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Pigeon fanciers flock to seaside town for show

Louise Sayers/BBC Winning pigeons are lined up with rosettes in their cages and plaques above as people stand in a group beside them chatting to each otherLouise Sayers/BBC
Louise Sayers/BBC Rows of cages are lined up on tables in Blackpool's Winter Gardens, each containing a pigeon as fanciers wander up and down the aisles looking at them.Louise Sayers/BBC
The winners on display at the British Homing World Show
Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to Blackpool

Pigeon fanciers from around the world have flocked to a seaside town for their annual show.

The British Homing World Show was held in Blackpool is thought to have attracted about 15,000 visitors over the weekend.

The event at the Lancashire resort's Winter Gardens featured show classes for more than 1,000 pigeons as well as the racer competition.

Two years ago, the event took place without any birds after an outbreak of avian flu.

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