The final part of our sale of the stock of the late Chris Gordon ended on our auction site last night. If you won one of the lots in either this or the previous Chris Gordon Auctions or the North Road Championship Club 2025 Sale, you will have received an email giving you details of how to pay, and once […]
Preparations are now at an advanced stage for the 2026 BHW Show of the Year, over the weekend of 17th-18th January, when we will be celebrating 50 years at Blackpool. Entries are now closed (except for the BSRF and Supreme Champion classes), but other supporting paperwork is available to download from this page. Keep a look […]
New Cases in England Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed at the following premises. The appropriate controlled zones have been put in place around each site. at a third large commercial poultry premises near Gainsborough, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire; at a large commercial poultry premises near Sudbrooke, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire; in a backyard flock […]
If you pre-ordered your GB26 rings, they were collected today by Royal Mail, and will be with you very soon. It isn’t too late to order, of course – see below. Parcels will now be sent out as they are ordered. Click on the appropriate image below to download the ring order form, and send […]
The minutes of the meeting of the Council of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association held on Friday 31st October 2025 can be downloaded below, along with the minutes of the meeting of the BHW Management Committee on the same date. Download: RPRA Council Meeting Minutes 31.10.25 Download: BHW Management Committee Meeting Minutes 31.10.25 Download: Key […]
Update on SPS Agreement Negotiations and EU Racing Pigeon Requirements I would like to update all members on the latest developments regarding the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement and how this affects our racing activities in the EU. Following recent communications with DEFRA, including written correspondence with the Minister for Animal Welfare and Biosecurity and […]
RPRA members may wish to attend the various FCI award ceremonies scheduled to take place during the FCI Pigeons Olympiad in Dortmund in February 2026. As you can see from the table below, the FCI prize distributions are planned for Friday 6th and Saturday 7th February. The specific room where each distribution will occur is […]
The Annual Animals in War Remembrance Gathering took place on Friday 7th November at the memorial at Brook Gate, Park Lane, London, with over 40 organisations in attendance. Les Blacklock and his wife Meryl represented the RPRA. After the initial minute’s silence, Mike Armitage, RPRA member of Animals in War, liberated 2 pigeons. Then several […]
Flying Racing Pigeons (Columbiformes) The government’s rules on how to manage racing pigeons during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak can be seen here. For racing, you must apply for a general licence to gather your pigeons together at a club headquarters from the local APHA. If you are in a 3km protection zone or […]
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 […]
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