Latest news

Update 9th January 2001

PREMIER LEAGUE Great Blakenham Cycle Speedway Club will be making club history in the 2001 season when they line up against the likes of Horspath, Wednesfield, Leicester, Poole, Southampton & Swindon in the British Premier League. Great Blakenham had hoped to join the Premier League in the 2000 season but plans fell through, they only had to wait for one season for their aspirations to come true. There is a launch party booked for Saturday 17th March 2001 @ Great Blakenham Village Hall starting @ 7.30pm tickets available by contacting the web site or from Terry Ashford 0860 262112 or Ivan Pike 07866 413478.With the last disco proving very popular tickets are not expected to be around long!

Great Blakenham CSC has scooped another spectacular for the region. Fighting off competition from around the country Great Blakenham will be hosting the European Club Championships. Riders from around Europe including Holland and Poland and right across Great Britain will be competing weekending 20th-21st July 2001. This is the biggest club meeting ever held @ the Mill Lane track, and plans are afoot to make it a spectacle worthy of the competition.

The club is seeking help with Temporary Tiered / Grandstand Seating for the weekend. If you have any information that may help please contact us via the web site or phone numbers as above.

Update January 7th 2001

The East Anglian Indoor Cycle Speedway Spectacular is this year sponsored by Hunting Hire Ltd. A BIG Thank you to Dave Hunting for his support. Dave has been in the sport more years than he would like to admit and has connections with Great Blakenham as a rider. The event is being promoted by Great Blakenham CSC with help from Somersham CSC and Kesgrave CSC along with long time friend of Great Blakenham Paul Jay. The date is Weekend 10th February 2001.There will be team competition and individuals for Youth & Junior racing.Watch this space for more details of program times etc. If you want to know more then contact Ivan on ivan@cycle-speedway.co.uk or phone him on 01473 288707 daytime or 07866 413478.

Five-a-side football has proved an even greater success than last season with between 15 and 20 players every Friday night. Sometimes they get carried away a bit and I have to keep reminding them that the start of the new season is not far away and we don't want to start the season with a long injury list. If you want to join in the football come down on Friday @ 7.30pm all cycle speedway riders welcome.

Works is well under way with relaying the track surface for the new season. Work started well before Christmas which was just as well considering the wet weather we have had lately. The new surface looks in good shape and work will continue right up to the start of the season.

Other work includes new electric starting gates which will be for outdoor and "freestanding indoor starting gates". Also a new container which will have workbench facilities. Plus lots more so come down and see for yourselves. As soon as the new Fixture List is available it will be posted on the web site.

Great Blakenham have been renamed thanks to increased sponsorship for the club. We are now known as B A MICROGRAPHICS\ HADLEIGH GLASS GREAT BLAKENHAM CYCLE SPEEDWAY CLUB quite a mouth full!

GB are £100 richer thanks to the computer boffin in our club Matt Slater. Matt helped a friend of the club find a long lost army friend who he hasn't seen or heard from in 42 YEARS. To show his appreciation he donated £100 to the club. Thanks Ray and thank you Matt.

Additional sponsorship

Following the British Under 14's Individuals being allocated to Great Blakenham CSC sponsorship is being sort for the event. Should you be interested to support event or any other please don't hesitate to contact Ivan Pike on ivan@cycle-speedway.co.uk