Guest Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) 1991 and 2005. Both years marked closures for speedway at Wimbledon. I attended both closure meetings at Plough Lane. Did anyone else? Edited May 4, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangerBoy Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 went to the last stock car meeting if interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 10 hours ago, gustix said: 1991 and 2005. Both years marked closures for speedway at Wimbledon. I attended both closure meetings at Plough Lane. Did anyone else? Yep went to both, also went to the last ever speedway meetings at West Ham, Wembley, White City, Crayford and Hackney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) There have been Posts about attendance at the last speedway and stock car meetings at Wimbledon, for a 'hat trick of lasts' who went to the stadium's last greyhound meeting? Edited May 4, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 48 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Yep went to both, also went to the last ever speedway meetings at West Ham, Wembley, White City, Crayford and Hackney. I was with you at Wembley, White City, and Hackney... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 22 minutes ago, chunky said: I was with you at Wembley, White City, and Hackney... The last ever at Crayford was on a wednesday night, which was unusual. The supernational final against Newcastle. The programme notes had no mention of any potential closure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, cityrebel said: The last ever at Crayford was on a wednesday night, which was unusual. The supernational final against Newcastle. The programme notes had no mention of any potential closure. Sadly off topic but how many seasons was there oval track car racing at Crayford. How did attendances compare with speedway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, gustix said: There have been Posts about attendance at the last speedway and stock car meetings at Wimbledon, for a 'hat trick of lasts' who went to the stadium's last greyhound meeting? Why stick with a hat-trick? Who went to the last darts tournament at Wimbledon Stadium? Yes, there were some big tournaments at Plough Lane, and I played in the last two there in 1985 (the B&W Classic, and the London Gold Cup Pairs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 5 hours ago, chunky said: Why stick with a hat-trick? Who went to the last darts tournament at Wimbledon Stadium? Yes, there were some big tournaments at Plough Lane, and I played in the last two there in 1985 (the B&W Classic, and the London Gold Cup Pairs). Bet you had a game of squash on the last day, just to top it all off !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, chunky said: Why stick with a hat-trick? Who went to the last darts tournament at Wimbledon Stadium? Yes, there were some big tournaments at Plough Lane, and I played in the last two there in 1985 (the B&W Classic, and the London Gold Cup Pairs). ...and they had so much prestige the main local newspaper did not mention them! Edited May 5, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 58 minutes ago, gustix said: ...and they had so much prestige the main local newspaper did not mention them! The benchmark of 'prestige' is if the Wimbledon Guardian does a report !!! Hold yer head in shame Chunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, iris123 said: The benchmark of 'prestige' is if the Wimbledon Guardian does a report !!! Hold yer head in shame Chunky I assume gustix has a complete collection of the Wimbledon Guardian to which he can refer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, gustix said: ...and they had so much prestige the main local newspaper did not mention them! Well, the field at the Gold Cup Pairs included two World Champions, and it wasn't often we could say that about the speedway! Not in the 1980's, anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, iris123 said: The benchmark of 'prestige' is if the Wimbledon Guardian does a report !!! Hold yer head in shame Chunky 14 minutes ago, chunky said: I assume gustix has a complete collection of the Wimbledon Guardian to which he can refer? The newspaper I was referring to was the bi-weekly South London Press, published Tuesday (audit then 30,000) and Friday (audit then 70,000). As I recall the Wimbledon Guardian was a 'freebie'! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_London_Press Edited May 5, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, gustix said: The newspaper I was referring to was the bi-weekly South London Press, published Tuesday (audit then 30,000) and Friday (audit then 70,000). As I recall the Wimbledon Guardian was a 'freebie'! So? The South London Press wasn't the "local" newspaper, as it covered the whole of South London. Actually, the main local paper then - and I'm sure you remember this, Doug - would possibly have been the the Wimbledon Borough News! I can't remember when that folded... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, chunky said: So? The South London Press wasn't the "local" newspaper, as it covered the whole of South London. Actually, the main local paper then - and I'm sure you remember this, Doug - would possibly have been the the Wimbledon Borough News! I can't remember when that folded... That's right. I was only pulling John's leg anyway. I knew what he was referring to. But you are right and I don't think it was free either. Also see the Guardian has changed it's name to Wimbledon Times now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, chunky said: So? The South London Press wasn't the "local" newspaper, as it covered the whole of South London. Actually, the main local paper then - and I'm sure you remember this, Doug - would possibly have been the the Wimbledon Borough News! I can't remember when that folded... ...and the SouthLondon Press survives! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_London_Press Edited May 5, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, iris123 said: That's right. I was only pulling John's leg anyway. I knew what he was referring to. But you are right and I don't think it was free either. Also see the Guardian has changed it's name to Wimbledon Times now Nope, the Borough News wasn't free. A big paper with a lot of stuff in it for a local edition though. Always enjoyed reading it when I was at my nan and grandad's in Quicks Rd. Edited May 5, 2020 by chunky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, gustix said: ...and the SouthLondon Press survives! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_London_Press Even without you ? How? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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