There are a large number of RPRA liberation sites with a maximum daily vehicle limit or that require pre-booking. These conditions are set by the site authorities and it is very important that they are adhered to, otherwise the sites will be withdraw...

The pigeon loft at King’s Hawford School, Worcester, featured on the BBC‘s Great Railway Journeys last night. Click on the image above to watch the episode on iPlayer.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, St. Ives, Cornwall. All poultry on the infected premises will be humanely culled. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone ha...

Following the update on new Rule 238 below, clock setters please be aware that the scheduled annual maintenance shutdown of the MSF service to allow safe working on the masts and antennas is taking place from today until Friday 7th July. The service...

Hot Spot 1 took place today from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, a distance of 70 miles 613 yards. The 637 birds were liberated at 11.00am, and they cleared in one group online. The first batch arrived back at 12.37pm, and over 300 were back within 30 minutes...

Up-to-date versions of both the UK and Continental liberation site maps, showing major airports and sites with airfield restrictions in the UK, are available to download by clicking on the appropriate image below. A3 size printed versions of these ma...

You can now report a stray GB-rung racing pigeon by SMS text message. You just need to format your message as, for example: ‘GB22L12345 injured’ and text this to 07888 860186. Within a few seconds you will receive a text back giving confirmation of t...

The RPRA rolled out a new results software in 2020, which is free to all member organisations. Since that time over 750 organisations have taken advantage of the opportunity. Club Secretaries – to obtain your club’s free copy, please e-mail passwords...

Copeland Memory Matters and Later Life Group (NHS) decided, along with Age UK, to hold a pigeon race to support Dementia Action Week 2023. This was the sixth such race in the last seven years. A good turn out of service users, carers, staff and socia...

A third method of plotting your loft location was approved by the RPRA Council at the Annual General Meeting in 2023. As used in applying for a CPH number, Defra’s Magic Map may also now be used to map your loft in either OS Colour Mapping or Aerial...