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...

The charity auction is an important part of the BHW Show of the Year, helping to raise money for the various Show charities – last year’s auction realised over £5,000. Of course, its success relies on the generosity of our members who donate the bird...

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​ takes place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, over the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th January. Tickets are on sale now, including a weekend ticket which is only available in advance – these will not be availab...

The One Loft Final Race 2024 took place on Saturday from Dunbar (226 miles 610 yards) – the 44 birds were liberated at 08:35am in a South West wind. The top 10 pigeons back were as below – click on the image to see the full provisional result: Our co...

We are currently taking pre-orders for GB25 rings. 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, please see the ring price cal...

As the 2024 racing season draws to a close we turn our attentions once again to the issues which have been overshadowing our sport during the past few months, with the main concern being adequate funding for the RPRA. Our constitution has developed o...

Hot Spot 4 took place today from Alnwick, 176 miles 111 yards. The 43 birds were liberated at 09:30am in a slight west wind. The first 10 back were as below – click the image to see the full result. Click here for the Hot Spot 4 pools and prize resul...

Hot Spot 3 took place today from Blaydon, 146 miles 747 yards. The 50 birds were liberated at 7:45am in a moderate west wind. The first 10 birds back were as below – click on the image to see the full result on the Benzing Live site. Click here for t...