by Graham | May 24, 2020 | North East England Tracks
This local press caption is dated May 11th 1928. Without doubt when discussing greyhound racing in the city of Newcastle it comes as no surprise that Brough Park instantly comes to mind. Yet looking back in time, information reveals greyhound racing did take place at...
by Graham | May 23, 2020 | South East England Tracks
Capel-Le-Ferne, Folkestone This advert printed in the local press dated November 24th 1934. Newspaper cuttings from 1934 unearths another short lived greyhound racing venue. It was found in the vicinity of Capel Le Ferne, a village located two miles east of Folkstone...
by Graham | May 16, 2020 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Hilperton Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 The early 1950’s had witnessed a mini boom of temporary Greyhound Racing venues throughout the county of Wiltshire. Yet the town of Trowbridge can boast that it staged racing at more than one venue within its vicinity. The...
by Graham | May 14, 2020 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Westbury United Football Ground, Meadow Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3AF Newspaper advertisements prove that greyhound racing took place at the Wiltshire town of Westbury during the early 1950’s. It is known that the towns football club, Westbury United, staged a...
by Graham | May 13, 2020 | Scotland Tracks
Warner Park, Stevenston, Ayrshire KA20 The Ayrshire town of Stevenston’s links to Greyhound Racing is the Granvue Stadium, a venue that operated for around thirty post war years. Yet a glimmer of information proves that another venue within the town’s vicinity...
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