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
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
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
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…

Fancy a real flutter? Why pigeon racing beats horsepower
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…



