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The National Flying Club is a British pigeon racing club, and open to anyone in England and Wales. [42] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, pigeon racing is regulated by six independent organisations: [citation needed] Irish Homing Union (IHU) [43] [better source needed] North of England Homing Union (NEHU) [44] [failed verification]
The British Show Racer is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The British Show Racer along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia). As the name suggests, this breed was developed as an exhibition breed in Britain from local stocks of racing pigeons.
The British Homing World Show of the Year is an annual two-day gathering of pigeon fanciers held in Blackpool, England, each January. It has been described as "the Crufts of the pigeon world". [1] The event, which is organised by the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, was first held in 1972 in Doncaster. [2]
The British Homing World (BHW) is a pigeon racing weekly magazine. History and profile ... The magazine is a publication of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association, ...
The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) is a governing body for pigeon racing in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II was [1] president of the RPRA and also an enthusiastic pigeon fancier herself. [2] The RPRA has 21,000 members spread across 1,500 pigeon clubs in the UK.
The King of Rome was a racing pigeon that in 1913 won a 1,001-mile (1,611 km) race from Rome, Italy to England.The bird, a blue cock, [1] ring number NU1907DY168, [2] was owned, [3] bred and trained by [1] Charlie Hudson (born early 1870s, died 13 March 1958, aged 84 [2]), of 56 Brook Street, Derby (now demolished,
The British visual and performance artist, Victoria Melody, investigated pigeon fanciers to create a 2009 exhibition, Demographics of a Pigeon Fancier, and a 2012 theatre show, Northern Soul. The projects were the result of months spent living with British pigeon fanciers during the racing season. [19]
Pages in category "Pigeon racing" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... British Homing World; British Homing World Show of the Year;