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 RAYLEIGH GREYHOUND STADIUM

This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the stadium. I am indebted to Richard English for the scans of badges on this page.

 
On the outskirts of Southend, Rayleigh Weir Stadium held its first greyhound meeting in 1948. It shared the venue with speedway later that year and continued to do so for the next 25 years. Once speedway finished in 1973 the writing was on the wall for greyhound racing at the venue, and the final meeting took place on 8th March 1974.
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This section gives a comprehensive picture of the badges produced by the track throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of glimpses of its history. For those wishing to undertake further research we can recommend a visit to

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 where further reading can be undertaken.
Rayleigh GC.JPG (19779 bytes)      
       

If you have rare Rayleigh badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net