Gardening, cycling and litter-picking – racing gives back on Community Day
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Racing Together’s Community Day took place on Friday, May 11, with racecourses across Britain working hard to give back to their communities both on the day and in the future. From Ascot to Aintree, Bangor to Perth, 21 tracks and their staff got involved to focus on issues in their community.
The royal racecourse sent staff to volunteer at the gardens of Thames Hospice, also donating plants, while Aintree teamed up with British Cycling to provide a day of activities for military veterans around its former Grand Prix track.
All five Scottish courses ran or will be running free ‘friends of dementia’ workshops in partnership with Alzheimer’s Scotland, a step towards becoming ‘dementia-friendly’ venues, while Perth also hosted its annual litter-picking session.
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