Hellingly Lions heat leader, Steven Archer’s season has come to an abrupt end as a crash in a South Eastern Division 2 Match resulted in a broken bone in his Foot. In the very first heat of the Division 2 match Archer tangled with a Kesgrave rider which resulted in an exclusion and facial cuts. Cleaned up by Kesgrave’s first […]
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Team moral was at an all time high at Hellingly after snatching two league points from Great Blakenham 7 days ago, so the arrival of the Ipswich Eagles held no fears for the Lions at the Lower Dicker Rec. Sadly, it was not to be, with no one willing to officiate with the whistle it was home legend Martyn Hollebon […]
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After the Lions being taken to the cleaners two weeks ago in both Div 1 & 2, it was time to take on the league leaders Great Blakenham who have only been beaten once to date this season. With their heat leader trio of Brooke, Osborne and Peck all present, expectation of a victory was somewhat wishful thinking for the […]
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After last week’s cancellation of the Cycle Speedway calendar due to the snow, it was all systems go for the Lions this weekend, with a short trip to East London for their first league encounter of the season. The match was to be only at Div 2 level, as the Londoner’s had elected not to contest Div 1 this season. […]
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Hellingly’s Barry Carpenter runs the London Marathon in April, and while he’s training hard and shifted plenty of pounds in the process, he reflected on his motivations for entering the marathon and how he wants to give back after falling on hard times as a teenager. Writing on Facebook earlier he told his inspiring and emotional story, it’s well worth […]
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Hellingly arrived at the East London circuit bathed in glorious sunshine to be met with a full strength London side. After a few laps to warm up, the Lions found the track a bit loose in places but very fast. This was the final league match for both teams, and the result was not going to effect either teams league […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators entertained Hellingly Lions from Sussex in the South East & Eastern Leagues and ran out winners in both matches by ten points. The first team established a six point lead in heat 5 with a 7-3 win from Olly Buxton and Josh Herring. After that the Hawks did just enough to maintain or extend the lead before […]
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On a bright sunny afternoon at Eaton Park, Norwich welcomed the visit of Hellingly for a South East and East division one and two match. It was a busy weekend for the Hellingly riders, travelling to Norfolk after staging the South East GP on Saturday at their own track. The vistors took an early lead in heat 1 from the […]
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It was the turn of Hellingly to host the fourth round of the BYJL/SEGP on a beautifully sunny day at the picturesque track. For most of the youngsters, this was their first encounter with the unique, tricky and technical track with many finding it difficult. U8 championship leader, Kesgrave’s Oliver Edmunds, looked extremely confident as he attacked from the off, […]
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The Lions circuit was saturated after heavy rain by the time officials arrived at 10:30am. Only after hours of raking, rolling, tyre packing and watering by Hellingly’s volunteers was the track raceable, and in the end turned out to be a first class raceway in time to welcome Kesgrave Panthers. Dubbed “the battle of the wilcats”, it began with the […]
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Ahead of their trip to Sussex for their South East and East regional fixture, most of the Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators team traveled down to Hellingly Saturday afternoon for a stop over at the seaside. After a freshen up, they headed in to Eastbourne for food and one or two drinks. On Sunday morning, they visited a local cafe for a full […]
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Hellingly Lions staged their AGM and awards evening on 25th November, after an enjoyable season in 2016. At the start of the year, the club had made the winter switch, moving from South and South Wales across to the Eastern region. It was a decision that everybody at the club had felt was a good move. Finishing the season 4th […]
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Celebrating 70 years of Cycle Speedway, Hellingly Lions are pleased to announce plans for a series of four Championship of Sussex meetings to be held over the weekend of 30th September-1st October 2017. As riders prepare to travel to Australia for the world championships, meetings will be held in all the major categories, Junior, Seniors, Veterans and Women’s and it is […]
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Hellingly Lions are looking to raise money for their 70th anniversary celebrations, due to take place in Sussex next year. Chairman Barry Carpenter, has written to local councillors and sports groups appealing for help to raise money for the big weekend: Dear Sirs, Hellingly Lions cycle speedway club are 70 years old next year, with the club formed in the winter […]
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For the first time in over 15 years the Hellingly Lions club staged a round of the BYJL on Saturday 10th September. The South and South Wales region continue their regional rounds after the initial four rounds. The weather forecast had been changeable all week but with visitors from Exeter and Poole both reporting driving through the wet stuff up to 40 […]
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Hethersett Hawks/Myhill Decorators welcomed Sussex side Hellingly Lions to the Memorial Playing Field for the first time in South East League action and a thoroughly entertaining and sporting fixture ensued. A Herring/Buxton 7-3 win in heat 2 with Buxton holding off a strong challenge gave the Hawks the lead which they extended to eight points by heat 6 as Hellingly […]
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Hellingly Lions traveled to Hethersett on Sunday for a South East League fixture. Neil Hollebon took the chequered flag in heat 1 but with the Norfolk duo taking the all important 2nd and 3rd places the heat was shared 5-5. Heat 2 saw Jesse Moore slip on the first bend with Steven Archer just unable to get the better of […]
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Graham Robins has been snapping away again! Graham and his camera were in action at Poole for the BYJL South & South West Regional Round 5. See some of his shots in the gallery below! Results U8’s 1st Scott Rowles (Poole) 2nd Max Parry (Poole) 3rd Zac Davey (Exeter) U10’s 1st JJ Wildian (Exeter) 2nd Joe Horren (Poole) 3rd Oliver […]
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