The WBR is celebrating their 40th anniversary

Life is full of milestones to be celebrated and Die Westerse Birmingham Rollerklub (WBR) will be celebrating a big one this year.

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The club came into existence in 1982 when seven members had a shared vision to develop the Birmingham Roller pigeon, improve the quality of the pigeon and its performance, and to hold competitions to further the interest in the hobby.

Today, 40 years later, the WBR has gone from strength to strength with members excelling both locally, nationally and internationally with their quality birds. Some birds were imported to improve the local pool of genetics.

According to Otto Pretorius from the club, the Birmingham Roller pigeon is a performance bird and is often referred to as the acrobats of the sky with their breathtaking rolling or somersaulting. Competitions are judged by the quality and depth of the roll.

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As part of the 40th anniversary, the club will be hosting a roller pigeon show and auction on Saturday, May 21 at the Protea Bowling Club on the corner of Orange and Illovo Roads, Emmarentia. The show will start at 08:00.

All fanciers and people interested in the sport are invited to come and meet and greet current and previous members, take part in the auction of quality pigeons with great pedigrees, as well as enjoy the pigeon show.

For further information, contact the chairman of the club, Riaan Kruger on 082 467 8484 or the secretary, Louis Barnardt on 067 8177 033.