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Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottingham NG17

Greyhound Racing is known to have taken place on a temporary scale as early as 1953 and as late as September 1972 in the Nottinghamshire market town of Kirkby-in Ashfield.

Unfortunately, the adverts shown gives little information of its location or its existence, although East Kirkby is mentioned which may pinpoints its location a little more accurately.

This Greyhound Owner caption is dated June 1953.
This caption dated July 23rd 1953 mentions East Kirkby, it is presumed it is the same venue mentioned above.
This GO advert is dated May 1956. But were was The Lime Burners Arms ?
This GO caption is dated November 21st 1963.
This Greyhound Owner advert is dated September 1972.