As the season approaches, a reminder that in addition to the requirements contained within our rules regarding pigeon releases around active civil airfields, members need to be aware of the airshow season. Airshows bring increased summer flight activity, and we ask all fanciers living within the vicinity of airfields to be extra vigilant when exercising […]
The 129th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association took place on Friday 28th February at the Leonardo Hotel (East Midlands Airport), Castle Donington. The full minutes may be downloaded below: Download: Minutes of AGM Download: Annual Accounts
Good afternoon, It is with regret that due to insufficient entries into the 2025 RPRA One Loft Race, the Council has decided to cancel this year’s race. The project has been suspended for a full review, and we welcome your suggestions for a refreshed and more viable model. We hope you can appreciate the reasons […]
To avoid jeopardising official RPRA liberation sites all liberations MUST be booked and paid for through RPRA HQ. This includes Race Programmes, Open Races, One Loft Races and Training Tosses. Please ensure that 2025 Inland & Continental Race Programmes are completed on official forms and returned to RPRA HQ by Saturday 1st March, along with […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Thank you to everyone that came to the BHW Show of the Year 2025 over the weekend, whether as a fancier, trader, official or staff. As always, it was a very successful event, and a full report will follow over the next few days. (Image below courtesy of Craig Szlatoszlavek.) The results (subject to ring […]
The RPRA National Awards for 2024 have now been determined. As with the last few years, the majority were decided by coefficient calculations, and others by decision of the RPRA Council (marked *). The award winners are listed below – our congratulations to them all. The full list, including performances and calculations, can be seen […]
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