Newmarket Community Pulls Together in Face of COVID-19
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Horses gallop at Newmarket's Moulton Paddocks
The Newmarket racing community has joined forces with local business and council leaders to provide vital support to vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This collaboration involves volunteers from organizations such as the Jockey Club and Godolphin delivering essential supplies to those in need using a fleet of buses owned by Discover Newmarket.
"Everybody in our community has been affected in some way by the COVID-19 outbreak but there are those for whom the coming weeks and months are going to prove extremely difficult," said Amy Starkey, a regional director at the Jockey Club.
"All of us at the Jockey Club take our responsibility to our community very seriously and it has been incredibly heartening to see my colleagues joining together with our partners across Newmarket to find the most effective ways to help."
Ascot has taken similar measures to help its local community and on March 30 the track delivered supplies to a food bank in Slough.
The track donated £3,000 worth of essential goods, ranging from tinned items of food to toiletries, and made a £3,000 donation.
Following the cancellation of its popular Spring Family Raceday, which was scheduled for March 29, Ascot collaborated with some of the entertainers who were due to perform and produced a range of videos and activities for children to enjoy online.