Joint Convoying

[sapper756]

Thought I would start up a thread to ask PB members their views on joint convoying.

 

Regularly we see big transporters all heading to the same race point with birds that are all heading the same direction home, and these transporters are almost empty.

Would it not make sense for Feds to get together and discuss joint convoying and joint liberations.

 

What are your views?

 

What are the advantages?

 

What are the disadvantages?

 

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[alex wight]

YES YES YES.

 

As the birdage and members is in decline and costs are going up, there comes a time where we need to help each other.

 

Advantages.

 

split costs of running the convoying.

 

savings for the membership which lets us concentrate on our sport and not politics.

 

Have inter fed competition.

 

healthier birdage.

 

more support.

 

better relations.

 

In the East we have quite a few feds who can help each other by joining up.

 

 

 

Disadvantages. i cant see any, any more than being on the snfc lorry.

 

Our feds are being run by history, if its good its great. If its bad then its hellish, and it stinks that this is the case.

 

We get 45-50 members turn up for an agm, out of 165, so the writing is on the wall even before the meeting starts. Even though this effects all of the members. The ones that dont bother to turn up are normally the ones asking for change through the season.

 

 

SENSE NEEDS TO PREVAIL...............NOW!!!!!!!!

[Guest stevie-b]

we used to have joint libs when we had central and east of scotland amal over 10 000 pigeons cant remember a bad race but feds pulled oot cause they couldna win the amal nothing todo wi the birds pure pollitics

 

i would love to seetheamal running again but cant see it

[JADE]

some feds already convoy together when space permits, i.e. dundee & angus, north west & central, pentland & east of scotland. more will follow because it will be forced on them by cost and lack of members but there are some stuck in the dark ages who wont go with anyone else.