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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association Jul 25, 2023

Liberation Sites – Maximum Daily Vehicle Limits and Pre-Booking

There are a large number of RPRA liberation sites with a maximum daily vehicle limit or that require pre-booking.…

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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association Jul 21, 2023

King’s Hawford School loft on the BBC

The pigeon loft at King’s Hawford School, Worcester, featured on the BBC‘s Great Railway Journeys last night. Click on…

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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association Jul 4, 2023

Bird Gathering Licence Service

Defra has advised an update on the General Licence for Bird Gatherings: “We are pleased to announce that the bird…

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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association Jun 19, 2023

New Rule 238 – ETS Master Systems

Following the update on new Rule 238 below, clock setters please be aware that the scheduled annual maintenance shutdown…

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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association Jun 5, 2023

RPRA One Loft Race Hot Spot 1

Hot Spot 1 took place today from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, a distance of 70 miles 613 yards. The 637 birds were liberated…

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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association Jun 1, 2023

Updated liberation site maps

Up-to-date versions of both the UK and Continental liberation site maps, showing the approximate positions of sites, and…

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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association May 25, 2023

Text-based stray reporting facility

You can now report a stray GB-rung racing pigeon by SMS text message. You just need to format your message as, for…

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The Royal Pigeon Racing Association May 19, 2023

Free RPRA Results Software

The RPRA rolled out a new results software in 2020, which is free to all member organisations. Since that time around…

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