by Graham | Apr 23, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Pump Farm Equestrian Centre, Warley Gap, Brentwood, Essex The Essex town of Brentwood has seen Greyhound Racing taking place at a number of venues in its vicinity. This chapter describes possibly its most recent with evidence showed that it operated during May 1982...
by Graham | Apr 23, 2019 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Cardington Road, Bedford MK42 Another Greyhound Racing venue found in Bedford was the one situated on Cardington Road. Cardington Road is situated close to The River Great Ouse of which the local passenger ferry was often used to ferry punters back and forth across...
by Graham | Apr 23, 2019 | South East England Tracks
Long Lane, Ringwood The next temporary Greyhound Racing venture described was at Ringwood Football Club in Hampshire. The venue was located just off the B3347 Ringwood to Christchurch Road on Long Lane. The hounds were spot graded before contesting behind a Ball hare...
by Graham | Apr 23, 2019 | North East England Tracks
Birtley Welfare Football Ground, County Durham The village of Birtley lies roughly three miles north of Chester-le-Street in County Durham. Probably the village is more associated with its close proximity to the Pelaw Grange Greyhound Stadium just over a mile to the...
by Graham | Apr 23, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Oversetts Road, Newhall The small Derbyshire town of Newhall became a part of a triangle of Greyhound tracks that would operate within three miles of each other. With the Woodville track located one and a half miles southwest and Swadlincote even closer at 1. 3 miles,...
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