Guest jason Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 My son (aged 7) and daughter (aged 5) have now joined Todmorden homing society in their own right. On Saturday 03/01/2007 we, me, son and daughter are going to start building their loft from scratch, 2x2 timber frame and then boarded, we are going to keep a photo journal on our website to show you, (a) how to build a loft and ( to show it can be done with kids. I will be updating the site with new photos every sunday night till the loft is finished, then the kids are going to put their results on when y. bird season starts. so the journal will keep up to date from building the loft to the end of first season racing. ;D we have been advised this will raise a lot of interest so check it out sunday night,04/01/2007. cheers jason
ALF Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 GOOD LUCK JASON I HOPE THE KIDS ENJOY THEMSELVES THIS YEAR WITH THE BIRDS
paul l Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 GOOD LUCK JASON I HOPE THE KIDS ENJOY THEMSELVES THIS YEAR WITH THE BIRDS
Guest jason Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Hi everyone, this morning I've managed to get 3 local schools involved in the promote the sport club and the local paper is going to advertise it.! the aim is to show a first year in the sport of pigeon racing (for kids) on our website. jason
westy Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 good luck mate my try it with my sister annie aged 6
Guest jason Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Thats it Westy, people talk about promoting the sport with one loft races, higher prize money etc. etc. but there you go, WE NEED MEMBERS not more money. Go for it mate! ;D This isn't a dig at anyone, I'm just trying to promote this fantastic sport ;D jason
westy Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 looking forward to seeing the little loft jason then there should be a follow up to it from me ill take pics aswell step by step and ill send them you for your site if you want.
Keepsmilingqueen Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 thats a great idea, its esspecially good that your kids are interested, you coudnt keep me away from my dads loft when i was a kid i must have been a right nussance My neices arnt interested in the birds at all, too much hard work i think lol theyd rather sit in a cosy corner at home playing computer games
Guest jason Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 yes thats fine westy, I'm also going to put prices on (what we spend building the loft) we are doing as cheap as possible, but I promise it will be a loft to be proud of. jason
sapper756 Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 All the very best to you and your kids Jason
Guest jason Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Cheers brian, Just had an e-mail back from local paper, they're going to do an article in about a fortnight! and one or two national newspapers are going to look into it when the project has started!. cheers jason
paul l Posted February 1, 2007 Report Posted February 1, 2007 Cheers brian, Just had an e-mail back from local paper, they're going to do an article in about a fortnight! and one or two national newspapers are going to look into it when the project has started!. cheers jason FANTASTIC MATE ALL THE BEST TO U ALL
Guest jason Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 We've been hard at it this morning, built the framework for floor. Update will be put on the website tonight (about 9.00 ish) got some great photos and the kids were brilliant. ;D I went for a drink last night and I was overwhelmed with the comments I received in every pub!. This is turning out to be quite a project, we've got people from all over the world keeping up with the updates, if you'd like to leave a comment, just put it in the 'shout box' on the website. cheers jason P.S. hope the bird flu situation doesn't stop us from racing our birds.
Guest jason Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 Just finished updating this weeks update, we've run out of materials to build the loft till monday. jason
pigeonscout Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 Jason what you are doing with your kids and getting them involved in the sport is first class. They will remember building that loft with you the rest of their lives. I remember building a loft with my son he was 12 years old now he is 6ft 3 and brings me to the blackpool show and comes to stay at my house to look after birds when I want to go on holiday, etc. My two girls age 13 and 15 would not miss a race, all the family is out in the garden on race day and on good days we have a barbecue, etc. I try my best to make it a family day and not just my day. I will let my wife and kids pick a bird on friday night and the one who picks the first bird home to my loft wins a small prize that way all the family get fun from pigeons racing.
Guest jason Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 Cheers pigeonscout, good idea choosing a bird on a friday night and 1st back gets a prize. jason
jimmy white Posted February 4, 2007 Report Posted February 4, 2007 YOUR DOING AGREAT JOB, JASON,, BEST OF LUCK TO YOU, KEEP US UPDATED
Robert Hyde Posted February 4, 2007 Report Posted February 4, 2007 Great Idea, you seem to be already enjoying the sport.Will watch with a lot of interest. This will do the sport a lot of good . Best of luck, Robert.
friendsloft Posted February 4, 2007 Report Posted February 4, 2007 Jason you are a star, good luck to you and your kids Friendsloft
Guest jason Posted February 4, 2007 Report Posted February 4, 2007 We have had a small problem this morning......... I launched the project on 'Todmorden chat' its a forum for all people from Todmorden, anyway I mentioned it on there so non-fanciers could see whats going on. Straight away I was told it wouldn't work because 'its a known fact pigeons are flying rats' , This really upset me and the kids and I've been arguing on the forum all day about the fact that racing pigeons are not flying rats. I also told them to take a look at the website and the links hoping I could change their minds. The problem is that the people in question are so narrow minded. And the kids beleive everything they hear so its not been good for us this morning. Thanks for all the positive comments Jason
paul l Posted February 4, 2007 Report Posted February 4, 2007 We have had a small problem this morning......... I launched the project on 'Todmorden chat' its a forum for all people from Todmorden, anyway I mentioned it on there so non-fanciers could see whats going on. Straight away I was told it wouldn't work because 'its a known fact pigeons are flying rats' , This really upset me and the kids and I've been arguing on the forum all day about the fact that racing pigeons are not flying rats. I also told them to take a look at the website and the links hoping I could change their minds. The problem is that the people in question are so narrow minded. And the kids beleive everything they hear so its not been good for us this morning. Thanks for all the positive comments Jason NEVER MIND MATE YOU AND THE KIDS ARE DOING A GREAT THING FOR THE SPORT KEEP IT UP
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