As I Have Warned Before

[Guest mambo]

To race in France, Belgium, or Holland, brexit has caused a problem the rpra might. Have to turn north for racing, there are big story's out there about it now you can check it out

[Guest mambo]

Just Google pigeon racing brexit

[Bryngwynt Lofts]

Just read this,will hit the lads which are south big style.

 

The British pigeon racing season is at risk from a no deal Brexit, after the EU warned it would impose strict checks on birds crossing the Channel.

 

Every weekend from April to September, thousands of British pigeons travel in convoys of customised loft-lorries to liberation sites in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

 

An estimated 16,000 individual birds travel to France alone during the season when weather conditions are safe for channel-crossing on the return flight to the home lofts, hundreds of miles away.

[greenbar]

Not good news,

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Mambo for the pilgrims.

[Michael J Burden]

The British pigeon racing season is at risk from a no deal Brexit, after the EU warned it would impose strict checks on birds crossing the Channel.

 

Every weekend from April to September, thousands of British pigeons travel in convoys of customised loft-lorries to liberation sites in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

 

An estimated 16,000 individual birds travel to France alone during the season when weather conditions are safe for channel-crossing on the return flight to the home lofts, hundreds of miles away.

 

“There are a lot of worried people in terms of the impact of no deal. We are getting closer and closer to the racing season. It may be that the season has to be delayed,†said...

[paddymac]

Not good news for racing from the continent for all the home organisations and specialist clubs.

[VAGIN]

I put a post up about this months agoand felt that I was laughed at. Most of the responses were we raced from europe when we were not in the common market 40 years ago so there will be no probs This should have been looked at months ago. If english feds are moving north and scots feds flying from the south the traffic of birds racing on the same day could turn out to be some serious clashing .

[VAGIN]

bump

[Roland]

The British pigeon racing season is at risk from a no deal Brexit, after the EU warned it would impose strict checks on birds crossing the Channel.

 

Every weekend from April to September, thousands of British pigeons travel in convoys of customised loft-lorries to liberation sites in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

 

An estimated 16,000 individual birds travel to France alone during the season when weather conditions are safe for channel-crossing on the return flight to the home lofts, hundreds of miles away.

 

“There are a lot of worried people in terms of the impact of no deal. We are getting closer and closer to the racing season. It may be that the season has to be delayed,†said...

 

Scare mongering? one thing for sure the shower suppose to sorting and running this country couldn't, nor would give a toss. … Mind in reality one can't for a moment fathom that the French wouldn't sale cars and parts here and continue to make vast profits... All my eye as my dad would say.

[Guest mambo]

Scare mongering? one thing for sure the shower suppose to sorting and running this country couldn't, nor would give a toss. … Mind in reality one can't for a moment fathom that the French wouldn't sale cars and parts here and continue to make vast profits... All my eye as my dad would say.

They of course , don't buy Manny Nissan cars. Slugs,and frogs legs from here

[Dooheed 5]

Really glad we have lads on here looking out for our great sport Geez a fkn break will ye

[BIGPETE]

