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Aub Lawson Memories by Tony Webb 


 
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Did you See?

a question from Bert Harkins

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Reg & Eileen Fearman's

Cruise around old Speedway Friends

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A new Bert Harkins Story awaits you here

(Barry Briggs - Phil Collins - & for good measure "Wild Bill" Cody)


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The Longer Way Round 
click to read Bert Harkins description of how to retire with dignity (Ove Fundin and Olle Nygren)


 

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It is our honourable secretary, Vic & wife Ann on a trip on Lake Garda when they were there for the Italian Grand Prix in Lonigo....How the other half lives!


Submitted by Bert Harkins


 

"Stars on Tour"

When Pete Wigley and his wife Chris, (who are regular visitors to our Sunderland Reunions) decided to make the long journey up north to take a caravaning holiday in Northumberland, we decided to hold a get-together at Dunstan Hill Caravan Park.
Wiggo was there for a couple of weeks.  He was joined by ex Sunderland rider Pete Wrathall and wife June who also brought up their caravan from his home in the Midlands. They were joined by former "Stars" captain Russ Dent and wife Pauline who wished they could have stayed longer than just a day. 
Another  time perhaps.  Also at the get-together was fellow reunion organiser Ian Martin who twice made the 100 mile round trip to Dunstan Hill.  Molly and I decided to invest in a tent for four nights.  It must have been 25 years since we last camped out in a tent, we must be mad camping at our age!
Still it was a good break, the weather was kind to us and we managed to take in a speedway meeting at Berwick last Saturday, which they all enjoyed immensely.
Good company, good conversation and a drink or two.......or was that three or four.......lost count really.   Anyway we all had a good time, when's the next "bash" lads?
Wiggo and Wrathy now knows their way around the North East better than I do..... where to by the best kippers and bangers etc.  Wiggo kept us all entertained with his none stop Tommy Cooper and Jethro impressions, so it was quite lively on site.  

Submitted by Bob Ferry

 

Spanish Get Together

This was taken in Spain, in June when 36 ex pat's held a get together , the largest so far, on the Costa Blanca and shows (left to right) 

Swedish international Dan Forsberg (Birmingham), the first Swede to reach a World Final, WSRA President-elect Jack Geran (Australia, Exeter, Swindon,Oxford, Leicester) and the irrepressible Split Waterman of England, Wembley, Harringay and just about every other team as well, the first man to take Parker's Pension away from Golden Helmet maestro Jack in 1951 and twice World No.2.   Dan provided the high spot of the day by leading everyone in a sing-song in tribute to his Birmingham captain, the late, great Alan Whacker Hunt.

Photo by
John Chaplin


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