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60 Years Ago. R.I.P. Norwich.


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Enjoyed your post Norman,a regret I have is that I never got to The Firs or saw the Stars ride . I started going to Speedway in 1964 with Newport in the Prov League. It would have been great if Norwich had still been running in the first year of the BL(albeit Ove wouldn't have been allowed to ride due to the restriction on foreigners). I also never got to see the famous Norwich race jackets in action!. I guess the start of KIng's Lynn and their league entry in 1966 was in a way partly a continuation of the "Stars" I was just thinking I would guess that KL has now been running longer than Norwich did- did you and other Norwich fans transfer your support there and visit the KL track whenever you could?

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I wasn't a Norwich fan. New Cross and West Ham were my teams, but I did have a soft spot for Norwich as the first match I ever saw was New Cross v. Norwich, with the great Ove Fundin scoring an 18 point maximum.

I did hope to become a Norwich fan when, in 1964, I put down Norwich as my choice of Teacher Training College purely on the basis that I would be able to see Norwich every week. Sadly, between my application and my actually starting at college, Norwich closed! I only went to King's Lynn once.

P.S. Not only did I not see Norwich while at college, I didn't become a teacher either. If it wasn't for the fact I had a really good time at college, it would have been a complete waste of time!

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On 11/3/2024 at 10:59 AM, norbold said:

I wasn't a Norwich fan. New Cross and West Ham were my teams, but I did have a soft spot for Norwich as the first match I ever saw was New Cross v. Norwich, with the great Ove Fundin scoring an 18 point maximum.

I did hope to become a Norwich fan when, in 1964, I put down Norwich as my choice of Teacher Training College purely on the basis that I would be able to see Norwich every week. Sadly, between my application and my actually starting at college, Norwich closed! I only went to King's Lynn once.

P.S. Not only did I not see Norwich while at college, I didn't become a teacher either. If it wasn't for the fact I had a really good time at college, it would have been a complete waste of time!

But you went on to become a household name as an author!

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