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halcanada Youngbird
Posts : 4206 Join date : 2014-03-11 Age : 84 Location : Southern Ontario. Canada.
| Subject: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:41 am | |
| Is that a problem in the UK? Is here. Many clubs are now putting stickers on their vehicles and renting highway signs. Seems to be working. |
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cowandchicken Hatchling
Posts : 255 Join date : 2012-03-16
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:34 am | |
| Each year the clubs in our area lose a member or two due to age or health and still they wont all join together to make one decent size club, too stubborn. Not seen a new member come into the sport in the last 5 years but seen plenty leave so yea it is a problem I would say Hal. |
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fieldwalker Youngbird
Posts : 1857 Join date : 2011-10-01 Age : 63 Location : BOLDON COLLIERY TYNE&WEAR
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:02 am | |
| Same here doesnt seem that long ago the club had over 40 members sending over 1200 birds to the early yb races. now half the members about half the birdage, no new members and old ones going the way of all old things less than 10 year it will be more than halved again |
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oldstrain Oldbird
Posts : 16272 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : the magic roundabout
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:58 am | |
| definitely on the downward spiral in each of the local organisations north, south, fed and combine I was the last new member in 2010 |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14379 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:01 am | |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:01 am | |
| I rejoined our club around 6 - 7 years ago, and in that time theres been 4 new members, and one only stayed there one season and left.... |
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Lofty Youngbird
Posts : 2008 Join date : 2015-10-07 Location : Swansea
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:44 pm | |
| A local club has been struggling on with only 3/4 members for the last couple of years, now one has finished another not racing so the club folded, we are opening our boundaries so we can fit the remaining 2 members in our club, and hopefully there is another one who has shown an interest , our club for this year could be up to 12/14 members, could be things are on the up in our area |
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cowandchicken Hatchling
Posts : 255 Join date : 2012-03-16
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:17 pm | |
| - Lofty wrote:
- A local club has been struggling on with only 3/4 members for the last couple of years, now one has finished another not racing so the club folded, we are opening our boundaries so we can fit the remaining 2 members in our club, and hopefully there is another one who has shown an interest , our club for this year could be up to 12/14 members, could be things are on the up in our area
This is not a dig at Loftys club but my general thoughts. It should never get to clubs folding before others offer to open boundaries to take members left out in the wilderness. Stubborn grumpy old men with grudges and stuck in there ways is what's killing the sport. I am trying to get people from our 3 clubs around a table to talk about the future and how we could move forward as one. Its harder than negotiating a brexit deal as too many are happy in there own little bubble and don't give a dam about what they leave the younger members. I am alright jack |
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oldstrain Oldbird
Posts : 16272 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : the magic roundabout
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:31 pm | |
| its a no brainer m8 unless areas of multiple clubs join together its game over but as you say they are safe in their bubble and probably dominating the opposition in their own clubs ...look at the sales of ybs a lot claiming this and that with their birds when in fact they are in very small clubs and have a good drop some even move house for a favourable drop most fanciers are selfish and only think about their time in racing pigeons ...sad but true |
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cowandchicken Hatchling
Posts : 255 Join date : 2012-03-16
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:31 pm | |
| Cheers Darren wish more had a more open mind like ourselves. |
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halcanada Youngbird
Posts : 4206 Join date : 2014-03-11 Age : 84 Location : Southern Ontario. Canada.
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:27 am | |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14379 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:51 am | |
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David Oldbird
Posts : 42962 Join date : 2009-03-18 Location : Leeds
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:15 am | |
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halcanada Youngbird
Posts : 4206 Join date : 2014-03-11 Age : 84 Location : Southern Ontario. Canada.
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:24 am | |
| Probably the vet would not buy him a beer.... |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14379 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:26 am | |
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Knackered Oldbird
Posts : 14379 Join date : 2013-03-11
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:35 am | |
| - halcanada wrote:
- Probably the vet would not buy him a beer....
Don't worry about me Hal My local Vet here, has the reputiation of not even buying a dying man a drink of any sort, even on his death bed etc . ***** |
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halcanada Youngbird
Posts : 4206 Join date : 2014-03-11 Age : 84 Location : Southern Ontario. Canada.
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:36 am | |
| The avatar of the mealy hen was also on my other avatar. Past glories but this year no mercy. Was 78 yesterday and only have about another 25 to go so have to make a statement. I ignored birthdays for many years. Reason being, did not think about getting older so niether would my body. But the body remembers unfortunately! |
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fieldwalker Youngbird
Posts : 1857 Join date : 2011-10-01 Age : 63 Location : BOLDON COLLIERY TYNE&WEAR
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:58 am | |
| Happy Birthday Hal be a fire hazard that many candles hope you had a good day |
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Romedius Hatchling
Posts : 358 Join date : 2017-12-17 Location : Montana, USA
| Subject: Re: Declining membership. Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:05 am | |
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