by Graham | Apr 8, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Old Show Football Ground, Scunthorpe Adverts found in The Greyhound Owner newspaper of 1965 reveals that greyhound racing took place at Scunthorpe United’s old football ground. Up until 1988, Scunthorpe played at a venue known as The Old Show Ground, a stadium...
by Graham | Apr 5, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
The Screeds Football Ground, Ashby, Scunthorpe Ashby Institute Football Ground in Scunthorpe, became another of Lincolnshire’s Greyhound Racing venues, that would operate under a temporary license organised by the Lincoln Ball Hare Promotions. The venue was...
by Graham | Apr 4, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
An advert appears in the greyhound owner dated 1971, appealing for entries for races over a 400-yard straight course. The hounds show that they would be spot graded and would contest behind a Ball hare type lure. The whereabouts of this venue and how else it operated...
by Graham | Mar 31, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Carr Lane, Grimsby DN32 8JP Information regarding Greyhound Racing in the Lincolnshire coastal town of Grimsby remains sketchy, but evidence is revealed that it once featured at least two different venues in the town. The first experience was in the district of West...
by Graham | Mar 31, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
The earlier of the two Grimsby Greyhound Racing venues was known as the Great Grimsby Greyhound Track. It was situated in the district of West Marsh, an industrious area located roughly one mile north of Grimsby town centre. The venue had developed on a large grazing...
by Graham | Mar 28, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Quebec Road, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, LN12 Another of the Lincolnshire seaside resorts to host greyhound racing was Mablethorpe. Mablethorpe lies between Skegness and Cleethorpes who both incidentally become host to permanent tracks. This temporary venue was known...
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