UKHBPA - let's get it started

bang on it bill!

I'd like to sa[B][/B]y that I totally support the UKHBPA.

At the time when the LHBPA was started there was a lot of talk about the LHBPA was trying to 'take over polo' and other such nonsense. The organisation was viewed with a lot of suspicion initially, and it wasn't until Jono became chairman that those nebulous fears were banished. So I'm saying 2 things here:

1. Jono was an excellent chair of the LHBPA, because before he became chair, there were some factions within London polo that regarded the LHBPA as a negative influence on polo, whereas now it is viewed almost overwhelmingly positively (this isn't all down to Jono, many other people have contributed to the LHBPA, but Jono definitely created a significantly different atmosphere).

2. The setting up of the UKHBPA is almost inevitably going to be a little bit painful for everybody, and require a few people to do a lot of work, which they will get little thanks for, and sometimes a lot of grief. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the few in advance of their efforts, and say to the many, let's give them a chance to work things out as they see fit - we need them to succeed.