Silverdale Lofts Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 My Boss went up to the lofts today and found 10 race birds stolen these birds were all ages from 05 to 07 and then went in Stock lofts and found 20 stolen nearly all the birds what have gone are Leon Boers how sick stealing off a pensioner of 69 years of age and who has spent £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisymay Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 How very sad,shocking news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cowboy Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. i smell a rat no birds on loft :X :X :X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdale Lofts Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. i smell a rat no birds on loft :X :X :X He won the case and is fighting for costs from Leeds City Council the birds what have gone are leon boers and even pinched baskets to put them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest joshdonlan Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. i smell a rat no birds on loft :X :X :X Very sick nevertheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Scum, the dredges of the scum bucket at that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 sorry to hear , hope the find the culprit , sounds like someone with good knowledge of the birds :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Brandon Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 pensioner of 69 years of age and who has spent £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. should this not be were the R.P.R.A step in for it members instead of donating thousands to charities that give the sport nothing back?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p charlton Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 pensioner of 69 years of age and who has spent £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. should this not be were the R.P.R.A step in for it members instead of donating thousands to charities that give the sport nothing back?. you are joking they like the big wages and nice cars did you see the wage bill in the homing world they do nowt for us lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 this is wrong verry sorry to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapy Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 i feel very sorry for the poor man, this country is on a downward spirral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdale Lofts Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 pensioner of 69 years of age and who has spent £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. should this not be were the R.P.R.A step in for it members instead of donating thousands to charities that give the sport nothing back?. He contacted the RPRA and was given a phone number of a solicitor by the name of Mr Shirley who wanted £1500 just to write a letter the RPRA wasnt interested and neither was the region Secretary David Higgins he knew someone at Hammonds in Birmingham and he took the case over 3 years ago and still fighting for costs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorsloft Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 i think i will start a petition on face book to bring back the birch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjc Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 very sad news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cowboy Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 :Xi think i will start a petition on face book to bring back the birch no chop off there hands cant steel :X :X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzal Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 sorry to hear this m8,this is happening to often hope they catch who ever did this > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lenwadebob Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Sickening news Tommy, I wish I knew the answer. No one seems to be interested, even if you contact the police, all you get is a crime number, and that's the true definition of a "COP OUT". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I spoke to another fancier today who said they had had an attempted break in over the weekend in Yorkshire. They told me that the culprits must have thought they were at Blackpool. Luckily they wern't and the scumbags were disturbed so didn't get anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdale Lofts Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/Register.aspx?ReturnURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk%2Fnews%2FPigeon-loft-row-leaves-Leeds.5769886.jp The Boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fair Play Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Sorry to hear the bad news Tommy It is pointless trying to put forward the help required by our own members when Prestigious photo shoots of handing over cheques are the order of the day, no disrespect intended to the receivers but charity should start at home but it's always the same the rank and file rally round and the hierarchy accept this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Brandon Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 exatley my point i counted roughly £55,000 being handed over to charities that would have gone a long way to hiring a good barister for such cases as this no wonder the sport is struggling that £55,000 would also employ a good person to try and salvage the sport and promote it to try and gain new members in the form of a full time P.R person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IB Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 exatley my point i counted roughly £55,000 being handed over to charities that would have gone a long way to hiring a good barister for such cases as this no wonder the sport is struggling that £55,000 would also employ a good person to try and salvage the sport and promote it to try and gain new members in the form of a full time P.R person. It is diverging from the topic a bit, the main issue being the mans birds stolen, but if its about money well spent, the original advice from RPRA was the correct one, Shirley isn't a solicitor, he's a pigeon fancier and chartered architect specialising in pigeon loft planning refusals. £1500 is a lot better than £40,000. Shirley writes articles in BHW, he did one a few weeks ago, and to be honest, he sounds the professional the Unions should be paying a retainer fee for, to assist members through planning problems, free of charge. Seems common problem we come up against quite often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alen Gibb Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 He contacted the RPRA and was given a phone number of a solicitor by the name of Mr Shirley who wanted £1500 just to write a letter the RPRA wasnt interested and neither was the region Secretary David Higgins he knew someone at Hammonds in Birmingham and he took the case over 3 years ago and still fighting for costs I think someone here is a bit economical with the truth or has misheard something - if you have a problem with local councils and ask the RPRA for advice they could well advise you to contact a Mr Ron Shirley. Mr Shirley is a Chartered Architect who also happens to be a pigeon fancier and SW Region committee member and he specialises in representing fanciers with planning and enforcement problems. He offers discounted prices for RPRA members and advertises each year in the BHW Stud Book - this year he is on Page 448. No way would he or anybody else for that matter charge £1500 for writing a letter. Suggest you get facts right before publishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest youngboy Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 £40,000 fighting Leeds city council over a enforcement order for him to take his loft down. i smell a rat no birds on loft :X :X :X too right that was setup!! also it seems like they took there pick!! ****** ***** they are who ever done it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdale Lofts Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 The Yorkshire Evening Post came yesterday boss offering £500 reward http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-planning-row-man-loses.6012021.jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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