About this episode

In this episode, John Parker discusses the opening of the Virtual Coursing Museum with David Midwood and Charlie Blanning.

Episode 50: Recorded May 24, 2025 “[The Virtual Coursing Museum] dovetails so nicely with some of the goals of our podcast…” John Parker, on the announcement of the Virtual Coursing Museum by the National Coursing Club in Great Britain Show Notes For the 50th episode of the Greyhound Nation podcast, we have the unique privilege of announcing the opening of the Virtual Coursing Museum by the National Coursing Club on June 24, 2025. The website is open to anyone interested in learning more about the sport of coursing and the Greyhound breed. It features video interviews, historic photographs, artwork, and more. It captures the rich history and heritage of coursing and the Greyhound in Great Britain. The museum is the brainchild of former Waterloo Cup chairman, David Midwood and historian and author, Charlie Blanning. In fact, the museum can be considered an extension of Charlie’s The Greyhound and the Hare , published in 2018. Additionally, both David and Charlie felt an urgency to document and preserve the history of the sport, including photographs of trophies and memorabilia, anecdotes and interviews from its most famous characters, and a catalog of…

People in this episode

Host: John Parker

Guests: David Midwood, Charlie Blanning

Topics covered

• coursing
• Greyhound breed
• Virtual Coursing Museum
• history
• heritage
• interviews

Keywords

• coursing
• Greyhound
• museum
• history
• David Midwood
• Charlie Blanning
• National Coursing Club
• interviews
• artwork
• photographs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Coursing Club

Books & works: The Greyhound and the Hare

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