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Annual General Meeting

The 129th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association will be held at Leonardo Hotel (East Midlands Airport), Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2SH on Friday 28th February 2025 (9.00am). Supporting paperwork may be downloaded below. Members are entitled to attend the meeting, and will be most welcome. Download: AGM Agenda and Proposed Rule […]

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 […]

Bird Flu Updates

New Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Wales In response to the increased avian influenza risk, an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) with mandatory biosecurity was introduced across Wales as of 00:01 30th January 2025. This means that all bird keepers in Wales must implement the stringent biosecurity measures required to protect poultry & captive birds. […]

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 […]

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 […]

October Council Meeting

The minutes of the October 2024 meeting of the RPRA Council can be seen below, as well as the minutes of the British Homing World Management Committee and a Special Meeting held at the same time. Download: Minutes of RPRA Council Meeting 25.10.24 Download: Minutes of BHW Management Committee Meeting 25.10.24  Download: Minutes of Special […]