I have also experienced what SM has and concur with TM, Winco and others. I have and still do support them both financially and spreading the word locally, allthough what I do locally is of my own doing as I no longer bother with Bruntingthorpe for 'permission'. I will add that like SM I am also seeing a seed change happening but unfortunately I think it is, in all reality to little to late, more due to Dr Plemimg should not have made the rash statement he did.
But the biggest embarrasment is the raffle, this is supposed to be drawn on 7th Feb, but as the Dr Pleming's cry of give me money or it will not fly again decision was originally the end of January, now changed to the end of February, this means the draw cannot take place until the decision has been made as to wether 558 flys or not, so some people are going to have rather a lot of egg on there faces this next week with regards to the raffle and it is going to be very interesting as to how this is going to be approached.