The Royal Pigeon Racing Association will host the second annual revived Lords v Commons Pigeon Race from Bletchley Park on Wednesday 19th June. The race was revived in 2018 after a 90 year hiatus. Each bird entered was designated to an MP or peer, with Prime Minister Theresa May sponsoring five pigeons. The winning bird […]
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Birdman of Blackpool – a Documentary
Student Joe Murray has made this short documentary about his grandfather Ronnie Mott’s love of racing pigeons as part of his university course:
Performance Enhancing Drugs – RPRA Strategic Tests
The RPRA carried out its first strategic tests on 25th April 2019. Samples were gathered from two members of the BICC at separate marking stations. Both samples were analysed by the RPRA’s UK-based laboratory and proved negative – free of any performance enhancing drugs. The RPRA will be carrying out further tests during 2019. In […]
