First UK bird. 1 Olive Ross Wickford (UK) 1127.520 16:00:10 719.92 [O] 2 C & J Rogers & N Sales Radstock (UK) 1140.634 16:45:01 708.02 [O] 3 Gilbert Mark Windsor (UK) 1122.677 16:35:06 701.19 [O] 4 Dehelean Mircea liviu Wellingborough (UK) 1215.634 19:03:06 695.00 [O] 5 Gilbert Mark Windsor ...

Jelle Jellema clocked 5 birds at 771 miles. first prov 8th open. others all in first 51.

Race now into third day, and nothing yet, but flying at these distances with a small team, you get more down than up, and trying to breed birds for the future is the challenge if you are distance minded. That's why I am so glad Dave got a result. Is this the Gold Cup race Albert? Birds were clocked...

Hello King, hope all is well. The point I was making about the fishing thing was not as a comparison but to show what can be done with a bit of initiative. I was not necessarily referring to kids coming into the sport but other targets - maybe newly retired ppl.? I agree, we will never get back to ...

There is no initiative from the RPRA to even attempt a recruitment drive and there never has been. I have aslked this question before -What happened to the 'future of the sport' committee? What did it achieve, where are the results of the monies spent? It didn't and there aren't any - just another ...

Just looking at the Bicc Agen race this w.end and noticed there are quite a few yearlings home in another hard race. Remembering that this is an international race, I can't see that it is 'experience' that helps the birds home as these ylngs wouldn't have much. On the contrary, the bird I got home ...

York. Overcast very warm. Little broken cloud

Not all the distance races Murray - I believe it is only Pau and Barcelona. I could be wrong on that and I'm sure someone will soon correct me if I am. I don't know why this is the case but in any case I would rather send a bird with some experience in a race like that.....but having said that, it ...

I was watching this video, now in the past I have said the numbers in the sport are on 7% decline. This video gives the true view of how the sport is going, do you agree? https://youtu.be/y7ZMWsTtuFE?si=HonniHGjk_CjpsmC The decline will only acelerate as members get older. And I'm sure 7% is nowher...

I was watching this video, now in the past I have said the numbers in the sport are on 7% decline. This video gives the true view of how the sport is going, do you agree? https://youtu.be/y7ZMWsTtuFE?si=HonniHGjk_CjpsmC The decline will only acelerate as members get older. And I'm sure 7% is nowher...