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Iwade Kent Crusaders
The Sittingbourne Crusaders formerly the Iwade Kent Crusaders were a British speedway team based in Iwade, Kent. England who raced in the Conference League. History The Iwade training track was initially built in 1971 by Ivor Thomas and his brother, former Hackney Hawks rider Barry Thomas, whilst he was still a rider for the Canterbury Crusaders, the team whose colours and name Sittingbourne represented. When the Canterbury Crusaders closed in 1987, the supporters club remained active in attempts to bring back speedway to Kent. In late 1993, they helped improve the Iwade training track to league standards. A team called the Iwade Kent Crusaders were one of four news clubs to enter the 1994 British League Division Three season. They were led by promoter Terry Whibberley who spent over £80,000 in improving the track but at the end of July, Whibberley pulled out due to poor health and put the track up for sale, resulting in the team withdrawing from the league. The circuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwade Speedway
Iwade Speedway is a motorcycle speedway venue approximately four miles north of Sittingbourne in Kent. The track is located off Old Ferry Road, on the site of a former gun site. History The Iwade training track was initially built in 1971 by Ivor Thomas and his brother, former Hackney Hawks rider Barry Thomas, whilst he was still a rider for the Canterbury Crusaders.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The site would later serve as the Swale Banger Racing Iwade Raceway. The site was then taken over by Chris Galvin (father of Andy Galvin). In 1986, Wally Mawdsley retired and the Kingsmead Stadium and Canterbury Crusaders, lease was taken over by Chris Galvin. Galvin would allow the Canterbury riders to practice on the Iwade training track but unfortunately the team was forced to disband on 31 October 1987, when the Canterbury Council refused to renew the Kingsmead Stadium lease. However, the Iwade Speedway track continued as a training track unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Academy League
The 1995 Academy League was the second tier/division of British speedway. It was effectively the same division of teams that had competed in the 1994 British League Division 3 but was renamed because the British League Division 1 and 2 had merged. Summary Iwade speedway returned under a new promotion and new team name of Sittingbourne Crusaders. Cleveland Bays withdrew during the season and their results were expunged. The title was won by Berwick Bandits who had also won the previous season's Division 3 title. Final league table Cleveland Bays withdrew. Fixtures & results Academy League Knockout Cup The 1995 Academy League Knockout Cup was the 28th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. It was only the tier two competition because the Division 1 & 2 had merged, this meant that the newly formed Academy League was tier two of British speedway at the time. Berwick Bandits were awarded the Cup following a first leg final victory, Stoke did not hold the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Speedway Conference League
The 2008 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British Motorcycle speedway, speedway. Summary The title was won by Weymouth Wildcats who won the playoffs. Final league table Fixtures & results Play-offs Final ---- ---- Conference League Knockout Cup The 2008 National League Knockout Cup, Conference League Knockout Cup was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup (speedway), Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Plymouth Devils were the winners. First round Semi-finals Final ---- ---- Conference Trophy * Plymouth 94 Boston 88 Riders' Championship Benji Compton won the National League Riders' Championship, Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Rye House Stadium. Pairs The National League Pairs Championship, Pairs Championship was held at the Wessex Stadium, on 31 May. The event was won by James Cockle (speedway rider), James Cockle and Simon Lambert (speedway rider), Simon Lambert of the Boston. Semi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Speedway Conference League
The 2007 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway. Summary The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions for the second successive year. Scunthorpe also won the Knockout Cup, Conference Trophy and Conference League Fours. Their leading rider was Tai Woffinden who also won the Conference League Riders' Championship. The Oxford Lions took their senior side team name Oxford Cheetahs following the withdrawal of the senior side from the 2007 Elite League speedway season. In June 2007, businessman Allen Trump invested in the club (also sponsoring the club via LCD Publishing) to secure the lease on the track and the Cheetahs completed the 2007 season in the Conference League, replacing their junior side the Oxford Lions. Final league table Key *HW=Home win *HD=Home draw *HL=Home loss *AW=Away win *AD=Away draw *AL=Away loss Fixtures & results Play-offs Final ---- ---- Conference League Knockout Cup The 2007 Conference League Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Speedway Conference League
The 2005 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway. Summary The title was won by Oxford Silver Machine Academy, junior club of the Oxford Cheetahs. Final league table Fixtures & results Conference League Knockout Cup The 2005 Conference League Knockout Cup was the eighth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Weymouth Wildcats were the winners. First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ---- ---- Conference Trophy * Armadale 99 Stoke 84 Riders' Championship Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 August at Rye House Stadium. Pairs The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 17 July. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Scott James of the Wimbledon. *Run-Off for the Title: James, Burrows, Mills, Branney Fours Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 25 June 2005 at Loomer Road Stadium. See also List of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Speedway Conference League
