British International and National Flying Club

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At this time of year, now I have stopped fed racing, I suddenly find myself with a load of middle distance pigeons and nowhere to send them. We now seem to be entering either long distance or YB’s. I am still very short of long distance birds and yb racing does not interest me at the moment. I have to wait until the yb nationals to at least give my hens an other outing while my cocks become stay at home widowers.

 

I wonder why in this day and age when there are more and more national races on the table; we cannot see some changes in the format. Is it not old fashioned to have a progressive programme that starts short and ends long? Could we not now have middle distance nationals provided all summer right up until the end of ybs. That way we can dip in and out of races at any time to suit, there is no longer a rush to be ready to send early in the season for fear of missing the progression and you have the opportunity to get the most out of your birds. Remember it’s a six-month winter with no racing and usually 9 months of no old bird racing, very long time.

 

Moving on from this, speaking as a young, naive and keen fancier and not being aware of history, politics and personalities what about looking at the possibility of something radical. What about something that happens all the time in business for many reasons. What about a merger or take over. What about the BICC and the NFC merging to become a super club ‘ The British International and National Flying Club’. Wow imagine that. What a huge membership, what a send that would be. More money, more marking stations etc. No time to suggest the full nitty-gritty but I think that the bicc committee would look after the long internationals and the nfc committee look after the middle distance nationals. Something for every one and then surly not only would the international send go up by sheer more members sending to long races but also by middle distance senders perhaps sending some in the internationals because they are all ready a member of the club. The Bicc committee, secretary etc could then because they no longer have the national races to worry about add the narbonne international into the programme and even work on a uk lead international (how good would that be). The NFC committee could then work on given us more middle distance national races. What do you think?  

 

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Michael aren't you the personwho regularly posted on the IPRR website. I thought your declared interest was long distance racing, I would not class you as Niave you have been posting regularly for several years.

As to having a loft of middle distance pigeons I would have thought the NFC program was perfect for you this year, the first three are all around 200/300 mile to you. You have also the BBC that serves you well, you probably get 420 miles from Poitiers? And they have the races prior to these, you will also have several middle duistance races with the BICC; as to rushing them to get them ready, it's the same with the distance birds, mine had two tosses a 123 mile race and then into the first national, my aim is purely Tarbes and hopefully Barcelona. I would like to see the NFC program change, and instaed of racing this weekend, go back a wek and have Saintes as the last race prior to Tarbes or at the very least Tours , that gives me one 300 mile race before Tarbes.

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Yes Albear i have been posting for years, but the politics between some of these clubs go back before i was born and when ever a suggestion is made about this it is put to bed quite quickly so i am trying a new approch. I am into long distance but as you know not the easiest of things to do and when you lose some of your candidents for the long races you are only then left with middle distance birds for which i have a strong team but becuase i was late starting the season due to various reasons including a wedding i have now run out of races to send too. The old bird team is now after this week end finished until next year and it seems like an eternity. Why can't we have middle distance races during ybs instead of more middle distance nationals on when they are already on by a new organisation.