by Graham | Mar 28, 2021 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Reading-Wokingham Road, Winnersh, Reading Berkshire RG41 Newspaper cuttings reveal that a Greyhound and Whippet track existed near Loddon Bridge, a structure situated northwest of the village of Winnersh in in the county of Berkshire. The village of Winnersh itself...
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 | 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 | Apr 15, 2020 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Broughton Crossing, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 It seems the districts around the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury had been blessed with Greyhound Racing throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s. Although no permanent venue had been constructed within many...
by Graham | Oct 18, 2019 | Middle England - South West Midlands Tracks
Drayton, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 Drayton is a village and civil parish located about 2 miles south of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. A letter printed in The Greyhound Owner newspaper dated September 11th 1992 shows that events were promoted in the village during...
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