Transporter Grants

[alex wight]

Our federation missed out the chance to get an awards for all lottery grant to purchase a transporter.

 

Having contacted our good man Ian Mckay, he informs me that our fed has missed the boat, which is pretty pisss poor on our feds behalf.

 

Are there any other ways that we could get financial help to purchase a new/different transporter.

 

Regards alex wight

[OLDYELLOW]

Our federation missed out the chance to get an awards for all lottery grant to purchase a transporter.

 

Having contacted our good man Ian Mckay, he informs me that our fed has missed the boat, which is pretty pisss poor on our feds behalf.

 

Are there any other ways that we could get financial help to purchase a new/different transporter.

 

Regards alex wight

Depends on how much is in pot levi the members and / or have a young bird breeder buyer / or sale

[frank-123]

Our federation missed out the chance to get an awards for all lottery grant to purchase a transporter.

 

Having contacted our good man Ian Mckay, he informs me that our fed has missed the boat, which is pretty pisss poor on our feds behalf.

 

Are there any other ways that we could get financial help to purchase a new/different transporter.

 

Regards alex wight

 

try the coal regeneration fund

http://www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/contactingus/east_of_scotland/default.asp

[alex wight]

i,m aware that it depends on what you have in the bank, but we would have to ask the members if we are willing to use the funds plus a grant, to get the transporter. if they disagree then thats the end of it.

 

I,ll look into the coal regeneration.

 

cheers

[Walter swanston]

I bought a transporter for the Solway four years ago this winter.It was done by using a transporter fund (virtually several years of young bird sales etc.) and then asking the members of the federation to consent to what amounted to a levy on each member.This was done at an AGM.We made it a rule that anyone declining to pay the levy culd not have their birds transported . This caused some trouble but eventually everyone fell into line All this is not easy but it can be done but you might not make too many friends

[Ian McKay]

I bought a transporter for the Solway four years ago this winter.It was done by using a transporter fund (virtually several years of young bird sales etc.) and then asking the members of the federation to consent to what amounted to a levy on each member.This was done at an AGM.We made it a rule that anyone declining to pay the levy culd not have their birds transported . This caused some trouble but eventually everyone fell into line All this is not easy but it can be done but you might not make too many friends

 

 

Only until you get a NEW transporter then only 1 or 2 will have it in for you :emoticon-0179-headbang:

 

Some idiots will still want there 16/17 yr old lorry :emoticon-0127-lipssealed:

 

Wish you well Alex

[Guest stevie-b]

i was involved in getting dundee feds new transporter along with 2 or 3 others myself and wuldon raised an absoloute fortune for this but the negativity that we faced was unreal i could not get my dinner after work for the phone going and told what was being said in the washie by the so called fanciers that wouldna support anything or even donate a bottle to raffels good luck in what your doing alex but you will soon find out whos who m8.

[cemetary]

Wane like this would cert do the job for the fed.

[andy Burgess]

Wane like this would cert do the job for the fed.

do you have pictures of trains aswell ?? .

[alex wight]

Wane like this would cert do the job for the fed.

 

 

Very nice dougie, thats dream stuff lol. only holds 108 baskets tho x20 birds =2160 total. Our birdages at its highest was over 2700?. In saying that we have lost 9 members to date approx 200 birds per week. 340 to much, something to work on tho.

 

regards alex.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

TO MANY TRANSPORTERS GOING THE SAME WAY AS US. LETS TALK AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE .LETS TALK ABOUT SHARRING WE WILL HAVE TO TRY SOME THING BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORST .COME ON LADS LETS TRY TO DOO SOMETHING TO SAVE OURSELFS MONEY.MONEY.MONEY...TOOSHY BOY.///

[Walter swanston]

A treasured memory of the introduction of our new transporter was when it appeared with its specially adapted live stock type curtains(you know the type with a multitude of small ventilation holes ).An experienced fancier wanted me to go over the curtains and improve the ventilation by poking extra holes with a red hot knitting needle----------------------I assure you he was serious.

