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Post by BVADMIN on Jan 29, 2018 23:11:33 GMT
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MONDAY 29/1/18..
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Post by BVADMIN on Jan 29, 2018 23:17:00 GMT
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MONDAY 29/1/18..
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Post by BVADMIN on Jan 31, 2018 9:36:21 GMT
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TUESDAY 30/1/18..
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Post by BVADMIN on Feb 1, 2018 11:29:54 GMT
BGBF BLOG – JOHN MARRIOTTAs the new chairman of the BGBF, I am pleased to have this opportunity on the Greyhound Star website to pass on and update information to fellow greyhound breeders.
As secretary to the then chairman Stuart Forsdike, we worked well as a team, introducing a variety of new competitions at various venues around the country. We saw this as vital to encourage British breeding.
Just to make it crystal clear, once we had introduced a competition, we were determined to have continuity year on year. Last year we were extremely grateful to Servoca Nursing for their sponsorship of the final event of the year,the Towcester British bred Derby.
Funds were limited, without their generous sponsorship, but the competition was always going to take place. Breeders can also rest assured that all of our events will take place again this year
So, how does the BGBF work ?
Well, each year we apply to the fund for funding of our races. We applied for just over £99,000 in order to fully commit to our calendar of events this year. Unfortunately, the ‘racing fund committee’ only allocated us £65,000, leaving us with a £34,000 shortfall.
This makes it extremely difficult and we need to find sponsors to help us out. It is also a strange situation where we can not find ‘part sponsors’. I do not know the reason why but a sponsor has to provide all of the money for the final or we can not accept their sponsorship. It seems crazy in the current climate where sponsors are difficult to find. perhaps this needs changing.
On the plus side, the Stud Book tells us that British breeding numbers are up , albeit slightly. King Elvis was voted Greyhound of the year, and on a personal level, I am getting a lot more enquiries about breeding British. Indeed, plenty of top trainers are now looking for quality British bred greyhounds rather than just looking in Ireland.
To finish, I will say that hopefully it won’t be long before the first sponsor is ‘over the line’ and we can finalise our calendar of events completely.
JOHN MARRIOTT
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Post by BVADMIN on Feb 3, 2018 9:56:03 GMT
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Post by BVADMIN on Feb 4, 2018 16:45:14 GMT
GBGB - SUNDAY 4/2/18
‘Appy Sunday greyhound world. You’ve been to the kennel this morning to walk your superstar and now the roast is in the oven, so what can you do whilst you wait?
Download the GBGB app that’s what! #GBGB #greyhoundracing
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Post by BVADMIN on Feb 7, 2018 14:04:06 GMT
BGBF PRESS RELEASE
At the recent committee meeting of the BGBF on the 5th Feb 2018 at Nottingham, BGBF secretary Mark Pierrepont was removed from his position as secretary, and also from the committee.
He refused to accept the authority of the Chairman, as well as refusing to fulfill his role as secretary in the correct manner. He walked out of the meeting (which he himself requested) before it had ended.
In accordance with our Articles of Association, he has been removed, and a temporary secretary has been appointed until the next AGM.
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Post by BVADMIN on Feb 7, 2018 22:32:29 GMT
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greyhoundstar.co.uk/gbgb-press-release-8/
GBGB PRESS RELEASE – ADVERTISING COMPLAINTS.....The GBGB is pleased that the Advertising Standards Authority has found in its favour over a complaint it made against Action for Greyhounds for its cinema advert “Where have all the greyhounds gone.”
The advert was shown in cinemas last summer and contained the claim that “Every year, many thousands of greyhounds are bred to meet the demand generated by the British racing industry. Only half the greyhounds bred make it to the track”. There was text in the advert asking, “where have all the greyhounds gone?” while a voiceover said: “thousands disappear and are untraceable.”
The ASA investigations panel found that the advert breached the Code of Advertising Practice Rules 3.1 (misleading adverting) and 3.7 (substantiation) and faced with a Ruling from the ASA Council, Action for Greyhounds provided written assurances that it would not repeat the claims or seek to run the advert again.
GBGB Media and Communications Officer Simon Banks said” While it is a pleasing result, it is a bit late in the day and the damage has been done. However, it means that the advert will never been shown again. The Cinema Advertising Association has told us that it will look very closely at similar advertising in the future.”
Banks added that a complaint had been lodged with ASA about a recent billboard campaign by Caged Nationwide featuring the slogan “You bet, they die” and that the GBGB would use all the legal and regulatory methods available to it to counter the stream of lies and fake news peddled by anti-greyhound racing groups.
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Post by BVADMIN on Feb 8, 2018 8:18:09 GMT
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THURSDAY 8/2/18..
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Post by BVADMIN on Feb 12, 2018 21:05:48 GMT
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