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Wolverhampton Speedway bosses promise to discover brand-new location
ByNick Clitheroe & Clare Lissaman
BBC News
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Speedway club bosses have actually promised to find a brand-new venue after news they can not stay at their home of 96 years.
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Wolverhampton Speedway said on 17 April they were ravaged their occupancy contract for Monmore Green would not be extended beyond this season.
About 17,000 people have actually now signed a petition calling for it to be saved.
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But Wolves promoter Chris Van Straaten stated the "fantastic" assistance had led to talks with authorities about a new site.
"The reality that this petition has been signed and got such a huge amount of support in simply a couple of days is quite impressive and I think that's certainly been the impact and opened the yohaig code door to these conferences for the club," he stated.
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Site owner Entain has stated it will focus on greyhound racing however understands fans and the club will be "disappointed".
Mr Van Straaten, who took over running the club from his father in 1986, said speedway was "a fundamental part of Wolverhampton folklore".
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"My energy in the last few days has actually turned to offering a new site where we can establish a Wolverhampton Speedway club and we can be the yohaig code main occupants," he said.
"I want to create our own location, I want to be the main holder of the tenancy and also create something that is open six days a week to assist train motorcyclists
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Wolverhampton Speedway Bosses Pledge to find new Venue
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