The RPRA couldn’t organise a p*ss up in a brewery. In my opinion they do very little to promote and preserve the sport. Throwing funds at a new fancy headquarters and paying big salaries when the sport is in rapid decline. They need to streamline and stop donating money to other non pigeon related causes until the sport is safe from becoming extinct - be it through the raptor explosion or the few, “new†people joining our sport. They don’t need a swanky physical office, 99% of their work can be done remotely from home offices or smaller low-key premises. Much bigger organisations are running with much much lower overheads and expenses. The bulk of the income needs to be spent on marketing the sport and advertising. The internet is the perfect tool to reach out to a captive audience but they hardly use it other then their poxy primitive website. The new (2016) general manager I hoped might have a fresh approach and a new strategy but it seems very much the same old same. Any decent business nowadays you go onto their website and type in your postcode and it tells you the nearest store. How the hell have they not cottoned on to a system for new starters or people rejoining the sport to pop in your postcode online and see your local club, local fed and contact details. It wouldn’t be hard for each club to have a nominated person to handle/help each new starter. How many potential members do we lose because there first contact it with a miserable git who says don’t bother starting up hawks are rife and the sports dying a death. Or the other type of *expletive removed* who will sell the new start a load of overpriced pigeons and offer nothing in the way of help or support. To non fanciers, especially the youth, unless they have a relative or neighbour who races pigeon racing is like a myth to them. Many don’t even know it exists anymore or have the faintest idea how to find out more if their interest is drawn. For me the reason our sport is dying is lack of awareness, lack of getting it, “out thereâ€. That has to fall at the feet of the organisations taking all the money in and not spending it wisely to further our sport. Its a new world out there, online marketing and advertising is proven to be unparalleled to any other media. Sorry to rant but really winds me up the lack of concern and passiveness of our, “powers†that be.

[Guest mambo]

Really glad we have lads on here looking out for our great sport Geez a fkn break will ye

Come out of Europe and there will be another highland clearance, the only employment in peterheed will be in a bigger prison. Lol

[Dooheed 5]

Come out of Europe and there will be another highland clearance, the only employment in peterheed will be in a bigger prison. Lol

No room in the prison its already full of weirdo’s like yersel

[grdkeith]

If may gets an extension till 30 th June most of us will be wiped out by then

[Guest mambo]

I can see this being made for greedy vets in the UK and pigeon men ever Tuesday line up and pay £25 per week to them , so they can get a certificate to race, a real good gravy train there, the EU will not take our beef, or lamb, if we leave also, they will bring back the old saying, we have mad cow, and scrapie just watch them go the French don't give too hoots about who they offend and will ban just for badness

[walterbmasson]

I can see this being made for greedy vets in the UK and pigeon men ever Tuesday line up and pay £25 per week to them , so they can get a certificate to race, a real good gravy train there, the EU will not take our beef, or lamb, if we leave also, they will bring back the old saying, we have mad cow, and scrapie just watch them go the French don't give too hoots about who they offend and will ban just for badness

This is brilliant news bring on a , OSLO. National for the longest & Gold Cup races , looking forward ta real SNFC , CHAMPIONS , & a combine against the WHOLE of the U.K. Brilliant ?

[Dave barrie]

mebbe wee gavin was right a them months ago bout brexit an nat racin, ime with walter, give them the water stretch , a proper test for gold cup or any other nat race and no they winna be hittin borders first for a change, sort the hours o darkness oot eh walter

[peter pandy]

This is brilliant news bring on a , OSLO. National for the longest & Gold Cup races , looking forward ta real SNFC , CHAMPIONS , & a combine against the WHOLE of the U.K. Brilliant ?

Nosebleed's in the Fechan just at the thought, eh Stevie LOL

[JonesyBhoy]

This is brilliant news bring on a , OSLO. National for the longest & Gold Cup races , looking forward ta real SNFC , CHAMPIONS , & a combine against the WHOLE of the U.K. Brilliant ?

 

Where would the race programme start and build up thru to get to OSLO ?

[Dave barrie]

you lads would have tae jump them in but we would have the miles in them aforehand, just depends on your location, make a change i suppose.

[walterbmasson]

Where would the race programme start and build up thru to get to OSLO ? Same as every other year just get them fit , north or south , there has been racing fa the Faroe Isle , if a bird is fit and a brain , it disna matter what direction you ta ke them ,

[lanarkshire lad]

OSLO what a load of bollocks it’s about 600+ miles to me and there’s only a very small percentage of pigeons make it on the day from that distance if any? So your looking at pigeons landing on boats in the North Sea at night fall expletive remove and probably end up back in OSLO lol . Your deffos having a laugh

[lanarkshire lad]

And another thing Walter were are the pigeons going to go down for a drink on the long journey on a mad hot day ? Lol your most definitely at the wind up.