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Great Community Race Day at Carlisle on July 8

The Great Community Race Day, the brainchild of Carlisle Racecourse non-executive committee member Bruce Jones and his wife Sue who founded OEE, a Carlisle-based engineering company, will be held on Thursday, July 8. Keen to support and contribute towards the local community, the couple decided to sponsor a racing fixture and the concept of the Great Community Race Day was born. Each of the six races on Thursday's card will include the name of one of the following charities that the team at OEE had been personally involved with and felt inclined to support:

  • BEE Unique – Autism 'Embracing Differences'
  • Calvert Trust – Challenging disability through outdoor adventure
  • Carlisle Community Help – Affordable Food Hub
  • Diff-Ability – Showcasing ability over disability
  • Every Life Matters – Suicide Prevention
  • Penny Jones – Animal Hospice

All donations are split equally and passed in full, directly to the charities and can be made here.

“Through the Great Community Race Day, OEE hope to really raise awareness of these local charities and the fantastic work they do,” said Bruce Jones. “OEE would like to thank the charities themselves for their efforts in pulling together the organisation and the team at Carlisle Racecourse for their help and support with all the arrangements and planning.”

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Bookmakers Will Donate Profits From Britannia S. to Charity

Several bookmakers will donate their profits from the Britannia S. at Royal Ascot to various charities for the second year in a row. The following Betting and Gaming Council Members have all signed on:

  • Flutter, which included Paddy Power, Betfair & Sky Bet
  • bet365
  • Entain which is Ladbrokes and Coral
  • William Hill
  • Kindred (Unibet)
  • BetVictor
  • Betway
  • Rank Group (Grosvenor Sport)
  • the Tote
  • Fitzdares

In 2020, £250,000 was raised. This year the chartities that stand to benefit are: Prostate Cancer UK, Marie Curie, Care Radio and the three Armed Forces charities. In addition, the operators have agreed to make a donation to the charities even if they do not profit from the race.

Michael Dugher, chief executive of the BGC, said, “I am absolutely delighted that the BGC's largest members are once again leading this fantastic initiative, which will raise vital funds for some of the country's top charities.

“Racing is a sport that has the power to bring people together, and Royal Ascot is one of the great highlights of the calendar. Millions of people enjoy a flutter, and I'm proud that betting companies will donate their profits from one of Royal Ascot's top races to go towards some brilliant causes that will help so many people from across the country.”

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Armed Forces Announced as Official Charities for Royal Ascot

The three principal single Service Armed Forces charities–the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, ABF The Soldiers' Charity and the RAF Benevolent Fund, are the official nominated charity partners for Royal Ascot 2021.

Traditionally, the charities have been supported and promoted on the penultimate day of racing at the Royal meeting, with more than £20,000 raised from bucket collections alone on the Friday. This year, they will have a presence across all five days of the meeting in an attempt to raise funds, which have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ascot Racecourse will work in concert with the Armed Forces charities to raise awareness of their work by promoting the personal stories of servicemen and servicewomen through digital content, on-course activations and in the Royal Ascot racecard.

As in years past, Ascot will be making its own donation of a portion of sales rom certain food and beverage in addition to 1% of sale by concessionaires during the Friday program.

Ascot Racecourse will also be making a donation from the sale of its Royal Ascot Hampers which are available to purchase from the Online Ascot Shop. £5 for each two-person hamper sold and £10 for each six-person hamper sold will be donated to the Armed Forces charities.

Nick Smith, Director of Racing and Public Affairs for Ascot, said: “Typically, racegoers really engage with the three charities on the Friday and it will be fantastic to see some of the military personnel and volunteers back on site through the week.

“Having been unable to welcome them last year due to the pandemic, we are really pleased to extend our relationship across all five days and look forward to helping them raise much needed funds and awareness of the work they do.”

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