BRITISH SPEEDWAY MARCH 8, 2025

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NEW BERWICK CO-PROMOTER ANNOUNCED

BERWICK have appointed Sarah Bulman as their new co-promoter – as she becomes the third female to take the role in the club’s 58-year history.

The 43-year-old Bulman has previously served the Bandits in a variety of positions, including most recently as child protection and safeguarding officer, in addition to medical and staff co-ordinator.
She follows in the footsteps of Elizabeth Taylor and Yvette Hope as previous female co-promoters at Shielfield Park, and she takes over the role vacated by Gary Flint who stood down during 2023.

Bulman said: “I think everyone knows that I love the club and everything it stands for. It’s going to be a big learning curve but with Jamie (Courtney), Steve (Dews) and Stewart Dickson alongside me, the club is in good hands.
“Berwick is a very special place, very much one big family, and it is our job to build on those foundations while looking at ways we can make it even better and sustainable in the long term.
“I think it’s good to have women involved in running what is very much a family orientated sport. We can bring a new approach and different skillset to the task.”

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COMING UP IN MARCH…

THE 2025 British Speedway season roars into action later this month with four very special events scheduled to open proceedings, prior to the start of team competition.

King’s Lynn’s Niels-Kristian Iversen and Leicester’s Ryan Douglas are both rewarded for their services to the sport with Testimonial meetings on March 16 and March 22 respectively, with Iversen’s event being the first of the year in the UK.
All roads then lead to Belle Vue on March 17 for the prestigious Peter Craven Memorial, whilst the following weekend sees the annual fund-raising Ben Fund Bonanza at Oxford on March 23, with the events all attracting strong line-ups.

Clubs in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership stage their press days this month, starting with Belle Vue on March 12, with all involved in the league’s own Media Day on March 23, and six of the seven then go into team competition on Monday March 24 in the quarter finals of the KO Cup.

With holders Sheffield having a bye to the semis, the draw features a big clash between Belle Vue and Ipswich; a Midlands derby involving Birmingham and Leicester; whilst new King’s Lynn signings Chris Harris and Ashton Boughen have an immediate reunion with their 2024 club Oxford.

The second legs of those ties (at Ipswich, Leicester and Oxford) take place on Thursday March 27, before King’s Lynn host Belle Vue in the opening league fixture of the season on Monday March 31.

The new National Development Trophy also gets underway on March 31 with Birmingham Bulls hosting Leicester Fox Cubs.
Racing for Cab Direct Championship clubs begins in April, although several will make their first public appearances at press days this month.
And the build-up is on to the Big Weekend to open their season with the Championship Pairs and Championship League Riders’ Championship taking place on successive days (April 5 and 6) at Workington and Scunthorpe respectively.