by Graham | May 17, 2019 | London Area Tracks
When sifting through the list of greyhound racing venues, now and again The Mitcham Stadium pops up to suggest greyhound racing did take place at the venue. My view is that intentions were there to promote greyhound racing, but no evidence shows that meetings were...
by Graham | May 16, 2019 | South East England Tracks
T The Hampshire village of Hamble-on-Rice is situated roughly three miles south east of Southampton city centre. A cutting from a June 1953 edition of The Greyhound Owner suggests that a series of meetings were stages at Hound Corner just off Hamble Lane about a mile...
by Graham | May 16, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Retford, Nottinghamshire Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire located seven miles east of Worksop. A cutting printed in The Greyhound Owner of June 1953 suggests that meetings were being staged regularly at a venue in the town. Its exact location or how long it...
by Graham | May 16, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Another one of the Leicestershire temporary greyhound tracks, was the one found in the town of Syston, a small town situated roughly six miles northeast of Leicester. Syston was also home to a permanent greyhound track which is situated about half a mile east of its...
by Graham | May 16, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Corsham Town Football Club, Southbank, Lacock Rd, Corsham SN13 9HS The market town of Corsham is found three miles southwest of Chippenham in Wiltshire. It is known that greyhound racing took place at a temporary level during the summer of 1953 at Corsham Town’s...
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