Looking For A Fed To Fly In

[BIGPETE]

Hi Guys hoping someone can help me out. Have been looking for a Club/Fed to race in and not having much joy. Have spoken to one local club and they say I am outside their radius and way too far to the West. I am apparenty on the border of the East Midlands Region but not quite in there. Also same scenario with Northampton on the other border. Feels like I am in no mans land!! If anybody who lives in my part of the world can direct me please do. My postcode is NN7 4RF (Northants). Cheers - Pete

[Guest chad3646]

Hi Guys hoping someone can help me out. Have been looking for a Club/Fed to race in and not having much joy. Have spoken to one local club and they say I am outside their radius and way too far to the West. I am apparenty on the border of the East Midlands Region but not quite in there. Also same scenario with Northampton on the other border. Feels like I am in no mans land!! If anybody who lives in my part of the world can direct me please do. My postcode is NN7 4RF (Northants). Cheers - Pete

 

 

what it is pete they know you have some of higgies pigeons and they are shitting themselves lol

[BIGPETE]

I reckon so mate! Haha. I didnt realise it was so hard to find someone to race with (I know how Delboy feels now!!) Have another number to call tomorrow for a Fed in Warwickshire so hoping they are keen for a new fella to join so they can try and scalp me each week

[andy Burgess]

phone the RPRA Pete , ask them ,sure they will help

[BIGPETE]

Haven't made much progress, have sent about 5-6 emails and made a couple of calls too. Including the RPRA and a few secretaries etc.

 

Northampton lot (to the extreme east of me say I am too far West and would be pissing in the wind trying to compete being isolated on the west by a good 15-25 miles.

 

Warwick lot (to the west of me) said I was too far out of the radius for their fed (35 miles from a specific point). I got distances calculated and I was less then 35 miles even by road (let alone how the crow flys). Then told the only club that i could get in to fly in this fed is an hour away from me.

 

Since I have been hunting for a club (near on 2 weeks now) I have been told where I am is a bit of a, "black hole".

 

Also been told by a regional secretary she doesn't know of any north road pigeon clubs any more. (I was hoping to race North).

 

I have been told my best chances of being able to race are the National club (Midlands National Flying Club) or the NRCC (North Road Championship Club). Hardly the place for a new starter to cut his teeth!

 

I am amazed that it is so hard to get into a club. Especially considering I am pretty much bang in the middle of the country!

 

For a sport that is meant to be not getting enough new flyers in, I don't see how it can be so bloody hard

 

Also they need to get some new technology in to catch up with the internet era. If you go to a website like Tesco, put in your postcode it tells you where your local store is. How hard would it be to set such a thing up to find your local clubs/feds? NOT VERY HARD OR EXPENSIVE! Crazy that the RPRA haven't taken the initiative on such a thing to encourage new flyers and make it easy to find out your local clubs etc

 

Sorry for the rant lads, but really am finding it an up hill struggle to get to fly a bloody bird competitively

[andy Burgess]

Haven't made much progress, have sent about 5-6 emails and made a couple of calls too. Including the RPRA and a few secretaries etc.

 

Northampton lot (to the extreme east of me say I am too far West and would be pissing in the wind trying to compete being isolated on the west by a good 15-25 miles.

 

Warwick lot (to the west of me) said I was too far out of the radius for their fed (35 miles from a specific point). I got distances calculated and I was less then 35 miles even by road (let alone how the crow flys). Then told the only club that i could get in to fly in this fed is an hour away from me.

 

Since I have been hunting for a club (near on 2 weeks now) I have been told where I am is a bit of a, "black hole".

 

Also been told by a regional secretary she doesn't know of any north road pigeon clubs any more. (I was hoping to race North).

 

I have been told my best chances of being able to race are the National club (Midlands National Flying Club) or the NRCC (North Road Championship Club). Hardly the place for a new starter to cut his teeth!

 

I am amazed that it is so hard to get into a club. Especially considering I am pretty much bang in the middle of the country!

 

For a sport that is meant to be not getting enough new flyers in, I don't see how it can be so bloody hard

 

Also they need to get some new technology in to catch up with the internet era. If you go to a website like Tesco, put in your postcode it tells you where your local store is. How hard would it be to set such a thing up to find your local clubs/feds? NOT VERY HARD OR EXPENSIVE! Crazy that the RPRA haven't taken the initiative on such a thing to encourage new flyers and make it easy to find out your local clubs etc

 

Sorry for the rant lads, but really am finding it an up hill struggle to get to fly a bloody bird competitively

put a letter into the BHW stating the same , see if you can embarrass them into helping

[gulkie]

Maybe be a silly question but is there someone close to you races pigeons or how close is the nearest fancier,

If it is the same as the SHU they are obliged to find you a club that can take you.are you a member of the RPRA.?