Racing Together’s Community Day returns for racing organisations to give back to communities

10 Feb 2022

The fourth annual Racing Together Community Day will take place on Thursday 5th of May and will be themed to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with racing organisations nationwide planning to give back to the community in a wide range of ways.

British racing will join in with the country’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations that take place across the year, including the official Platinum Jubilee event at The Derby at Epsom Downs during the extended Bank holiday weekend in June.

Racing organisations are encouraged to get in touch with Racing Together to sign up and to start planning their volunteering activity with their colleagues. This year’s Jubilee provides the perfect inspiration for giving back: from joining national campaigns, such as the Queen’s Green Canopy and Thank You Day, or by supporting one of the many charities that has Her Majesty The Queen as official Patron.

“We are excited to re-launch Racing Together Community Day for Thursday 5^th May following a challenging two years for the sport and wider society,” said CEO of Racing Together John Blake.

“Racing’s national day of volunteering is another opportunity for teams to come together again and support causes within the communities where racing operates, and of course to combine this with Jubilee celebrations. We look forward to supporting and showcasing racing people’s creative and enthusiastic response to this call to action.”

The last Racing Together Community Day was held in 2019, and over 250 volunteers from 60-plus racing organisations volunteered over 1,500 hours. Broad-ranging initiatives included raceday charity partnerships, local litter picks, foodbank collections and inspiring careers events.

To find out more, visit: https://www.racingtogether.co.uk/about/racing-together-community-day/ or contact [email protected]