sapper756 Posted December 9, 2024 Report Posted December 9, 2024 The North of Scotland Racing Pigeon Federation Meeting Notes The notes following are a synopsis of my notes from the AGM held on the 8th December 2024 these are not to be confused by the official minutes which will be issued by Ruth the Federation Secretary. Any errors etc please drop me a note and i will correct. My notes from the 56th Annual General Meeting and prize giving, held on Sunday the 8th December 2024 at 11am in the Deveron Community & Sports Centre (Room 6), Bellevue Road, Banff AB45 1BY Paul Thomson welcomed all to the meeting. Meeting Update 1. Adoption of the minute for the 55thAnnual General Meeting held on the 17th December 2023. Mintes agreed 2. Matters arising. None outstanding 3. Balance sheet for the year to 9th November 2024. Balance sheet agreed 4. Presidents address Various people were thanked for their participation in making this a very successful season for the Federation. 5. 2025 office bearers President Paul Thomson Senior Vice President Stuart Maskame Junior Vice President Alex Fulton Secretary/Treasurer Ruth Cordiner Race Controller George Duncan Transport Manager Abby Milne Driver John Harvey Results Co-Ordinator George Duthie SHU Delegate George Duncan PRO Sandy Milne Fed Show Convenor 6. Correspondence- Letter of application for membership from Inverness club received 10thSeptember 2024 This was discussed and agreed however Paul to discuss terms with the club 7. Proposals 1. Pick up for Scottish races to be increased by half an hour to allow members that work time to get their birds to club room. (DV) Rejected 2. Pick up times to be put back one hour. (PHD) Rejected (pick up times status Quo) 3. Race programme to be decided by clubs putting in a YB & OB race programme and members present at the AGM to decide on the best race programme. (DV) Agreed 4. Competitions should only be run if agreed by the federation. (DV) Agreed 5. Federation to consider convoying other federations birds going to the same race point for the longer OB & YB races to help with costs of running transporter. (DV) Agreed 6. This Federation should be offering other feds convoying to longer races. (FDFC) Agreed 7. Federation to be flexible on start date of OB & YB race programmes if convoying birds for other federations is passed. (DV) Defeated 8. No one loft race birds to be conveyed on the federation transporter for all races as these races are a private enterprise. (DV) Agreed 9. Incorporate an old hens race with longest young bird race. (PHD) Defeated 10. Birds to go to racepoint on stated day (as per race card) (PHD) Defeated 11. Basketing/liberation info to be put on pigeon basics Defeated 12. OB & YB racing to have a one week extension available in the event of a race being missed. 2 weeks max. to completion of original schedule. (FDFC) Agreed 13. The Race Committee to have the authority to amend the race programme dates to accommodate possible shared convoying. (FDFC) Defeated 14. North of Scotland Federation to join and compete with the Central and East of Scotland Amal. (FDFC) Defeated 15. All aspects and decision making of race controlling to be carried out by a 3 person team. (FDFC) Defeated 16. Race controlling goes back to a team of 3 fed members (excluding any top table members) (INV) Defeated 17. Crate allocation to be revised. (K) Agreed 18. If possible, birds not to be liberated before 09:00 for Scottish races. (K) & (INV) Agreed 19. Race programme must be followed. (INV) Agreed in conjunction with item 12 20. Racing to start 1st Saturday in May (3rd May) (INV) & (E) Defeated 21. Old bird racing to start 19th April (PHD) Defeated 22. Old bird racing to start 26th April (FDFC) Agreed 23. Young bird racing to start 12th July (PHD) Defeated 24. Young bird racing to start 19th July (FDFC) Carried 25. 2025 Race Programme AOB A question was asked with regard to the situation with Alan Foster, the reply given by the Federation being that he has been suspended however he has the statutory seven days to appeal. A lively discussion then ensued with Stuart Maskame standing up and giving a speech worthy of the great JFK himself where JFK said the following: - “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” If you substitute country with Federation, you got it! The basis being that we should stop listening to people who are only interested in stirring up trouble and we should all work together for the benefit of the Federation. When he finished, he was given a resounding ovation from the attendees, how can you better that. Gogs has requested agreement that, he will during the next few months be moving the transporter into a large garage/shed provided by Abby Milne whereby he is going to paint the back of the transporter with the colours Blue and White after first rubbing down the back of the lorry. Well done to Gogs and Abby as this will be a great improvement to the transporter! Meeting then Closed.
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