The auction of RPRA One Loft Race 2019 Young Birds took place during October on the dedicated auction site. You can download the full list of auction results here. New owners: please note that pedigrees and transfers will be posted out to you separately, direct from The Reddings. If you have any queries contact the One […]
The RPRA One Loft 2019 Final Race took place today from Alnwick (235 miles, 898 yards). The 607 birds were liberated at 8:00am, no wind. The first birds arrived back just before 1:00pm, and the top 10 result is below. Click on the image to see the full result. Full results and a report […]
RPRA One Loft Race 2019 Hot Spot 4 took place today from Ripon, a distance of 149 miles 1319 yards. Jeremy liberated the 646 pigeons at 07:15am into a light headwind, and they cleared excellently. The first birds arrived back just after 11:00am, and over 300 were back by noon. The provisional top 10 […]
One Loft Hot Spot 3 took place today from Bubwith, North Yorkshire, a distance of 137 miles, 248 yards. Jeremy liberated the 695 birds at 07:45 into a fresh WSW wind, and they cleared online. He expected the leaders back at just over the 3 hour mark, and the first arrived at just after 11:00. […]
One Loft Hot Spot 2 took place today from Chesterfield, a distance of 88 miles, 355 yards. Jeremy liberated the 722 birds at 08:50 into a fresh WSW wind. The first birds arrived back at 10:48, and 300 were home within the next eight minutes. The top 10 result is below and you can see […]
Our One Loft Race 2019 Hot Spot 1 took place today from Ashbourne, a distance of 70 miles, 613 yards. Jeremy liberated the 756 birds at 9:45am, and they cleared excellently into a fresh WSW wind. The first birds arrived at 11.20am and over 500 were back within 20 minutes. The top 10 result is […]
The auction of the RPRA One Loft 2018 young birds has now ended. Congratulations if you won one of the lots – you will receive an automated message giving payment details and arrangements to be made for collection of your bird. A full list of the final results is below. Download: Auction 2018 results
Weston Turville U3A group visited the RPRA One Loft as one of their special excursions (previous ones have included abseiling and canoeing) and – yes – they paid for the privilege! Tea, coffee and bacon butties greeted the large coach party on arrival, followed by an explanation of pigeons in war (along with a few props) […]
A BBC Television film crew has been busy making a Timeshift documentary for BBC Four on the cultural history of man’s other best friend – the pigeon. The programme makers have been filming at RPRA Headquarters, The Reddings, and at the RPRA One Loft over recent weeks, with the programme due to air in the […]
Michael Cullen of Ward & Cullen, Wallasey HS, presented a One Loft Race Schools Diploma to Miss J Bradley and pupils of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School in Birkenhead. The pair had donated the bird to the school – which they named ‘Holy Spirit 2’ – to take part in the RPRA’s One Loft Race 2015. […]
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