33/18 News was saddened to learn that former Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway rider Les McIlwaine has passed away. Les rode for the Bees during the 1960’s along with the likes of John Harrhy, John Smith, Bob Colley, John O’Leary, Bronco Lane, Keith Smith, and Barry Shapley. Les was a real character whose trademark style of gating involved just having his […]
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David Farrow, a former Trimley regular who rode for the Tigers in the 1980’s, passed away on Wednesday 5th December after a short fight with cancer. His funeral will be held at Seven Hills Crematorium, 18th December at 3.45pm and afterwards at Kesgrave Community Centre, Twelve Acre Approach. Dress code: black with a splash of colour. All welcome 33/18 news […]
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Brian Barnett’s funeral will be on Friday November 16th at The Thames View Crematorium, Gravesend Road, Shorne DA12 3JH at 1pm. Shirley, one of his sisters is having a small get-together afterwards at hers. She lives in Cooling near Rochester but parking is very limited there as it’s a small village with no pavements.
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We received the sad news on Sunday evening that Brian Barnett, a former rider, avid Cycle Speedway fan and photographer, was announced as the cyclist killed in an early morning accident in South East London last week. East London CSC’s Kevin Smith has paid tribute to Brian, talking to 33/18 News: “Brain had raced for East London for several seasons, […]
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Former long standing servant of the Cycle Speedway scene in Coventry, Les Grimes (pictured wearing number 3), sadly passed away last Sunday evening. Father of current British champion Myke, Les had suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease for many years. He was 69 years of age. He came from a golden era of the sport in the Godiva city in the sixties […]
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Frank Knight, Life President of the Sheffield Stars Club sadly passed away last weekend. Frank had been involved with cycle speedway since 1978, when his son (Jeb) joined the Stradbroke Arrows. He was soon the team’s manager, and took on most roles (including the most difficult of all, a referee). When the Sheffield teams merged in 1985, to form one […]
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Well respected racer, Frank Finnigan, has sadly passed away at the age of 68. Tributes flooded in when son, Chris, broke the news on social media at the weekend. Mike Hack leads the tribute for 33/18 News. I am saddened to report that Frank Finnigan passed away on Thursday 12th January 2017, at the age of 68. Frank was an […]
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The sport of Cycle Speedway will be saddened and shocked to learn of the untimely death of my wife’s brother-in-law, Roger Farrell (pictured right), after a short but brave and painful battle with cancer. In the boom years of the 70s, 80s and early 90s , riders came and riders went, but Roger was one of the leading lights in […]
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Horspath Hammers will pay tribute to one of Oxfordshire’s iconic Cycle Speedway personalities, Peter “Chalky” White, before this Sunday’s Elite League match against Poole Comets. “Chalky” started at the old Littlemore Falcons in the Southern League in the 60s, before switch to Horspath after their demise in 1965, for the first of two lengthy spells at The Village. In between […]
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Friend and Bury colleague, John Burston, has written to us with an obituary for the late, great John Whiting. John Whiting died on Friday evening after being ill for some months, and finally succumbing to the effects of pancreatic cancer in hospital, with his family at his bedside. John had ridden for around 45 years and during that time he […]
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As tributes for Dave Hunting, who passed away earlier this week, flood into social media, we reflect on Dave’s life and character through this fitting tribute written to us by Joe McLaughlin.
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