The 130th Annual General Meeting 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 27th February (9:00am). The agenda for the meeting, a summary...

The Royal Pigeon Racing Association is looking for fanciers to enter the FCI Olympiad classes below in Dortmund, Germany in February. If you are interested in entering your pigeons to represent the United Kingdom, then please contact John Wheatcroft....

Joint Statement from the Royal Pigeon Racing Association and the North West Homing Union The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) and the North West Homing Union (NWHU) are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached following constructi...

The RPRA National Awards for 2025 have now been determined. As with the last few years, the majority were decided by coefficient calculations, and others by decision of the RPRA Council (marked *). The award winners are listed below – our congratulat...

A carrier pigeon is the star of an excellent thought-provoking film based on the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Their son, Sean Ono Lennon, said: “In 2023, I worked with Dave Mullins and Brad Booker on an animated short film called WAR IS OVER! –...

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...

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. Follow...

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 Sat...

Would you like to train as an FCI Judge for Olympiads around the world? Free training will take place during the BHW Show of the Year 2026 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, on Saturday 17th January. Prior registration is essential – please contact yo...

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 min...