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...

To hold a gathering of birds, a general licence must be applied for by the person organising the event. This involves applying to APHA, notifying them of the date or range of dates and the address of the premises the gatherings are taking place, at l...

With great regret, we report the death of former RPRA President John Robilliard, at the age of 92. John was President from 1996 to 1998, but it was arguably for his work with the BHW Show of the Year that he was more widely known. Current show chairm...

We are currently experiencing a problem with strays reported through the website by finders with a hotmail or gmail account. Users of these email accounts are reporting that they are not receiving the email message giving the details of the owner. Fo...

One Loft Hot Spot 2 took place today from Richmond (113m 1257y). The birds were liberated at 07:00am into a light SW wind: The first birds arrived back at 09:42, and the first 10 home are below. Click on the image to see the full result. Click here f...

The prize fund for the 2024 One Loft Race, based on 541 entries, is as below:

RPRA One Loft Race Hot Spot 1 took place today from Wetherby (77 m 152 yds) – 141 birds were liberated at 8am into a slight south westerly breeze with broken cloud. The first 10 home were as below – click on the image to see the full result on the Be...

Preparations for the 2025 show are now well under way and already the Committee have held two meetings in Askern to consider arrangements. The Gala Evening is booked at The Viva Nightclub, and the acts reserved, as well as meetings with the Winter Ga...

The RPRA West Midlands Region has a new Secretary, with immediate effect. He is Cliff Sterland, 186 Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0AR. Cliff is on 07395 460566 (10am – 3pm, weekdays) or at wmregionsecretary@gmail.com