Bangor on Dee is one of the finest places to watch racing in Britain. On a cold November’s day I would take a day’s sport in Bangor over virtually all other potential outdoor recreations. Bangor is unique in Britain in being the only racecourse without a grandstand but this adds to the spectacle. People stand, often in the drizzle as a faint orange sun crosses the grey sky, watching honest racing. But as cold and as wet as you get you Bangor somehow connects you to the action and the history of a sport. When the horses pound on the turf you can really feal them in your bones. It is wonderful space that harks back to another, possibly better era.
Bangor on Dee is served by two of politicians who remind one of a better era, the excellent Karen Sinclair AM and the slight eccentric but also excellent Martin Jones MP. If the Labour party is to put up a credible challenge to keep in places like Clwyd South then the candidates for the leadership and going to have to ship up to places like Bangor to talk face-to-face to the voters and support Karen and Martin. For this reason The Steamer is recommending that they attend the Bangor
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