News From Balerno

[wee ecky]

Every year there is talk within Racing Pigeon circles that the sport is getting smaller and we will have to get together to survive for the future. However although it seems everyone knows this is the right way forward, from what I have seen in and around my area of Central Scotland, the opposite has been happening, with organisations splitting up and new ones being formed, who then compete for the same dwindling membership. There is something about reorganising the deckchairs on the Titanic that springs to mind every time I see that happening.

For the reasons mentioned above I have to congratulate the committee members of the four organisations who make up the Scottish Central Combine, namely, The Fauldhouse Club, The Midland Federation, The North West Federation and the Scottish Central Federation, who have worked hard over the last few months to create a race programme that has been agreed across the four organisations to deliver joint liberations and convoying for the benefit of all the Fanciers they represent.

This all started by recognising the simple fsct, that although the Combine members and others in Central Scotland had their own separate race programmes, in reality each week they were always liberating pigeons within a radius of 20¬ 30 miles of each other and spending lots of money sending smaller amounts of birds down the road. In fact at one time there were conversations taking place with other neighbouring organisations that could have created what would hav e been an Amalgamation of seven organisations and that even had a "Project" name 'The Scottish Lowland Amalgamation` That never came off this year, for if what the Combine are doing works well then I would hope further discussions could take place to bring the Combine closer to other organisations across Central Scotland.

In the early discussions it was very apparent that organisations can easily deal with their first three or four races upn to about 120 mls. themselves, then joint liberations/convoying should take place. This has led to the Scottish Central Combine setting a race programme for 2015 that will deliver Srven Year Old Bird Combine races andTwo Young Bird Combine races that still includes the Yearling, Channel and Young Bird race that are in within the traditional Scottish Central Combine race calendar. The first of these Old Bird Combine races will have approximately 4,000 Pigeons competing for top honours, numbers we have not seen in this area for some considerable yearsa.

At the last meeting of the Scottish Central Combine it was also decided to hold a Gold Ring competition for the Combine Young Bird Race from Wakefield on 29th August 2015. The rings for this race can be purchased fron the Secretaries of the Combine member organisations for £5.00 each and every penny received in payment for rings will be paid back out in prize money. The Combine is hoping to sell at least 100 rings to have apot of £500.00 available for the Combine members to compete for. So that`s a good news story to start the year. I hope I will be able to report on many more in the 2015 Racing Pigeon season.

[Heeps bros]

Every year there is talk within Racing Pigeon circles that the sport is getting smaller and we will have to get together to survive for the future. However although it seems everyone knows this is the right way forward, from what I have seen in and around my area of Central Scotland, the opposite has been happening, with organisations splitting up and new ones being formed, who then compete for the same dwindling membership. There is something about reorganising the deckchairs on the Titanic that springs to mind every time I see that happening.

For the reasons mentioned above I have to congratulate the committee members of the four organisations who make up the Scottish Central Combine, namely, The Fauldhouse Club, The Midland Federation, The North West Federation and the Scottish Central Federation, who have worked hard over the last few months to create a race programme that has been agreed across the four organisations to deliver joint liberations and convoying for the benefit of all the Fanciers they represent.

This all started by recognising the simple fsct, that although the Combine members and others in Central Scotland had their own separate race programmes, in reality each week they were always liberating pigeons within a radius of 20¬ 30 miles of each other and spending lots of money sending smaller amounts of birds down the road. In fact at one time there were conversations taking place with other neighbouring organisations that could have created what would hav e been an Amalgamation of seven organisations and that even had a "Project" name 'The Scottish Lowland Amalgamation` That never came off this year, for if what the Combine are doing works well then I would hope further discussions could take place to bring the Combine closer to other organisations across Central Scotland.

In the early discussions it was very apparent that organisations can easily deal with their first three or four races upn to about 120 mls. themselves, then joint liberations/convoying should take place. This has led to the Scottish Central Combine setting a race programme for 2015 that will deliver Srven Year Old Bird Combine races andTwo Young Bird Combine races that still includes the Yearling, Channel and Young Bird race that are in within the traditional Scottish Central Combine race calendar. The first of these Old Bird Combine races will have approximately 4,000 Pigeons competing for top honours, numbers we have not seen in this area for some considerable yearsa.

