by Graham | Mar 11, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Middlefield Lane, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 The Leicestershire town of Hinckley may trigger recent memories of some greyhound racing enthusiasts regarding a venue that operated on Nutts Lane just south of the town, which closed for business during March 2007. Yet...
by Graham | Mar 10, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Louth Town Football Club, Park Avenue, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 8BY The small town of Louth adds itself to the long list of temporary Greyhound Racing venues, that once took place in the county of Lincolnshire. The sport featured during the mid 1960’s at Park...
by Graham | Mar 5, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Woodville Cricket Club, 65 Burton Rd, Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 7JE It may come as a surprise to many of us Greyhound Racing followers, that the county of Derbyshire was once a hotbed for the sport during the 1930’s, although some of these venues...
by Graham | Mar 4, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Nottingham Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 The small Leicestershire town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch is located roughly twenty miles northwest of Leicester, and becomes another town that would host Greyhound Racing for a brief spell during the 1930’s....
by Graham | Mar 2, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Langley Mill, Nottinghamshire Another of Nottinghamshire’s Greyhound Racing venues was found at Langley Mill, a small town located roughly ten miles northwest of Nottingham city centre. The track itself was situated on a section of recreational land, found at...
by Graham | Feb 28, 2019 | Middle England - East Midlands Tracks
Leicester Road, Markfield LE67 9RF The village of Markfield lies seven miles northwest of the City of Leicester, and just one mile southeast of the busy M1 motorway. It is here on the north-western outskirts of the village that Greyhound Racing once took place, with...
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