NFC

swilcox · April 20, 2006

I understand that the NFC have decided in a meeting yesterday to fly south with 2 races from Penzance and 1 from Southern Ireland. Has anybody else heard this? If this is true im just at a loss with the NFC as most people have already turned there birds North!

Stuart Wilcox

Pompey Mick · April 20, 2006

AS far as I am aware DEFRA is restricting racing to the British Isles ( excluding the Channel Is) until further notice I cannot see permits being given for racing from Southern Ireland for the NFC or the BICC at this present time. The latest news on the NFC website they have passed and booked a NR programme to be instigated and members notified on 15th April, failing all South Road Races. I hardly think Penzance and Southern Ireland constitute South Road racing for the UK

mealybar · April 20, 2006

I heard the outcome of the meeting yesterday was that the north road program has been replaced by two races from Sennen Cove in June, and other races once the channel is opened up again.

Pompey Mick · April 20, 2006

Onthe NFC website it confirms that there has been a turnabout and the previous minutes were rescinded and they have confirmed two races from Sennen Cove on the 10th & 24th June on financial grounds. See www.nationalflyingclub.co.uk

swilcox · April 20, 2006

Im just at a loss to know why the NFC would take such stupid actions as they do and the reasen because we have to many clubs all competing for birdage. Many of the fanciers in the south of england who support the NFC year in year out by actually sending there birds have again been let down. How can you have a national from Penzance its a joke esp when 90% of Combines, Feds and Classic clubs have already voted to fly north.

Even if the channel flying is allowed in June or July who will be in a posiyion to send, everybody is flying north except fanciers in the Midlands and they rarely support NFC races.

Section E and G send by far the most pigeons to National races and i pretty sure 99% of fanciers in that area have already turned north.

Stuart

swilcox · April 20, 2006

What a suprise the NFC discussion page isnt working today!!

swilcox · April 20, 2006

What a suprise the NFC discussion page isnt working today!!

perk · April 20, 2006

another cock up from the nfc, i,ve turned 80% of my birds just to fly some distance with them and the bicc.if i,m right this is thier fifth program. they won,t get any more money from me

Mike Lycett · April 20, 2006

Hmmmmmmmmm

Let's face it, with all the uncertainty, the NFC have the biggest problem of all in the UK trying to pacify their members. Tough one to call.

peterpau · April 20, 2006

Personaly speaking. The only sensible choice the NFC had was to go north. I live bang in the middle of the country. and had intended going north. The MNFC were always gonna get stuck with a dogs dinner. For me MNFC are probaly right, but it aint a program I can support. NFC is now no better.

Pompey Mick · April 20, 2006

It would have been far better in some ways if Channel racing had been banned for all of 2006, at least we would have known where we were going instead of having all these half progammes, hang on until June race programmes, and Old Bird only programmes. At least with the Paramyxo and Foot & Mouth crisis we knew what we had to do. At the moment we are just stumbling from one DEFRA meeting to another with the Sport pulling itself apart. I sincerely hope Channel racing returns but all this uncertainty is taking a lot of pre-season anticipation away.