by Graham | May 2, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
St Andrews Football Ground, Lincoln It was during the mid 1960’s that greyhound racing featured at yet another venue in the city of Lincoln. This time it was at St Andrews football ground in the district of Sincil Bank, close to the city professional football...
by Graham | Apr 30, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottingham NG17 Greyhound Racing is known to have taken place on a temporary scale as early as 1953 and as late as September 1972 in the Nottinghamshire market town of Kirkby-in Ashfield. Unfortunately, the adverts shown gives little information of...
by Graham | Apr 27, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Kirkby Woodhouse, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottingham NG17 Another unfamiliarised greyhound track gets a mention on the net is the one that lies in the small Nottinghamshire village of Kirkby Woodhouse. The village is more or less situated south of Kirkby-in-Ashfield and...
by Graham | Apr 27, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Manby Airfield, Lincolnshire The closure of the ex-permanent Skegness Greyhound Stadium in 1990, brought together the support of local owners and trainers. The approach to carry on the sport of Greyhound Racing in the Lincolnshire area had seen them lay a straight...
by Graham | Apr 27, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Hykeham Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 It seems that the city and the surrounds of Lincoln has seen more Greyhound Racing than any other areas across the UK regarding temporary tracks. This chapter describes the one known as the Highfield Track, which was situated...
by Graham | Apr 25, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
A greyhound track run by the Lincoln Greyhound Racing Association was called The Rope Walk. Its first meeting came on the 4th of June 1932, with two meetings being held during the day, with one staged in the afternoon, the other in the evening. Its exact location is...
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