RACING
2025 Birdage Cost: 75p per bird
2025 Birdage Admin Fee: 50p per member
Drug Testing & Diseases
The committee would like to draw everyone's attention (Thames N&EC FC as well as Breeder Buyer and Gold Ring participants) to RPRA rule 199 and Appendix G in the RPRA 2022 Rules relating to drugs which I have attached.
Please can everyone also be vigilant for fat eye (highly contagious), sickness and other diseases. Marking station markers can turn pigeons away if a disease is suspected.
Race Programme
14.08.25 Race Programme Changes
We had to move from Yeovil as there is bird flu there and unfortunately everyone else has had to move from there meaning Wincanton is very busy. With the weather, possible mist at lib site and the libsite not being the best when there are lots of lorries onsite, Adrian is rightly concerned he may not be able to get the YBs away early on Saturday. For these reasons we are changing to BLANDFORD this weekend.
05.08.25 Race Programme Changes
The works at Littlehampton have now been completed so we will revert back to Littlehampton for race 23 on 13/08/25 and race 26 on 30/08/25.
Due to Avivan Bird Flu being in the Yeovil area, the RPRA have notified us that we are unable to go there for race 24 on 16/08/25 so we will be going to Wincanton instead.
10.01.25: Please read the information at the bottom of the race programme as there maybe some changes from last season such as:
there will be no snowball
there is a midweek race towards the start of the season
there are three midweek races in July/August with split liberations
2024 breeder buyer roll over
Transfers
All rings should be in the name of the racer.
The RPRA now offer free online transfers if both parties have a registered email address using the link below, alternatively you can download a transfer form and transfer rings in the usual way.
Distances
Distances are in loft number numerical order.
Last Updated 23.06.25 (incl. new Pau & Perpignan)
Race Entry Sheets
For all rubber entry's a race entry sheet must be completed for each race.
Trainers should also be noted down.
Vaccination
3 Vaccination Certificates should be provided to your marking station secretary prior to racing. Two of these will be placed and kept on each of the transporters for the full season and the third copy will be kept by your marking station.