Bowls and Croquet
Bowls and croquet As with tennis, a number of the landholders at the beginning of the twentieth century had their own bowling greens. These included
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Bowls and croquet As with tennis, a number of the landholders at the beginning of the twentieth century had their own bowling greens. These included
Cheltenham Recreation Club [1] In October 1912 William Harris invited fifteen local residents to his home to establish a recreation club. These residents were Edward
Activities – sport – dog racing Dog coursing During the Great Depression a greyhound coursing track was built and operated by the Northern Line Coursing
Golf A newspaper report of 28 April 1906 announced that a number of golfers had decided to establish a golf course and Mr William Chorley
Netball Netball came to Beecroft in an organised fashion in 1963 through the endeavours of Audrey Sumerville and Joan McDonald and under the auspices of
Rifle Shooting Rifle shooting was seen to be a useful sport to both keep the male youth of the district occupied and to assist with
Beecroft Rugby Club A junior rugby union club existed in the 1950s and 1960s where Mr Barrell and John Cornford were coaches and John Cornford’s
Lawn Tennis in Beecroft and Cheltenham. Introduction Surprisingly, lawn tennis is a sport where its international history is only slightly longer than the local
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