Helen Power of the North East Homing Union pigeon fanciers shows five-year-old Sophie Campbell of Sunderland a pair of pigeons during a demonstration of historical past times at Beamish Museum in County Durham. The event was part of the national Museums at Night, late-night-opening programme

Pigeon fancying at Beamish Museum

Posted on May 21st, 2012

Photos from Beamish Museum’s special2012 Museums at Night opening in May 2012. Cultural and heritage venues throughout the country took part in this festival, during which The Pit Village in the Beamish Museum opened at…

West London racing pigeon owners don’t fancy their chances against hospital resident

Posted on May 11th, 2012

West London racing pigeon owners fear their birds will soon be on the menu of a deadly feathered resident – a peregrine falcon. Local pigeon fanciers say the arrival of chicks in the peregrine’s nest…

Nottinghamshire racing pigeon owners don’t fancy their chances against church resident

Posted on May 10th, 2012

Racing pigeon owners fear their birds will soon be on the menu of a local and deadly church resident – a peregrine falcon. Nottinghamshire pigeon fanciers say the arrival of eggs in the peregrine’s nest…

Aylesbury racing pigeon owners don’t fancy their chances against town’s new residents

Posted on April 27th, 2012

AYLESBURY’S racing pigeon owners fear their birds will soon be on the menu of the town’s feathered resident – a peregrine falcon. Local pigeon fanciers say the arrival of eggs in the peregrine’s nest above…

Pigeon racing facts: 1/ The Queen is the sport’s patron 2/ Racing pigeons cost about 10p a day to look after and can win £10,000-£30,000 in jackpot races 3/ Racing pigeons can fly much further and faster than racehorses 4/ The most expensive racing pigeon sold for $328,000 earlier this year 5/ There are 40,000 pigeon racing enthusiasts in the UK

Fancy a real flutter? Why pigeon racing beats horsepower

Posted on April 12th, 2012

The financial hurdles of breeding your own racehorse are more daunting than tackling Becher’s Brook on a donkey. A look to the skies at Aintree this weekend, could bring another thoroughbred into view: one of…