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 l...

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 rig...

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. Mem...

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...

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 Dow...

The RPRA National Awards for 2024 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...

RPRA President, Les Blacklock and his wife Meryl represented the Association at the annual gathering at the Animals in War Memorial on Park Lane, London, on Friday 8th November, at which Angela Rippon was the guest of honour. The turnout was excellen...

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...

First and foremost, may I extend my thanks to all our members who have supported the RPRA and the BHW during a very difficult financial situation. When the balance sheet for the year ending in October 2023 was produced, it was reported that the conso...

The BHW Show of the Year 2025​ is nearly here – it takes place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, this coming weekend: Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th January. Tickets are now only available to buy on the day, as we cannot guarantee that they will reach...