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Fakenham's most extensive project, the £1 million Members' Stand, was named "The Prince of Wales Stand" and officially opened by the prince on 15 March 2002. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother , often described as National Hunt's most fervent, enthusiastic and loyal supporter, visited Fakenham racecourse in 1981 and in January 2000.
When the league merged with the East Anglian League to form the Anglian Combination in 1964, Fakenham were placed in the top division for the 1964–65 season, [4] but were relegated at the end of the 1965–66 season. In 1970–71 they won the Norfolk Senior Cup for the first time. The following season they won Division One and returned to the ...
Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum , about 25 miles (40 kilometres) north-west of Norwich . The town is at the junction of several local roads, including the A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer , the A1067 to Norwich and the A1065 to Swaffham .
It was the first season Division One was split into two sections. Division One North featured 12 clubs which competed in Division One last season, along with seven new clubs. Clubs relegated or demoted from the Premier Division: Fakenham Town; Haverhill Borough; Ipswich Wanderers; Clubs promoted from the Anglian Combination: Harleston Town
Fakenham Racecourse chief David Hunter said the farming and racing industries were closely linked [Richard Knights/BBC] Most tractors came from Norfolk and Suffolk, but some made the journey from ...
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review [1] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Eastern Counties. Departing were Holt, Ely, Ipswich Y.M. and Thurston, all promoted to Counties 1 Eastern Counties .
Staines Greyhound track opened on 21 January 1928, and the first race was won by a greyhound called Oojah over 55 yards. [2] The stadium was at Hythe End just north of the River Thames, south of Wraysbury Road. Previously this area was an unpopulated rural area that today makes up some of the Colne Valley Parks. [3]
The league was formed in 1964, as a merger of the East Anglian League and the Norfolk & Suffolk League (established 1897) and had a transitional season in 1964–65 before settling down to a regular format for the 1965–66 season of four divisions for first teams and three for reserves.