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...