[just ask me]

are you thinking of buying the lorry as well as the trailer

[tyson]

we had the same problem in midlothian when we built a new transporter plenty negatives with only a few willing to help run sales etc best of luck mate you will soon find out the workers

[alex wight]

i,m just looking at the possibilities, to see what suits the fed members best. joint convoying wasnt supported but i,ll be looking at that as well just to see what the pros and cons are. at the moment the membership are in favour of replacing our trailer due to the cost that it takes to pull it. comparing it to having ur own lorry, its double the price, so its a no brainer. however if we struggle for the new lorry, we will have to rethink along the lines of joint convoying. No stone will left unturned during the next wee while. it would be nice/ideal to have it all sorted out for the start of the season (end of april). thanks for the comments and best wishes, its much appreciated.

 

regards alex.

[just ask me]

i,m just looking at the possibilities, to see what suits the fed members best. joint convoying wasnt supported but i,ll be looking at that as well just to see what the pros and cons are. at the moment the membership are in favour of replacing our trailer due to the cost that it takes to pull it. comparing it to having ur own lorry, its double the price, so its a no brainer. however if we struggle for the new lorry, we will have to rethink along the lines of joint convoying. No stone will left unturned during the next wee while. it would be nice/ideal to have it all sorted out for the start of the season (end of april). thanks for the comments and best wishes, its much appreciated.

 

regards alex.

 

 

should look at the costs of keeping a lorry legal on the road servicing etc its mad much better to own your own trailer and hire a haulage company and let them deal with the problems of keeping the lorry legal for road use

[WulDon]

Wane like this would cert do the job for the fed.

 

a geraldy is the way forward, but a definite dream for most of us... the aberdeen fed done it the write way and have a superb modern transport system for there birds

 

raising the cash is a complete struggle these days, as stevie-b mentioned we raised an obscene amount of money for the fed... but all forgot about now!

 

if every body mucked in a pipe dream could become reality, it time personalities were put to one side and every body got 'heads down and ars*s up' and focussed on feds transporting together and clubbing together in raising the dosh for modern transporters... it could be done but suppoort is required??

[alex wight]

should look at the costs of keeping a lorry legal on the road servicing etc its mad much better to own your own trailer and hire a haulage company and let them deal with the problems of keeping the lorry legal for road use

 

 

its the fuel thats costing a fortune, the trailer isnt ideal, no access up the middle ect, however the convoyer is doing a sterling job with the equipment he has available to him. 7mpg is what we are getting compared to 13mpg with a smaller lorry.

 

regards alex

[robbiedoo.]

Our federation missed out the chance to get an awards for all lottery grant to purchase a transporter.

 

Having contacted our good man Ian Mckay, he informs me that our fed has missed the boat, which is pretty pisss poor on our feds behalf.

 

Are there any other ways that we could get financial help to purchase a new/different transporter.

 

Regards alex wight

 

Alex i dont know if theses websiyes are any good but i phoned awards for all a couple of weeks ago about getting a grant to buy show pens they told me to try - GRANTNET.CO.UK AND FUNDRAISINGSCOTLAND.COM . i havent contacted them yet but they may be worth ago pal good luck

[alex wight]

cheers robbie i,ll give that a go and see how i go, i,ll let u know how i get on. thanks again.

[Guest Hey Presto]

a geraldy is the way forward, but a definite dream for most of us... the aberdeen fed done it the write way and have a superb modern transport system for there birds

 

raising the cash is a complete struggle these days, as stevie-b mentioned we raised an obscene amount of money for the fed... but all forgot about now!

 

if every body mucked in a pipe dream could become reality, it time personalities were put to one side and every body got 'heads down and ars*s up' and focussed on feds transporting together and clubbing together in raising the dosh for modern transporters... it could be done but suppoort is required??

It will be just a dream if the members don t support the fed they want everything for nothing

[Ian McKay]

Aberdeen Fed are up for convoying someone with this state of the art Geraldy transporter achieved after three years hard work and a lot of hard knocks :emoticon-0179-headbang:

 

Tried before and got rejected but it's only a matter of time

[Ian McKay]

Fed secretary Willie Davidson being shown the new Aberdeen Federation Geraldy transporter for the first time by Hugo Kipp

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

HOW MANY BIRDS DOSE IT HOLD MATE.///

[Ian McKay]

HOW MANY BIRDS DOSE IT HOLD MATE.///

 

 

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