At the last meeting of the Scottish Central Combine it was also decided to hold a Gold Ring competition for the Combine Young Bird Race from Wakefield on 29th August 2015. The rings for this race can be purchased fron the Secretaries of the Combine member organisations for £5.00 each and every penny received in payment for rings will be paid back out in prize money. The Combine is hoping to sell at least 100 rings to have apot of £500.00 available for the Combine members to compete for. So that`s a good news story to start the year. I hope I will be able to report on many more in the 2015 Racing Pigeon season.

al have 2 plz

[andy Burgess]

very best of luck to your forward thinking organisation , hope you go from strength to strength

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Well done!!!

Pigeon fanciers thinking properly and agreeing for the sake of the pigeons without fear of personal loss or gain.

 

This is the way forward, if only more could follow the example.

[bibendium]

Sounds a plan , joint convoying must be the way forward for neighbouring feds .

[Eby]

Every year there is talk within Racing Pigeon circles that the sport is getting smaller and we will have to get together to survive for the future. However although it seems everyone knows this is the right way forward, from what I have seen in and around my area of Central Scotland, the opposite has been happening, with organisations splitting up and new ones being formed, who then compete for the same dwindling membership. There is something about reorganising the deckchairs on the Titanic that springs to mind every time I see that happening.

For the reasons mentioned above I have to congratulate the committee members of the four organisations who make up the Scottish Central Combine, namely, The Fauldhouse Club, The Midland Federation, The North West Federation and the Scottish Central Federation, who have worked hard over the last few months to create a race programme that has been agreed across the four organisations to deliver joint liberations and convoying for the benefit of all the Fanciers they represent.

This all started by recognising the simple fsct, that although the Combine members and others in Central Scotland had their own separate race programmes, in reality each week they were always liberating pigeons within a radius of 20¬ 30 miles of each other and spending lots of money sending smaller amounts of birds down the road. In fact at one time there were conversations taking place with other neighbouring organisations that could have created what would hav e been an Amalgamation of seven organisations and that even had a "Project" name 'The Scottish Lowland Amalgamation` That never came off this year, for if what the Combine are doing works well then I would hope further discussions could take place to bring the Combine closer to other organisations across Central Scotland.

In the early discussions it was very apparent that organisations can easily deal with their first three or four races upn to about 120 mls. themselves, then joint liberations/convoying should take place. This has led to the Scottish Central Combine setting a race programme for 2015 that will deliver Srven Year Old Bird Combine races andTwo Young Bird Combine races that still includes the Yearling, Channel and Young Bird race that are in within the traditional Scottish Central Combine race calendar. The first of these Old Bird Combine races will have approximately 4,000 Pigeons competing for top honours, numbers we have not seen in this area for some considerable yearsa.

At the last meeting of the Scottish Central Combine it was also decided to hold a Gold Ring competition for the Combine Young Bird Race from Wakefield on 29th August 2015. The rings for this race can be purchased fron the Secretaries of the Combine member organisations for £5.00 each and every penny received in payment for rings will be paid back out in prize money. The Combine is hoping to sell at least 100 rings to have apot of £500.00 available for the Combine members to compete for. So that`s a good news story to start the year. I hope I will be able to report on many more in the 2015 Racing Pigeon season.

 

Every year there is talk within Racing Pigeon circles that the sport is getting smaller and we will have to get together to survive for the future. However although it seems everyone knows this is the right way forward, from what I have seen in and around my area of Central Scotland, the opposite has been happening, with organisations splitting up and new ones being formed, who then compete for the same dwindling membership. There is something about reorganising the deckchairs on the Titanic that springs to mind every time I see that happening.

For the reasons mentioned above I have to congratulate the committee members of the four organisations who make up the Scottish Central Combine, namely, The Fauldhouse Club, The Midland Federation, The North West Federation and the Scottish Central Federation, who have worked hard over the last few months to create a race programme that has been agreed across the four organisations to deliver joint liberations and convoying for the benefit of all the Fanciers they represent.

This all started by recognising the simple fsct, that although the Combine members and others in Central Scotland had their own separate race programmes, in reality each week they were always liberating pigeons within a radius of 20¬ 30 miles of each other and spending lots of money sending smaller amounts of birds down the road. In fact at one time there were conversations taking place with other neighbouring organisations that could have created what would hav e been an Amalgamation of seven organisations and that even had a "Project" name 'The Scottish Lowland Amalgamation` That never came off this year, for if what the Combine are doing works well then I would hope further discussions could take place to bring the Combine closer to other organisations across Central Scotland.

