by Graham | Jan 7, 2021 | Wales Tracks
Sandfields, Port Talbot The town of Aberavon lies in the district of Port Talbot in South Wales. It is during the early 1930’s that greyhound racing made its brief appearance there at a venue known as the Sandfields greyhound track. Having developed on wasteland at...
by Graham | Jan 4, 2021 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Staplefords Recreation Ground, Mantle Road, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 Further investigation regarding greyhound racing in Coalville reveals a third venue. The Belvoir Road venue still remains as the town’s established track, with a lesser-known venue staging...
by Graham | Jan 2, 2021 | Middle England - South East Midlands Tracks
Braybrooke Road, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 The Northamptonshire town of Desborough becomes another greyhound racing venue that had a brief operational spell during the early1930’s. The town of Desborough is located five miles northwest of...
by Graham | Oct 27, 2020 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Spencer Sports Ground, Middleton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 4RE Although Oxfordshire may not have been blessed with greyhound racing venues, yet it is this paragraph that describes another temporary track which can be added to that list. It was known as The...
by Graham | Oct 4, 2020 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Newark, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 The parish of Newark is located roughly one and a half miles northeast of the Cambridgeshire town of Peterborough. It is known that greyhound racing took place during the early 1930’s, with a local press cuttings reporting...
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