The latest auction on our dedicated auction site is of 12 Van Loon stock birds from White & Ogden, Tyne & Wear, and runs until Sunday 23rd February – see outline details below. You need to be registered on the site to bid – see the detailed guide on the home page. By registering/bidding you […]
From 00:01 on Sunday 16 February 2025 the avian influenza prevention zone housing measures will be extended to cover Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Cheshire, Merseyside and Lancashire in addition to the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Shropshire, York and North Yorkshire. The England wide AIPZ mandating enhanced biosecurity in all other counties remains […]
To hold a gathering of birds, a general licence must be applied for by the person organising the event. This involves applying to APHA, notifying them of the date or range of dates and the address of the premises the gatherings are taking place, at least 7 days before the event. The person applying for […]
A third method of plotting your loft location was approved by the RPRA Council at the Annual General Meeting in 2023. As used in applying for a CPH number, Defra’s Magic Map may also now be used to map your loft in either OS Colour Mapping or Aerial Photography modes. In the same way as […]
Since 2019 all rings issued by the North West Homing Union (NWHU) that are raced or shown under RPRA rules have had to be registered with the RPRA by 1st April. This follows the decision taken by the RPRA Council that all rings issued by unions that are not members of the British Confederation should […]
The 129th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association will be held at Leonardo Hotel (East Midlands Airport), Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2SH on Friday 28th February 2025 (9.00am). Supporting paperwork may be downloaded below. Members are entitled to attend the meeting, and will be most welcome. Download: AGM Agenda and Proposed Rule […]
Up-to-date versions of both the UK and Continental liberation site maps, showing major airports and sites with airfield restrictions in the UK, are available to download by clicking on the appropriate image below. A3 size printed versions of these maps may be obtained free of charge from RPRA HQ by sending a large stamped addressed […]
The Dickin Medal awarded to pigeon ‘Tommy’ NURP.41.DHZ.56, for assisting the Dutch Resistance during World War II, was auctioned by Laidlaw Auctioneers & Valuers in Carlisle on 31st January. In 1942 Tommy was fitted with a message container and liberated by Dutch Resistance member and pigeon fancier Dick Dryver, in an attempt to notify British […]
The RPRA rolled out a new results software in 2020, which is free to all member organisations. Since that time over 800 organisations have taken advantage of the opportunity. Club Secretaries – to obtain your club’s free copy, please e-mail [email protected], quoting your club name and number, to be added to the installation process. Each […]
For the annual general meeting due to be held on the 28th February 2025 I have received 111 (one hundred and eleven) propositions, all of which have been made available for members to read in the BHW and on the RPRA website. You will now have the right to vote in your club on how […]
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