Spennymoor Greyhound Stadium
After the war a site for a new greyhound track was proposed in the coal mining town in an area near the Binchester Colliery Railway.[3] By 1980 there were additional race nights on Thursday and Saturday evenings and there were six bookmakers in attendance with trials held on a Sunday.[5] The stadium holds the post war record for the shortest spell as an affiliated track from spring 1997 until January 1998.Paul Stephenson had attempted to join the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) under the permit scheme before applying for a full licence.[6] The licence was eventually granted and Spennymoor started trialling under rules before racing under the NGRC banner for the first time in June 1997.
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