rpra fees

just read £50 a member reason i joined nwhu all i need is rings no way am i paying £100 it's up for discussion next Friday

whats this george, any more info on it ........... so its going up another £50 to £100 ...?

no David £50 a member is what there looking for next Friday's meeting

all said and done £1 a week is not the end of the world ,to be a member of any club would cost you much more ie football ,rugby or any other sport come to think of it

yes but a £100 is a lot for us as we don't race

still not alot of dosh is it ,the club is getting smaller hence ?

all i need is rings so joined nwhu fee and rings £11-50

is ths £50 to be a member of the rpra or a member of the club george ...?

member of rpra club fee is extra

thing is george many will spend dosh on new stock and spend big ,also downing pints of beer at club gatherings etc...i am not saying you are but alot do then moan about a few quid,if you look at shooting or archery and other outdoor pursuits the fee is still small fry eh ,i pay £15 a week for my outdoor club ,things are more expensive all round in life in general,i went bowling last week with alfie that was £40 without food and drinks alone

one chap him and his wife 2 clubs £300 a year then cost of birds after that feeding and training

all im a member of a club for is to get rings, thing is i can get them direct from the rpra anyway or join the wehu like you george....... i dont need the club or the rpra really .

fee for nwhu was£5 and 20 rings 11-50

we will have to agree to disagree george,but its not alot of money when you look at most hobbies sport which will also have its add ons as every sport does ,even tiddly winks its still relatively cheap

how Darren can £100 be ok for us just to get rings

no of course not but for guys racing,if yer just breeding there ways around getting rings without being part of any organisation anyway ...if they dont pay it racing will be finished anyway ,i dont think the nehu could take all the rpra members but i may be wrong ,i think to do that it would need a re-shuffle

we joined the nwhu like a lot more have Darren

George & Morgan wrote:

one chap him and his wife 2 clubs £300 a year then cost of birds after that feeding and training

Surely that's £50 each to rpra but same to each club, unless it's £100 per loft in the club, either way its less than £3 a week each. Can't even visit our local swimming baths once for that. I know it's going up but I guess it's a sign of the times. Probably pointless joining if you don't race though.

yes Colin but it's the cost of keeping birds and racing on top of the rpra fee with partnerships were only one is left it's a lot just to keep a name Morgan is now 17 plays no part in the birds but i still would have to pay £50 were in nwhu he is free i'm £5 i can see clubs breaking away from rpra

so they are wanting it to be £50 per person in a partnership george ...?

so does that give each member a vote in the club ...? i think it should really looking at it from the point of view each member is paying .

yes David £50 a member i had to pay £75 this year for both of us

i understand that in the grand scheme of things £50 isnt a lot compared with some things, but i cant help thinking those in charge of running the rpra arnt running it efficiently and for the best interests of its members .

big part of it will cover Blackpool

i think the demise of the one loft will have hit the coffers along with many members packing in also covid never helped none did it,if its £50 a member then i think thats fair as a partnership will have more money in that partnership and for those keeping a partnership name and only being the one left in that partnership then thats their own fault ,what you have to remember is no dosh no rpra and no racing ...i think its as david said ...you want the rpra to be run more efficently and get rid of the cairman,vice chairman etc...they are not needed anymore that set up is old hat ,take away the perks for the boys by getting rid of them they are not needed.glad i am out of it tbh and just have a few as pets now

i cant see pigeon racing lasting more than a few years now, theres no one coming into it and more and more leaving ....... plus those running things dont seem to want to take advise and runs things differently, stuck in old ways .