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Wimbledon Stadium,
the scene of so much fantastic greyhound-racing history, has closed.
The stadium had actually ended up in the hands Irish debt-management
agency NAMA, who then sold it to Galliard Homes. Plans were
submitted to London Council by
Galliards to build a football stadium and houses and despite rival
plans by Paschal
Taggart to rebuild the greyhound stadium, Galliards received
permission from the authorities. The last race-night took place on
25th March 2017.
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The
plans by Galliard Homes were opposed by residents of
Wimbledon Park
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and residents of Wandsworth also expressed
their opposition to the plans
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A petition to save the stadium was
organised by the stock car racing community, supported by the
greyhound folk.
https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-mp-boris-johnson-mp-save-wimbledon-stadium-for-the-nation
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semi-finals of the greyhound derby on May 24th 2014, were also a
celebration of the history of the stadium and the early days of
greyhound racing. Mick The Miller featured heavily in that night`s
race-card, the front cover of which was a copy of the first
Wimbledon race-card of 19th May 1928.
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For Mick The Miller`s race-record at Wimbledon
click here
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SHOW OF PASSION ( February 2014)
On February 24th 2014, a `Show Of Passion` gathering was
held by greyhound lovers in London.
You can show your support for Wimbledon`s
redevelopment by joining the peaceful gathering of greyhound lovers
at City Hall, London on Feb 17th at 2pm.
Click below links for details;
Irish Greyhound Board
(Irish travel details)
Irish Greyhound Board
(London travel details)
Racing Post
Greyhound-Data
Wimbledon Greyhound Owners Association
We Want Wimbledon (Facebook)
We Want Wimbledon
(Twitter)
Greyhound
Star
Wimbledon Action Day (Twitter)
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Drawings of the alternative proposal by Paschal Taggart.
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