Home Contact Us Stadia Pix Articles All About You Riders to Remember
DVDs Books Pictures Archive Dream Teams Programme Generator
28/01/2024
1975/76 NZ v England
Your Feedback
 
17/12/2023
DVD: Great Races of the 80s
What's Wrong With Ambition?
Your Feedback
 
29/10/2023
Book Review: Walthamstow
When the Rangers Roared
High Beech Revival of 1954
Your Feedback
 
16/10/2023
Western Springs Winged Wheels
Grand Pricks?
Your Feedback
 
01/10/2023
Blind Speedway Rider
Track Pix: Oxford
Farcical Guest
Your Feedback
 
17/09/2023
The Ole Olsen Tapes
Dream Team: Richard Cleaver
Plus Points
Your Feedback
 
23/07/2023
1974/75 BL V New Zealand
Heat Details Required
Your Feedback
 
04/06/2023
Northside Arena
 
14/05/2023
Review: Tigers at White City
Your Feedback
 
19/03/2023
How to halt the decline
 
12/03/2023
NZ v Poland - 1st Test
NZ v Poland - 2nd Test
NZ v Poland - 3rd Test
NZ v Poland - 4th Test
 
05/03/2023
Track Pictures: North Brisbane
It's All About You: Lionel King
Your Feedback
 
15/01/2023
Dream Team : Geoff Langley
Your Feedback
 
04/01/2023
Gerald Dunn's JAP
Your Feedback
 
27/12/2022
1975 World Final. Heat 20.
Your Feedback
 
11/12/2022
Peter Collins Autobiography
Your Feedback
 
23/11/2022
DVD Review: 70s - A to Z
Your Feedback


Sunderland Reunion 2005
By Bob Ferry

The Sunderland reunion held on Saturday the 19th November was a great success, and many guests said that it was the best yet. The proceeds which are being donated to the proposed Speedway museum at Paradise Park look like being in the region of £400 plus. I think you will agree that it's not bad for a track that has been closed for over thirty years!

Ex Sunderland riders who attended were Russ Dent, George Barclay, Brian Havelock, Peter Wrathall, Andy Meldrum, John Robson and Lloyd Dobson. Guest riders included Chris Morton, Dave Morton, Pete Wigley, Rob Grant snr and Jnr, Dai Evans, Scott Robson, Alan Butterfield, Norman Redmond, and Russ Hodgson. Also from the 1964 Saints team Ray Day.

As the disco played "Simply the best" and "We're going to make this a night to remember", we are left to reflect "it certainly was"

Pictures courtesy of Colin Poole

Image is Loading
Russ Dent and George Barclay

Image is Loading
Brian Havelock and Andy Meldrum

Image is Loading
Ray Day - A Sunderland Star in 1964

Image is Loading
All the former Sunderland riders

Image is Loading
Russ Dent and Brian Havelock

Image is Loading
Ray Day and former Newcastle & Bradford rider Norman Redmond

Image is Loading
A group shot of all the riders in attendance

 

This article was first published on 25th November 2005


 

  • Peter Reid:

    "Wish I could have been there, always have fond memories of Sunderland and how Bill Thomas used to let me sneak in - I earned it by collecting the helmet colours off the riders. Do my bit now by donating to John Robson's son (Stuart).

  • David Horner:

    "A great set of photos. I remember a lot of the riders over the years. I started watching speedway in 1950 at Bradford's Odsal stadium in the days of Arthur Forrest, Oliver Hart and Eddie Rigg just to name a few. I was on the track staff at Halifax in the seventies and we still have the occasional reunions with the former riders. Great days."

    [ Use Mobile Version ]
     

     

    Comment on this Article | Contact Us | Go Back to Main Menu

  •    Please leave your comments on this article or on the site as a whole