUTE.

WHAT WE USE IS A PIECE OF CARDBOARD CUT INTO A CIRCLE WITH ANOTHER PIECE CUT TO MAKE A ARROW SHAPE WHICH IS THEN FIXED IN THE CENTRE OF THE CIRCLE WITH A NUT AND BOLT SO THAT IT SPINS AROUND,THEN AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CIRCLE IS NUMBERED SAY 1-20 DEPENDING WHAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BIRDS YOU PUT IN YOUR CRATES IS,THEN EVERY TIME A BIRD IS PUT IN THE CRATE JUST MOVE THE POINTER TO THE NEXT NUMBER UNTIL YOU HAVE A FULL CRATE.

SEVERN VALLEY FED.AT SCOTCH CORNER THIS WEEK.

ME AGAIN,PETE LOOKED THROUGH 2006 RING LIST SEC.OF HORSFORTH F.C. NOW DOWN AS MR.HICKS PHONE,01132562499.HOPE YOU HAVE SOME LUCK.

PETE,1996 RING LIST SEC.THE SAME. PHONE NUMBER 01132580686.WORTH A TRY.

HI PETE,THE RING WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED TO A CLUB IN LEEDS CALLED THE HORSFORTH F. C. THE SEC AT THE TIME BEING A MRS.K.HICKS,NO PHONE NUMBER THOUGH.PERHAPS SOMEONE UP THAT WAY MIGHT KNOW IF THE CLUBS STILL GOING AND IF SHE IS STILL SEC.I WILL LOOK THROUGH MORE UP TODATE RING LISTS AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.

NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SOME FANCIERS ON HERE HAVE BECOME AWARE OF THIS PERSON BUT I WOULD SAY HE AS BEEN OPERATING LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS AND AS I HAVE ALLREADY SAID BEFORE HE IS VERY AWARE OF WHAT IS LAW AND WHAT ISN,T, HAVING SORTED IT ALL OUT YEARS AGO,THERE AS BEEN MANY A FANCIER BEFORE CHALLENGED HIM AND HAD NO JOY,AND EVEN THE RPRA CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.IF YOU ARE UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE A BIRD REPORTED BY HIM IT IS THE SAME AS HAVING ONE REPORTED BY A NON FANCIER AND IT IS AS EVERYONE KNOWS I,M SURE YOUR DUTY TO CLAIM THE BIRD AS SOON AS YOU CAN,AS FOR HIM MAKING THE DIFFERANT CHARGES THAT HE DOES AS I SAY HE KNOWS THE LAW INSIDE OUT AND I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE TO GET THEIR BIRD BACK FROM HIM AS SOON AS YOU CAN OR TELL HIM TO DISPOSE OF IT,IT COULD SAVE YOU A LOT OF MONEY.

I AGREE SLATEY IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN BUT IT DOES AND THERE IS NOTHING THE RPRA CAN DO ABOUT IT.THE GUY IN BRUM WAS EMPLOYED BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL TO CLEAR THE FERAL PIGEONS OFF THE BUILDINGS AS THEY WERE CAUSING SO MUCH TROUBLE,HE USED TO HAVE TRAPS SET UP ALL OVER THE PLACE AND IF A RACING PIGEON WAS CAUGHT IN ONE OF THEM IT WAS UNFORTUNATE FOR THE OWNER.

THE SAME RULES APPLY FOR CLAIMING A STRAY OFF THESE STRAY CATCHERS AS THEY DO TO HAVING A BIRD REPORTED BY ANYONE ELSE BELIEVE YOU ME I HAVE HAD PERSONALLY DEALINGS WITH THE ONE IN BIRMINGHAM, HE AS BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY MANY YEARS.THERE WAS A TIME WHEN EVERY OTHER LETTER IN THE BHW AND RP WAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS GUY BUT AS I SAID BEFORE THE RPRA COULDN,T DO A THING ABOUT HIM.DONT BE MISLED BY ANYTHING YOU MAY HERE ABOUT NOT CLAIMING AND PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE FOR A BIRD HE MIGHT REPORT OF YOURS THIS GUY KNOWS THE LAW INSIDE OUT.

YOUR RIGHT SHADOW THE GUY IN BIRMINGHAM AS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS NOW AND THERE IS NOTHING THE R.P.R.A. CAN DO ABOUT IT AS THE GUY IS ALL LEGAL WITH HIS OWN SOLICITOR HE AS EVERYTHING SET UP TO A TEE SO I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE WHO AS A STRAY REPOTED BY HIM TO CLAIM IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND PAY WHAT HE SAYS OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET SUSPENDED.

7 VALLEY UP AT PONTEFRACT 9.00 NORTH WIND TURNING NORTH WEST ON ROUTE.

SEVERN VALLEY FED. AT PONTEFRACT ABOUT 116 MILES.

DONT USE IT MYSELF BUT I KNOW SOMEONE WHO USED IT FOR YEARS AND I MUST ADMIT HIS BIRDS ALLWAYS LOOKED IN FANTASTIC CONDITION,HE ALLWAYS MADE HIS OWN WITH THE SMALL BATTERY OPPERATED THING YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO BUY.

7 VALLEY BIRDS UP AT UTTOXETER 2.30 SOUTH WIND.

BIRD IS FROM NEAR FIFE SEC.MR FERGUSON 01337-840590.

THE SEVERN VALLEY FEDERATION ARE RACING FROM UTTOXETER AGAIN THIS WEEK.

JUST WONDERING IF RICHARD CAN TELL US IF THE SITE AS RECEIVED ANY DONATIONS YET FROM THE FANCIERS WHO ALLWAYS SEEM TO BE SELLING PIGEONS ON THE SITE AND I BELIEVE FOR FREE.

IT REALLY MAKES ME MAD WHEN PEOPLE PUT SUCH HEADINGS AS IS ON THE TOP OF THIS THREAD,TO ME THIS IS REALLY GIVING A KICK IN THE HEAD TO RICHARD AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO MAKES THIS SITE IN MY MIND THE BEST ON THE NETT,IF YOU DONT LIKE THE SITE THEN MOVE TO WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST SITE ON THE NETT AND LET THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY APPRECIATE THIS ONE ENJOY IT.

HI CLOCKY,BIRD REGISTERED TO THE WOODLANDS EAST H.S.DONCASTER WAY SEC.MRS.PAWSON 01302-782341.

HI MADDY,THE RING WAS REGISTERED TO THE CARRICKFERGUS CLUB IN N.IRELAND SEC.AT THE TIME WAS MR.MCBRIDE 02893363267.

HI SPECKLED,THE RING WAS REGISTERED TO THE SHAPNESS F.C.NEAR GLOUCESTER,SECRETARY IS MR.R.NASH,01453-811759.

I WOULD SUGGEST YOU READ WHAT PETER BRYANT AS TO SAY ON THAT IN HIS NEWS FROM THE REDDINGS AT THE BEGGINNING OF THE SITE.