Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Is Greyhound Racing Dying?

Walthamstow’s greyhound track has closed for the final time, having been sold to make way for affordable housing.

It is rumoured that Ellesmere Port Greyhound Stadium is going the same way.

In the 1940’s England had around 80 dog tracks, and 33 were in London.  This year, it has only 30 and 3 in London: Walthamstow and Wimbledon.  Now London has only one and England may be about to lose another.

Personally, I think a trip to the dog tracks is a great day or evening out.  There’s very little advertising for it and many people I know have never been.  That’s a shame, it’s part of our British heritage.  Will there be none left before long?