In the early discussions it was very apparent that organisations can easily deal with their first three or four races upn to about 120 mls. themselves, then joint liberations/convoying should take place. This has led to the Scottish Central Combine setting a race programme for 2015 that will deliver Srven Year Old Bird Combine races andTwo Young Bird Combine races that still includes the Yearling, Channel and Young Bird race that are in within the traditional Scottish Central Combine race calendar. The first of these Old Bird Combine races will have approximately 4,000 Pigeons competing for top honours, numbers we have not seen in this area for some considerable yearsa.

At the last meeting of the Scottish Central Combine it was also decided to hold a Gold Ring competition for the Combine Young Bird Race from Wakefield on 29th August 2015. The rings for this race can be purchased fron the Secretaries of the Combine member organisations for £5.00 each and every penny received in payment for rings will be paid back out in prize money. The Combine is hoping to sell at least 100 rings to have apot of £500.00 available for the Combine members to compete for. So that`s a good news story to start the year. I hope I will be able to report on many more in the 2015 Racing Pigeon season.

[OLDYELLOW]

Coming together makes sense , sounds like a great combine , I wish you all the best for the future :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[peter pandy]

How come Almond Valley Federation are excluded from joining when their boundary is the Scottish Central Combine and they have members from all four Federations in the Scottish Central Combine who are not allowed to compete in it ?.

[walterboswell59]

well done guys its the only way forward in my opinion good luck to you all

[wee ecky]

How come Almond Valley Federation are excluded from joining when their boundary is the Scottish Central Combine and they have members from all four Federations in the Scottish Central Combine who are not allowed to compete in it ?.

[wee ecky]

The information who have is wrong. Almond Valley were asked but never gave a reply.

[paddymac]

:emoticon-0137-clapping: this is what should be happening, working together for each other and putting pigeon racing in a good light for a change

[wee ecky]

All Federations in the Combine were informed about this idea and if any members didn`t get told about it then I suggest you ask your own officials the reason why.

[Valiant Fifer]

:emoticon-0137-clapping: this is what should be happening, working together for each other and putting pigeon racing in a good light for a change

That's correct.

[tiger]

The information who have is wrong. Almond Valley were asked but never gave a reply.

 

was not agm but dont think it was brought up ? but will ask

[b.massey]

:emoticon-0137-clapping:

[peter pandy]

Denny club in the Midland Federation held their AGM last week and our delegates knew nothing about 7 races being organised by the Combine and I know we would all wellcome this way forward.

[lightning fast]

Well done all about timeðŸ‘

[WulDon]

good luck with your combine, I'm sure it will be great success... it about time all Scottish Feds were thinking along the same lines instead of just playing at doo racing!

[geordie1234]

good luck with your combine, I'm sure it will be great success... it about time all Scottish Feds were thinking along the same lines instead of just playing at doo racing!

Really was hopeful a west of Scotland combine could have been set up when it was last spoke about bt it wasn't to be

 

Well done all involved

[VMS]

Really was hopeful a west of Scotland combine could have been set up when it was last spoke about bt it wasn't to be

 

Well done all involved

Would be nice to see Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire get together for a race maybe next year George

[Valiant Fifer]

Not a bad idea, think south Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire could have 2/3 good races together from anywhere between 200 mls and 400mls if enough fanciers wanted it to happen. Would cut transport costs down as well imo.

[VMS]

Not a bad idea, think south Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire could have 2/3 good races together from anywhere between 200 mls and 400mls if enough fanciers wanted it to happen. Would cut transport costs down as well imo.

Forgot to add glasgow Fed also into that equation Stuart.

[peter2010]

Forgot to add glasgow Fed also into that equation Stuart.

Would be great if all Feds in the west went together from 250 upwards and have a race from France like a Strathclyde Amal which they had before

[aidenspop]

Would be nice to see Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire get together for a race maybe next year George

 

Yes would be great South Lanarkshire ,Lanarkshire , Midland and Glasgow all coming together into the one area,would also help future National pigeons as well , any ideas on how this could be achieved ????