The 1996 Speedway Conference League was the inaugural season of the Conference League, which was the second tier of British motorcycle speedway. It was listed as the second tier of British speedway because during 1995 and 1996 the two divisions of the British League had merged into one division only. The following season it would be a third tier/division competition. Summary The Conference League was the first to promoted under the name and was an entirely amateur competition contested by thirteen teams (many were junior sides belonging to their parent clubs). The league expanded from the eight that had begun the previous season's 1995 Academy League - Berwick, Buxton, Devon, Linlithgow, Mildenhall, and Sittingbourne all returned from 1995, and were joined by Arena Essex, Eastbourne, Owlerton, Peterborough, Reading, Ryde, and Swindon. Stoke and Cleveland did not return from 1995. As not all fixtures were able to be run, the champions were decided by a percentage of total poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929. Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup competitions are the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup (tier one), the SGB Championship Knockout Cup (tier two) and the National League Knockout Cup (tier three). The cups were run in the past under the associated name of the League at the time. For example Elite League Knockout Cup when tier one was the Elite League, a Premier League Knockout Cup when tier two was the Premier League and so on. Knockout Cups (chronological order) Tier One *National Trophy 1931–1964 * British League Knockout Cup 1965–1967 * British League Division One Knockout Cup 1968–1974 * British League Knockout Cup 1975–1994 * Premier League Knockout Cup 1995–1996 * Elite League Knockout Cup 1997–2012 * not held, 2012–2016 * SGB Premiership Knockout Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Speedway Conference League
The 2004 Speedway Conference League was the third-tier division of British speedway. Summary Sittingbourne Crusaders returned after a seven-year absence but ionly competed in the Knockout Cup. The title was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers. Final league table Fixtures & results Conference League Knockout Cup The 2004 Conference League Knockout Cup was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners for the second successive year. First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ---- ---- Conference Trophy *Mildenhall Fen Tigers Riders' Championship James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 28 August at Rye House Stadium. Pairs The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 2 June. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Barrie Evans of the Wimbledon. Final *Wimbledon (Burrows & Evans) bt Mildenhall (Hawkins & Armstrong) Fours Mildenhall won the Conference Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 British League Division Three
The 1994 British League Division Three was the third tier/division of British speedway. It was also the final season of the British League before a restructure of the sport. Summary Four new teams entered the league; the first was Cleveland Bays, who shared Cleveland Park Stadium with division 2 parent club Middlesbrough Bears. The second was the Hi-Edge Hitmen, co-promoted by former England rider Chris Morton and based at Buxton Raceway. The other two teams were teams that would race on tracks that were formerly training circuits; Scottish team Linlithgow Lightning based at Heathersfield Stadium, and Iwade Kent Crusaders, who would later withdraw from the league at the end of July. The title was won by Berwick Bandits. Final league table Iwade Kent Crusaders withdrew. Fixtures & results Riders' Championship Andy Howe won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 1 October at Long Eaton Stadium. Teams and averages Berwick * Glyn Taylor 9.79 *Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwade
Iwade is a village and civil parish north of the town of Sittingbourne in the English county of Kent. History Iwade was established in the late Medieval period, when it was a settlement linking Watling Street to the coast via Key Street (a street towards a Quay). A moated dwelling is believed to have existed here during the 13th to 15th centuries. According to Edward Hasted, in 1798 the manor of Warde (Iwade) was within the hundred of Teynham. It had sixteen houses, and about 60 or 70 inhabitants. The village lies on the former route of the A249 road, a major road from Maidstone to the Isle of Sheppey. A bypass was constructed in 1992, and improved again in 2006 during construction of the Sheppey Crossing. Iwade is the nearest settlement to Swale railway station. In 2014, a prehistoric henge was discovered during the development of new homes. It is believed to date from around 6000BC and is in diameter. Facilities Iwade has a village hall and a public house (The Woolpack) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive website provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library's Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London until 2013, and is now divided between the St Pancras and Boston Spa sites. The library has an almost complete collection of British and Irish newspapers since 1840. This is partly because of the legal deposit legislation of 1869, which required newspapers to supply a copy of each edition of a newspaper to the library. London editions of national daily and Sunday newspapers are complete back to 1801. In total, the collection consists of 660,000 bound volumes and 370,000 reels of microfilm containing tens of millions of newspapers with 52,000 titles on 45 km of shelves. After the closure of Colindale in November 2013, access to the 750 million original printed pages was maintained via an automated and climate-controlled storage fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Crusaders (speedway)
The Canterbury Crusaders were a motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Kingsmead Stadium, Kingsmead Road, Canterbury from 1968 to 1987. For all of their 20-year existence, the Crusaders operated at the second level of British league speedway, in British League Division Two and the National League. History Origins and 1960s In early 1968 speedway promoter Johnnie Hoskins held a test fixture for councillors to make a judgement on the noise levels and whether to allow speedway to take place around Kingsmead Stadium. After speedway was given the green light, the team known as the Crusaders were founder members of British League Division Two. The first league meeting at Kingsmead, on 18 May 1968, saw the Crusaders narrowly lose a British League Division Two fixture 38–39 to Belle Vue Colts. The Colts and the Crusaders had contested the first ever Division Two fixture ten days previously at Belle Vue on 8 May, when the Colts won 55–23. In their inaugural season the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
