Foresters Park, Tranent Explained

Foresters Park, Tranent
Location:Lindores Drive, St Martin's, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland EH33 1JB
Coordinates:55.9442°N -2.9486°W

Foresters Park is a sports ground and former greyhound racing track in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.[1]

Facilities include two floodlit training areas, a 3G pitch and climbing wall. The sports ground is administered by East Lothian Council.

The Tranent greyhound track was built around the football ground at Foresters Park in 1936.[2] The opening night for greyhound racing was 7 July 1936.[3] and racing took place two evenings per week with the gate money being shared with the landlords, the Tranent Juniors F.C.[4] The greyhound racing which was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) ended in the mid-fifties.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foresters Park . https://web.archive.org/web/20110829025830/http://www.enjoyleisure.com/Centre.aspx?comp_id=29 . 2011-08-29 . Enjoy Leisure.
  2. Web site: OS County Series Haddingtonshire 1933. old-maps.co.uk.
  3. Book: Barnes, Julia. Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. 424. 1988. Ringpress Books. 0-948955-15-5.
  4. Book: Furby, R. Independent Greyhound Racing. 88. 1968. New Dominion House.