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Additional Loft Location Method Available

Additional Loft Location Method Available

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 […]

Registration of NWHU Rings

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 […]

Updated liberation site maps

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 […]

Tommy’s Dickin Medal sold at Auction

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 […]

Free RPRA Results Software

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 […]

Evolution, not Revolution – from the CEO

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 […]

BHW Show of the Year 2025

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 […]

GB25 Ring Orders

GB25 ring orders are sent out on the same day, if the order is placed by 3pm. There are three different ways to place an order: Click on the appropriate image below to download the order form, and send that to us with a cheque/postal order for the appropriate amount. For other multiples of rings, […]

Entries open for the RPRA One Loft Race 2025

Entries for the 2025 RPRA One Loft Young Birds Race are now being taken. With a 1st prize of £35000 to the winner of the final race, £10000 in prize money across the 4 hotspot races, and £8000 going to the winner of the ace pigeon competition, there has never been a better time to […]

Stray reporting issue

We are currently experiencing a problem with strays reported through the website by finders with a hotmail or gmail account. Users of these email accounts are reporting that they are not receiving the email message giving the details of the owner. For the time being, while we investigate the issue, if you use a hotmail […]