British Homing World

how much is the BHW now, ivenot had either of the weeklies for a few years now, whenever i got them i rarely read them ...so was just a waste of money in the end.

£1-85 David

George & Morgan wrote:

£1-85 David

Got mine George, saw the article on the young lad and thought well done, until reading the rest involved.

The rest of no interest at all.

Think remember barnie saying it was good for lining the baskets.

Agree with that.

Regards.

there are 15 pages of adverts

George & Morgan wrote:

there are 15 pages of adverts

Said that was where the money comes from George.

They pay choose how many copies are sold.

Regards.

George & Morgan wrote:

tell me what you think of it this week

Pretty much same as usual George, skip over a lot of it, look to see who is wining in clubs more than 10 members, not many of those. Always find something of interest, and then line the training baskets now the young birds have started. No complaints from me for something costing less than a bar of chocolate

did not think cost was the point Colin it's the contents clubs more than 10 members that would e Joe's joke of the week not had them now for a while would rather have few bags of corn as a present than bhw good luck with the training very hot here

barnie wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

tell me what you think of it this week

Pretty much same as usual George, skip over a lot of it, look to see who is wining in clubs more than 10 members, not many of those. Always find something of interest, and then line the training baskets now the young birds have started. No complaints from me for something costing less than a bar of chocolate  

Part of the tragedy scenario I'm from my perspective here small membership clubs in a pigeon type sense. Membership of 20 odd down here is like sighting/viewing a white whale moment I'm   they are that scarce. Fortunately I'm fortunate to actually belong to one here thankfully now, again. End of the day I pose a question here for some to ponder as such maybe. In what is perhaps the connection somehow, between a grey hound club, a large petrol organisation, a large office type supplier & a huge nation wide hardware store & a thriving air conditioning type business as such & last but not least a darts club etc.

Looking back in respect of most sporting activities those that have survived in any meaningful way have changed with the times.

Afraid our sport is not as sporting as 80 years ago for both pigeon and fancier.

Robot pigeons, Robot fanciers.

There are still good grass root fanciers but afraid a dying species.

The fanciers in their 60s etc; during the 1960s would not recognise it as the same sport and not for reasons of improvement but rather the opposite.

Been in the wrong hands for far too long now beyond redemption.

SAD.

Regards.

Knackered wrote:

barnie wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

tell me what you think of it this week

Pretty much same as usual George, skip over a lot of it, look to see who is wining in clubs more than 10 members, not many of those. Always find something of interest, and then line the training baskets now the young birds have started. No complaints from me for something costing less than a bar of chocolate  

Part of the tragedy scenario I'm from my perspective here small membership clubs in a pigeon type sense. Membership of 20 odd down here is like sighting/viewing a white whale moment I'm   they are that scarce. Fortunately I'm fortunate to actually belong to one here thankfully now, again. End of the day I pose a question here for some to ponder as such maybe. In what is perhaps the connection somehow, between a grey hound club, a large petrol organisation, a large office type supplier & a huge nation wide hardware store & a thriving air conditioning type business as such & last but not least a darts club etc.

Something to do with sponsorship?Wild guess

The most difficult part of progressing any sport or commercial enterprise is to be of interest to as many people as possible and from all walks of life.

Our sport for various reasons has little to offer to the vast majority of today's population.

This becomes apparent year on year.

The sad thing I feel is that many genuine fanciers have packed in for various reasons relative to how the sport is conducted and whereas for many years fancier's sons/daughters took up the sport does rarely happen today on a regular basis.

Regards.

George & Morgan wrote:

£1-85 David

buying that luxurious toilet paper again are we george

oldstrain wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

£1-85 David

buying that luxurious toilet paper again are we george

Can remember you putting newspapers in the nest pans oldstrain, in an attempt to educate the youngsters.

Regards..

barnie wrote:

Knackered wrote:

barnie wrote:

George & Morgan wrote:

tell me what you think of it this week

Pretty much same as usual George, skip over a lot of it, look to see who is wining in clubs more than 10 members, not many of those. Always find something of interest, and then line the training baskets now the young birds have started. No complaints from me for something costing less than a bar of chocolate  

Part of the tragedy scenario I'm from my perspective here small membership clubs in a pigeon type sense. Membership of 20 odd down here is like sighting/viewing a white whale moment I'm   they are that scarce. Fortunately I'm fortunate to actually belong to one here thankfully now, again. End of the day I pose a question here for some to ponder as such maybe. In what is perhaps the connection somehow, between a grey hound club, a large petrol organisation, a large office type supplier & a huge nation wide hardware store & a thriving air conditioning type business as such & last but not least a darts club etc.

Something to do with sponsorship?Wild guess

Spot on Colin crazy world thou who would think business type folk would want to sponsor a pigeon type club. Football/horse racing/car racing, see some sense but a pigeon club a strange affair etc from my perspective .

Good guess!!!

It won't be about the pigeons Knackered but more about having their company logo and adverts plastered on the transporters.

When you think about it the vehicles cover a lot of miles around the season, gets the advertisements shown over hundreds of miles, there and back both sides of the road plus anywhere they stop for rest or fuel.

Win win situation for all hopefully

barnie wrote:

Good guess!!!

It won't be about the pigeons Knackered but more about having their company logo and adverts plastered on the transporters.

When you think about it the vehicles cover a lot of miles around the season, gets the advertisements shown over hundreds of miles, there and back both sides of the road plus anywhere they stop for rest or fuel.

Win win situation for all hopefully

Would do nothing whatsoever to save the sport..

What is wanted is more fanciers who actually participate on a regular basis.

If there was any benefit it would only be sparce and in favour of the unlikely advertisers.

Any further income from doing so would only increase that from the BHW and that has done the sport a fat lot of good.

The only thing it has done is keep the BHW afloat and paying staff wages and pensions etc;

Not done one thing to make the sport more attractive and acceptable in these trying times.

HEADS IN SAND.

Regards.

3 maybe 4 good articles this week misty think next week is my last week getting it

George & Morgan wrote:

3 maybe 4 good articles this week misty think next week is my last week getting it

Look forward to getting it tomorrow George.

Will still keep getting it to keep in touch with how the sport is surviving.

Regards.

Got my BHW today George.

Found only one item of interest to me, by Philippe Martin.

Rest just results and adverts along with the numerous photos, not forgetting the adverts.

Not even a Joes's joke, now there's a laugh.

Regards.

no letters page either

George & Morgan wrote:

no letters page either

Letters page used to be the best part of the BHW gave fanciers their chance to have a go at any aspect of the sport and they did allow both sides equal coverage in a dispute etc;

Parkinson was against it but wanted to put HIS views down other's throats and still does.

Coud be of course fanciers are sick of the whole setup and cannot be bothered.


Perhaps Joe cannot see anything funny anymore and who can blame him ?.

Regards.