Pigeon Network

Section H of the Mighty NIPA – 4 x 1st Open in 2023 The old Section A West was set up for lofts in the extreme Northwest and over the years has been a very difficult location to race pigeons. In the NIPA list now its listed as Section H and the big competition area of City of Derry Federation and th...

Update: Following a Special Meeting of the Council called by the President under Rule 51 on the 29th February at 7:30pm, it was proposed, seconded and passed that the levy passed at the Annual General Meeting shall be due to all region secretaries by the 1st May 2024. The levy shall be £20, or £18 f...

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS At the recent council meeting held on 23rd February 2024, the balance sheet was discussed at length, and in particular the bottom line of the consolidated accounts for the RPRA and BHW, where it showed there were some brave decisions to be made in regards to the underfunding...

NOTE – At the recent AGM of the RPRA it was decided to increase the member fee to £35.00 which is due for this coming season. It’s a massive increase of £18.00 per member. Young fancier fees remain as they were and the £2.00 insurance fee has been dropped.

Londonderry RPS fancier Billy Houston has left the sport and has a number of items for sale including a mixture of race crates aluminium and wooden different sizes and an ETS Benzing clock with Four Pads and 60 new rings. Tel (07931) 82389.

JOURNEY’S END – WITH JORDAN HUGHES CONCLUSION OF THE 2023 SHOW SCENE The December period is well known for the Show Scene, with great comradery and craic to be had coming into the festive period getting fanciers out and about showing birds near and far during the off season. KINGSMOSS H.P.S. SHOW Co...

Randalstown Season 2023 Awards – Randalstown HPS Secretary John Miller has supplied me with the club awards for the past 2023 season. It was a close finish this year with John Miller just pipping Stewart bros for the Highest Prize-winner award by 13 points. John won seven races including Skibbereen ...

Kells & District Prize Night for 2023 Season – Top award winners in Kells & District - Kells & District were the first local club to have their prize-giving holding it in their clubrooms in the Kells village. Highest prize-winners this season are Johnathan Barkley & Laura Surgenor wh...

Paddy & William McManus - Tops In Ahoghill for 2023 Ahoghill Flying Club had their prize-giving recently following their AGM. Paddy & William McManus of the Young & McManus & Sons partnership took the highest prize-winner award for the 2023 season. They had another top season winning...

Jimmy Rock Harryville HPS Ballymena, Northern Ireland Jimmy Rock began racing pigeons around 1977 just after he left school. He raced to the family home at Albert Place in the center of the Ballymena Town and still races to the same address to this day. Jimmy joined the Harryville HPS club and has b...