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Cullybackey Homing Pigeon Society – A Living History “Cullybackey HPS” a long established and greatly revered institution dating back to long before any meaningful or thorough records were kept, but is still a club always known


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Marathon Agenda for the NIPA –

Marathon Agenda for the NIPA – A smaller than usual attendance of Delegates to the 73rd AGM for the NIPA were made welcome to the Protestant Hall in Glenavy on Saturday 10th February by Chairman Ken


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RPRA (Irish Region) AGM 2018 –

Irish Region (RPRA) AGM 2018 – The AGM for the RPRA (Irish Region) took place on Saturday 3rd February 2018 at Templeton Hotel in Templepatrick, County Antrim. Any member wishing to be on the INFC Committee


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Dear Secretary, The attached document details the propositions/rule changes for voting at the 2018 RPRA AGM. There are 73 proposals in total although the vast majority relate to proposals that would allow the RPRA to implement


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Happy New Year –

Happy New Year to all the readers and supporters of the website. Hope you all have good success in 2021, and do make sure the performance is featured here! HOMER. Willie Reynolds Tel/Fax: (028) 256 44683


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Merry Christmas 2017 –

Christmas greetings to readers where-ever you are, many thanks for your support in the last year. HOMER. 


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Loft Feature – Mark Laffin, Lisburn & Dist

Pigeon racing career of Mark Laffin 1976-2017 I first started with pigeons at the age of 13 when my Grandfather gifted myself and my brother a pair of racers which he trapped on the roof of


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UK & ROI Golden Duif Competition – Ace racers should take note of this new competition. With the season now drawing to a close we are sending out entry forms for this year’s UK & ROI


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N.I.P.A. management committee statement Friday 6th October. Posted on October 6, 2017 by trevor Statement from the N.I.P.A. Management Committee. It has been brought to the attention of the N.I.P.A. officials that allegations have been posted


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  LARNE & DIST PIGEON MOOT Larne & Dist HPS will be holding a night with the world famous Jos Thone on Friday 13th Oct starting at 7.30 pm . Tickets are £10 each ( inc


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St Malo 23/06/17 – Report on Meeting

A meeting of all the Irish Organizations was held in the NIPA office in Dromore on Tuesday to discuss and investigate the St Malo race, reports from this meeting will follow. REPORT on the meeting above.


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Winners of the pigeonlink sponsored St Malo combine 2016 announced. The old bird channel race from St Malo took place on June 24th 2016. Irish fliers took part this year competing for 1st and 2nd prizes sponsored by pigeonlink.com and


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From: Animal Disease Control and Trade Policy Branch <ADCTPB@daera-ni.gov.uk> Sent: 10 March 2017 14:21 Subject: Avian Influenza Prevention Zone Next Steps – Press Release Dear Colleague You may wish to note a DAERA press release today reminding bird keepers to be


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From: Fullerton, Darrin <Darrin.Fullerton@daera-ni.gov.uk> Sent: 01 March 2017 11:54 Subject: Extension of AI Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland Dear Colleague You may wish to note a DAERA press release this morning notifying bird keepers that the Avian Influenza (AI) Prevention Zone will


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First Prize-Night for Mid Antrim Combine – Ballymena & District clubrooms was the venue for the first presentation of Mid Antrim Combine, held on Wednesday 22nd February, fanciers and friends attended from Randalstown, Rasharkin, Cullybackey, Ballymena,


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