A meeting of the Council of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association will take place at the Leonardo Hotel, Ashby Road, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2SH on Friday 31st October 2025 (9.00am). Members wishing to attend may do so and will be most welcome. Chris Sutton CEO
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RPRA Auction Site
The first part of the sale of the stock of the late, great Chris Gordon opens on our dedicated auction site on Tuesday 21st October. There will be around 300 birds in total, in four sales of 75 lots each – see the outline details below, and supporting notes here. A sales list will be […]
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RPRA National Awards 2025
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