Tag: obituary

33/18 News has learnt that former Thurrock rider Neil Lester passed away on Wednesday evening after a battle with cancer. Neil is pictured below in action in the British Under 21’s Individual Championship in 1992 Condolences go out to his family and friends at this time

Sent in by Les Gustafson A belated obituary notice, as Edmund passed away last Summer, just a few days short of his 90th birthday. He is shown above with his team, the Holy Cross Demons of Wallsend on Tyne. His name may not be known to many in the sport unless they have visited the Newcastle CS History site, but […]

33/18 News has learnt that former Hampden rider Ronnie Young passed away on Tuesday 4th January. Here’s how his death was reported by Doug Nicolson on Facebook’s I was (or still am) a Cycle Speedway rider: “Hugely saddened to post that Hampden’s Ronnie Young passed away today after a brave battle with Hodgkins Lymphoma. One of the founder members of […]

33/18 News has learnt that Stuart Howarth, long time chairman of the Bury club and father to Neil Howarth, has died. Neil posted this statement on Facebook’s “I was (or still am) a Cycle Speedway rider” page: “Some of the Cycle Speedway family are already aware that my dad, Stuart Howarth, long time Chairman of Bury Cycle Speedway, died last Thursday, […]

33/18 News has learnt of the sad news that Wednesfield club member Samuel Bentley passed away in The Manor Hospital, Walsall on Wednesday 18th August. Samuels daughter Jenna published the following statement on Facebook: “My mom myself and family would like to say a massive thank you for all the nice words, support, flowers and cards my mom is overwhelmed. […]

33/18 News has received the sad news that Ivan Wells, father of Kevin & Ian Wells, passed away on Monday 9th August Ivan was involved with the setting up and running of both Eaton CSC on Eaton Park, Norwich and the Harford track in Norwich. It was in the eighties that Harford held the inaugural Young England v Young Australia, […]

Alan Taylor has sent in this tribute to Derek Garnett: “Derek’s amazing cycle speedway career started in 1950 as one of the founder members of the Offerton Devils club. His ability soon started to show itself as he helped his fledgling team of young riders finish runners-up in the Manchester & Stockport League Division Two in 1952 and by 1954 were […]

33/18 News has just received the very sad news that one of Cycle Speedway’s greatest riders, Derek Garnett, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday 16th March after a long illness. Derek was runner-up in the 1962 World Final at Edinburgh, British Champion in 1963, 1965, 1968 and 1972 plus he was the inaugural British Over 40’s champion in […]

33/18 News has learnt of the passing of Ron Vaulter, who started, or was involved in starting, many South Devon cycle Speedway tracks in the late 40s and 50s, including Shaldon Kestrels. Ron was 100. Everyone in Cycle Speedway and all at 33/18 News send their sincerest condolences to Ron’s family and friends

33/18 News has received the sad news that former Poole captain Richard Clanfield died on Saturday November 7th aged 51Richard appeared in numerous national finals and was an England international. He joined the Poole club in the early 1980’s and during that decade he competed in Under 15, Junior, Youth and Senior British Team Finals becoming one of the very […]

33/18 News has just learned the sad news that Steve Hewitt, a Coventry rider in the 1980’s, passed away on Sunday 18th October Condolences to Steve’s family and friends at this difficult time