by Graham | Jan 21, 2019 | # Other Memorabilia #
I may never have seen a cavalry charge or even sampled the start of a Grand National at Aintree, but the nearest I have come to it was when Belle Vue Manchester introduced 8 dog racing in May 1971. Although I was only twelve at the time, I was there, and I remember it...
by Graham | Jan 21, 2019 | # Other Memorabilia #
Without doubt one of the most talked about sporting venues in the world has got to be England’s Wembley stadium. Its vast history mainly relating to football has been the topic of conversion by millions across all five continents. Yet very few know that...
by Graham | Jan 21, 2019 | # Other Memorabilia #
Sorry I mean This Is Your Life, a television programme that revealed the lives of certain celebrities more recognised by the older generation that featured regularly on TV for decades. Although a number of other celebrities presented the programme, the link between...
by Graham | Jan 21, 2019 | # Other Memorabilia #
The mention of Stamford Bridge in conversion today relates directly to Chelsea Football Club, but to many of their followers, probably only a handful can remember that it once hosted Greyhound Racing. OK it is more than fifty years since a greyhound raced around the...
by Graham | Jan 21, 2019 | # Other Memorabilia #
Scurlogue Champ and Ballyregan Bob could be classed as the greatest two greyhounds that ever graced the UK greyhound tracks during the 1980’s. Yet it is Scurlogue Champ that is discussed in this paragraph, a black dog whelped during July 1982. He was purchased...
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