briggo Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Sad news to report this morning, the passing of Billy Bales, he was 94. Condolences to family and friends RIP Billy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 I was just getting on to post this. Yeah, really sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Sad news indeed! My Dad saw him ride for Yarmouth. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Yes, very sad news. He was a regular at the annual Norwich WSRA Dinner, so I met him many times over the last 20 years or so. A really nice bloke always happy to chat about his Yarmouth and Norwich days. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25yearfan Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 A Norwich Stars, Yarmouth Bloaters and Norfolk speedway legend! Â A very good innings for a very interesting life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunce Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 Sad news indeed. Billy was a lovely guy and always a pleasure to chat to. A regular at the WSRA lunch in Norwich, Billy will be sadly missed. My condolences to his family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 Sad news indeed. R.I.P. + Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 Sorry to read about this. I recall Billy in the first year of BL (1965) I seem to recall he rode for Sheffield Tigers in that great speedway year. A nice and approachable guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 Was in the Sheffield team in 1968 when i first started going, passed his best but could still put in a good performance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazS Posted August 4, 2023 Report Share Posted August 4, 2023 had a good innings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 Both his sons Ray and Andrew both rode and Ray had a useful career especially when he moved to Mildenhall after a couple of lean years at King's Lynn. I believe that Billy's name was Raymond but he was always referred to as Billy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted August 6, 2023 Report Share Posted August 6, 2023 7 hours ago, steve roberts said: Both his sons Ray and Andrew both rode and Ray had a useful career especially when he moved to Mildenhall after a couple of lean years at King's Lynn. I believe that Billy's name was Raymond but he was always referred to as Billy? His name was Raymond Arthur Bales. Apparently, when he first started at Norwich, Stars manager Dicky Wise could never remember "Raymond", and started calling him "Billy". It just stuck... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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