You could call him Mr Berwick, but Dennis McCleary has dedicated over 50 years to helping run Berwick Bandits, beginning in 1969 and still going. He started as announcer and his voice is still keeping the Shielfield crowds informed in 2021, he’s also been programme editor, co promoter, team manager, time keeper, in fact most jobs other than actually riding the bikes..!

During that time hundreds of riders have come and gone, countless managers, and numerous promoters, but Dennis has been a constant rock who has witnessed the entire journey..

In addition during the 1970’s he became a qualified referee and ruled over some of speedway’s biggest names of the era.

In 2012 he became a co promoter and helped bring some of speedway’s stars of the modern era to his corner of Northumberland when the track became licensed for FIM events.

And in 2012 he was invited to be the official timekeeper at the British Speedway GP in Cardiff,

Its a true life of speedway and he’s here to tell us about it in his own words...