by Graham | Apr 8, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Old Show Football Ground, Scunthorpe Adverts found in The Greyhound Owner newspaper of 1965 reveals that greyhound racing took place at Scunthorpe United’s old football ground. Up until 1988, Scunthorpe played at a venue known as The Old Show Ground, a stadium...
by Graham | Apr 8, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Crittall Sports Ground Track / Braintree Town Football Club, Cressing Road Stadium, Clockhouse Way, Braintree, Essex CM7 3DE The Essex town of Braintree becomes another town that has hosted Greyhound Racing at more than one venue. Although Braintree’s first...
by Graham | Apr 8, 2019 | South East England Tracks
Lyndhurst Road, New Forest, Brocklehurst, Hampshire It was during 1980,1981 and 1982, that the weekly Greyhound Owner newspaper advertised the sport at the New Park Farm Racecourse, a location found just off Lyndhurst Road in New Forest, Hampshire. New Park Farm is...
by Graham | Apr 6, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Lower Road, Mountnessing, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 The Essex town and the surrounds of Brentwood have hosted Greyhound Racing at more than one venue over the years. This chapter covers the one that featured during the early 1930’s, just outside a small village...
by Graham | Apr 6, 2019 | North East England Tracks
Hebburn. Tyne and Wear NE31 1UN. The small mining town of Hebburn become another town in the northeast to host Greyhound Racing. Plans had been passed in 1944 to construct a venue worthy of accommodating 6,000 patrons. Little is known regarding location and...
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