Article by DR Wim Peters
Article Published 13 March 2011



Racing into the future!!!!


Exciting Season awaits FBHU fanciers!!!

After hibernating amongst the stock loft full of babies these past few months, and seeing how the birds started to moult, we suddenly realised that the new racing season was upon us when the Federated Board of Homing Unions held its annual conference in Paarl this past Sunday, the 6th of March 2011.

It was exiting times as new elections had to be held and there was plenty to reflect on the 2010 season. In his address, the chairman, Mr Lourens le Roux thanked and praised every member of his executive for their input and tremendous support. He said that he was particularly pleased with the administrative and financial aspects of the organisation as these two were the pillars on which the success or failure of the FBHU had hinged during the past year.

Mr le Roux also expressed his satisfaction with the way the race and transport committees handled their individual tasks of making it a very successful season on that front as well. Most notably, he singled out Jan Kruger who staved off the challenge of more than five hundred other fanciers to claim the title of Federated Board champion for 2010. He highlighted the extremely successful annual presentation held in Paarl in November last year where all the individual Board race and sectional champions were presented with trophies and medals for the sterling performances of their pigeons. He specifically highlighted the fact that the entertainers on the night made it a really enjoyable event. After almost twenty years of being held in Paarl, the 2011 presentation will be hosted by the Cape Flats Homing Union in Wynberg and every one is already looking forward to that.

He also congratulated members who qualified for SANPO colours and encouraged others to make a special effort to report their members’ achievements that would also allow them to gain the due recognition they deserve. The chairman made specific reference of the way the convoyer looked after our birds on the truck and the almost unblemished season we had as far as liberations were concerned.

Lastly, he encouraged more members to attend meetings regularly and also to adhere to the protocol regarding that in order to maintain the respect and discipline amongst each other, irrespective whether we tend to disagree on certain matters at times.

He envisaged an equally successful 2011 season and hoped that all members will work towards making the FBHU an even stronger force in the pigeon racing fraternity in South Africa.