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It is known that this region staged Greyhound Racing at other venues other than the ones listed in the MAIN TRACK list, the reason mainly due to them staging just a handful of meetings on a temporary license which would have been issued by their local council and allowed betting on one particular designated site on 8 occasions per betting year. These were generally known as ‘Flip Meetings’ or ‘eight-day tracks’.

 The list also includes venues that may have been a permanent venue with a betting license, yet limited information defies it from being amongst other permanent venues.

 If sufficient information is obtained, then the track will be transferred into the permanent section. I have to make it clear also that some venues obtained betting licenses but failed to stage meetings and therefore may not be included in the listings.

 A SUMMARY TABLE for this region now added at the end.

 CORNWALL

BUDE

 DEVON

BARNSTAPLE Bickington

BARNSTAPLE Braunton

BARNSTAPLE Rugby Ground

BIDEFORD Shebberton Racecourse

COLLUMPTON

ELBURTON, Plymouth                                                                               Newly listed 28.08.2019

EXETER Oak Marsh

PLYMOUTH Devonport

PLYMOUTH Plymstock Park

PLYMOUTH Roborough

SALTASH                                                                                     4 Captions added 21.12.2019

TORQUAY Rugby Ground                                                    Newly listed 27.08.2019

 DORSET

BLANDFORD FORUM

BOURNEMOUTH (1949)

CHICKERELL, near Weymouth

SUTTON POYNTZ, near Weymouth

THREE LEGGED CROSS Heathlands Farm

THREE LEGGED CROSS Home Farm

 SOMERSET

BATH Twerton Park                                                    Newly listed 01.09.2019

FROME Football Grd                                                    2 Captions added 26.08.2019

GLASTONBURY Fairfield

GLASTONBURY Dyehouse Lane

ILMINSTER STADIUM

WINTERBOURNE ZELSTON

YEOVIL Barwick Field

YEOVIL Huish Football Ground

YEOVIL West Hendford

SUMMARY TABLE with details of first and last meeting dates

BUDE 20 MAY 1936 Maybe 1936 Short Lived Venture
BARNSTAPLE Braunton 03 APR 1931 1930s Short Lived Venture
BARNSTAPLE Bickington 06 FEB 1937 Rac JUN 1939 Short Lived Venture
BARNSTAPLE Rugby Grd 09 MAY 1931 Rac AUG 1936 Short Lived Venture
BIDEFORD Shebbertown Racecourse 01 SEP 1927 Rac APR 1929 Short Lived Venture
COLLUMPTON TBC (n/k) TBC (n/k) FLIP 8 day track
ELBURTON, Plymouth Rac JUN 1961 Maybe 1961 FLIP 8 day track
EXETER Oak Marsh 20 JLY 1928 n/k Short Lived Venture
PLYMOUTH Devonport  + 10 OCT 1931 Rac AUG 1932 Short Lived Venture
PLYMOUTH Plymstock Park 26 MAY 1931 Rac 19 SEP 1931 Short Lived Venture
PLYMOUTH Roborough 07 APR 1928 07 APR 1928 Short Lived Venture
SALTASH Rac JLY 1993 Maybe AUG 1934 FLIP 8 day track
TORQUAY Rugby Grd Rac JLY 1960 Maybe 1960 FLIP 8 day track
BLANDFORD FORUM 31 MAY 1969 Maybe 1969 FLIP 8 day track
BOURNEMOUTH 1949 Rac SEP 1949 Maybe 1949 FLIP 8 day track
CHICKERELL nr Weymouth JAN 1950 Maybe 1950 FLIP 8 day track
SUTTON POYNTZ nr Weymouth JUN 1951 Maybe 1951 FLIP 8 day track
THREE LEGGED CROSS Heathlands Farm 22 JUN 1992 Maybe 1992 FLIP 8 day track
THREE LEGGED CROSS Home Farm Rac AUG 1983 Rac JUN 1992 FLIP 8 day track
BATH Twerton Park Rac APR 1963 Maybe 1963 FLIP 8 day track
FROME Football Grd 15 AUG 1981 Maybe 1981 FLIP 8 day track
GLASTONBURY Dyehouse Lane 23 JLY 1952 Rac 10 SEP 1952 FLIP 8 day track
GLASTONBURY Fairfield 27 MAY 1950 Rac JLY 1951 FLIP 8 day track
ILMINSTER STADIUM Rac 30 NOV 1935 Rac MAY 1937 Possible upgrade
WINTERBOURNE ZELTON 18 SEP 1982 Maybe 1982 FLIP 8 day track
YEOVIL Barwick Field 22 AUG 1931 By MAR 1932 Short Lived Venture
YEOVIL Huish Football Grd 1 12 MAY 1928 ~ Early 1930s ~ Short Lived Venture
YEOVIL West Hendford + JAN 1932 + 1932 Short Lived Venture