The results of the FCI’s World’s Best Pigeon competition for 2024 have been published, and we congratulate the following members in achieving the positions indicated: The full results can be downloaded below: WBP 2024 – All Round WBP 2024 – Speed WBP 2024 – Middle Distance WBP 2024 – Long Distance WBP 2024 – Marathon […]
Case Update in England Following the successful completion of disease control activities and surveillance within the zone surrounding the premises near Teignmouth, Teignbridge, Devon (AIV 2025/22), the 3km protection zone surrounding this premises has been revoked. The area that formed this zone has become part of the surveillance zone in force surrounding this premises (effective from […]
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
Flying Racing Pigeons (Columbiformes) 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 a 10km surveillance zone, the licence will not be granted. If the club headquarters is within one of these, it must be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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