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Tinks

Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 678
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 05 10:41 am Post subject: Beaters??
Hi, Shooting season is about to open, and I was wondering if anyone on here knows of any shoots in Berks Bucks or Oxan that might need any beaters fro this season???

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 05 10:55 am Post subject:
Hello Tinks I hate to direct people away from here, but there's a very good site (an organisation actually - National Organisation of Beaters and Pickers Up) https://nobs.org.uk/ for exactly this kind of thing. They look quite a friendly bunch. Have you done that kind of thing before?

Wombat

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 396
Location: SW Cheshire

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 05 8:30 pm Post subject:
Tinks, you would be welcome up at our shoot in Cheshire. What breed of dog do you beat with? Wombat

Tinks

Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 678
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 05 3:58 pm Post subject:
Thanks for the replies. I have checked out NOBS and put my name down! Wombat, I don't beat with a dog, though I helped pickup last season with a spaniel. Unfortunately the area (other side of Basingstoke) is a bit far really and the ex-keeper I was working with is also an ex-boyfriend, so I'll avoid that one! I just fancy a bit of the outdoors this winter..........

farmwoody

Joined: 19 Mar 2005
Posts: 98

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 05 10:17 pm Post subject:
Shame you're not closer Tinks, Benn's shoot are always looking for beaters.

Hedgey

Joined: 07 Jan 2005
Posts: 123
Location: southwell

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 05 6:18 pm Post subject:
I can also recommend www.nobs.org.uk I am now one of the Nottinghamshire reps. If you look and like the site buy a car sticker or badge from the shop to support the cause. Or if you feel very generous make a donation It covers lots, beating, Picking up, dogs, loading, game keeping etc etc Thanks Hedgey

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 05 7:10 pm Post subject:

Hedgey wrote:

I can also recommend www.nobs.org.uk I am now one of the Nottinghamshire reps. If you look and like the site buy a car sticker or badge from the shop to support the cause. Or if you feel very generous make a donation

It covers lots, beating, Picking up, dogs, loading, game keeping etc etc
Thanks
Hedgey

I can see a small article about the National Organisation of Beaters and Pickers Up comming up.

Hedgey

Joined: 07 Jan 2005
Posts: 123
Location: southwell

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 05 9:25 pm Post subject:
Ill do better than that and ask the Chief executive to write something !

Mark Elliott

Joined: 15 Oct 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Salisbury

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 05 6:30 am Post subject:

Many thanks for the interest in NOBs! I started Nobs in May 05 after being particularly frustrated that there appeared to be no service for Beaters, Pickers Up and Loaders. Let me say from the start, I did not want to create another Organisation but having tried to get the larger organisations to do something and received less than entusiastic response, I started it myself.

NOBs is there as a communication platform to help Beaters, Pickers Up, Loaders, Gamekeepers and Shoot owners all to keep in contact. We also want to encourge youngsters out into the countryside. These days many of whom are on computers, so that's where we have to be! It also helps people, who for very good reasons have drfited away from beating etc, get back into it.

Registration is free at the moment, please do register, as the more we have registered the more we can help people to get back out there.

Since launching on 26 May 05, we have had over 22,000 hits on the site and registered over 3,000 people, we have 80 County Representatives, who will be able to help you.

I hope I have explained at least something about the Organisation and I very much hope you will visit us and we will be able to do something really very positive in the Countyside.
Thanks
Mark

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 05 7:46 pm Post subject:
Many thanks for the details Mark, must be a busy time of year for you. I've noticed the odd mention in the Shooting Times over the last few months and hope the site goes well, must get round to registering.

Hedgey

Joined: 07 Jan 2005
Posts: 123
Location: southwell

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 05 8:57 pm Post subject:
yes do ! just ordered my lapel badge... its another great friendly site just full of information. I have a new puppy i want to bring on to pick up. i have had so much help this last week and have made some great contacts.

Mark Elliott

Joined: 15 Oct 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Salisbury

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 05 4:30 pm Post subject:
Tinks, Can we help at all ? (at NOBs) do let me know and it will be done!! Mark

Mark Elliott

Joined: 15 Oct 2005
Posts: 3
Location: Salisbury

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 05 7:27 pm Post subject:

Tinks,
Did you manage to get something sorted? Do let me know at NOBs if you haven't had any luck, I'll get it sorted. Many thanks to those of you that have kindly taken a look. It's been great to help so many people get back out into the Countryside. www.nobs.org.uk

I am delighted to let you know that Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones (The Black Famer) has just become one of our Patrons, which is great news.

Mark

PuBS

Joined: 02 Aug 2008
Posts: 8
Location: National

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 08 6:07 am Post subject:

Hi
A new FREE Forum and website to liaise between shoots and pickers up, beaters and newcomers to the countryside.
Please take just a few seconds to look and check it out.
https://www.pubs.myfunforum.org
https://www.pubs--pickers-up-beaters-shoots.co.uk

The website will be considerably expanded and is still under development,
Three beaters have already been found places on shoots even though the organisation is new and with a currently small but growing membership.
Two more potentially placed- FREE of any charges to anyone.

Pubs Admin

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 08 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Beaters??

Tinks wrote:

Hi,

Shooting season is about to open, and I was wondering if anyone on here knows of any shoots in Berks Bucks or Oxan that might need any beaters fro this season???

Try the Lord Burnham and Viscount Portman estates, both of which border Beaconsfield/Hedgerley.

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