Annual Badge Holder: Member Zone
What is the Annual Members Committee?
The Doncaster racecourse annual members committee was originally
formed 40 years ago when the previous 'new stand' was
completed. Its main aim is to look after the annual members
interests at the racecourse. The committee consists of up to 12
annual members.
Who are we?
Howard Wright - President
Steve Ibbotson - Chairman
Ralph Roberts - Secretary
Pamela Bower - Treasurer
Trevor Shaw
Ben Scherer
Garry Hanson
Ben Pemberton
Mick Gibson
Clas Wraith
Jeff Ennis
Robert Bower
What do we do?
Every 2-3 months the committee meet with the racecourse
management to discuss any issues, problems or potential
improvements that could be made to the annual member's
facilities. This is feedback that has been raised with the
committee by annual members as well as the committees own thoughts
and suggestions. Annually in December an AGM is held to discuss the
year's progress and developments and to elect committee
members. The minutes to the meetings can be found on the links
below and also on the notice board in the reference point bar.
What have we achieved?
Significant progress has been made by the both the committee and racecourse management over the last 18 months and together the following improvements have been made.
- Free Race cards to all annual members
- Use of Premier Suite for all national hunt meetings and midweek flat meetings excluding Leger week
- Improvements to reciprocal days
- Free guest admission tickets
- Children allowed back into the Annual members bar
- Glass for people wishing to drink inside the annual members bar
- Hot food in the reference point bar.
- A New annual members restaurant facility in the St Leger Stand
- Discounted hospitality charges for annual members
- No combined enclosures for the current national hunt season
- Annual members lawn remodelled to triple the size
- Canopies and heaters installed to the lawn
- Glass now allowed on the lawn (subject to
availability)
- Memberzone webpage on the racecourse website
- Increase in quality and quantity of reciprocal days including York and return of Curragh
- Successful first away day trip to Newcastle with more planned for 2012
What are the aims of the Annual Members committee over the coming season?
The main aims for the committee for the coming year are to improve the awareness of the committee and also the relationship it has with the annual members and to try and find a solution to the vastly inferior annual members bar on the ground floor of the St Leger Stand.
News
Information on the Member's
Committee Raffle
The raffle was drawn on Saturday 10th
December 2011 and the winning ticket number for each of the prizes
is detailed below:
| Doncaster Racecourse Member's Committee Raffle - Drawn 10th December 2011 | ||
| Ticket No. | ||
| 1st Prize | Two Doncaster Racecourse Annual Badges for 2012 | 1393 |
| 2nd Prize | Meal for Two in the Conduit Suite at Doncaster Racecourse | 2432 |
| 3rd Prize | £100 Betting Voucher (Ladbrokes) | 2470 |
| 4th Prize | £100 Betting Voucher (William Hill) | 2312 |
| 5th Prize | £50 Betting Voucher (Tote) | 1114 |
| 6th Prize | Racing Literature | 1377 |
Please email doncastermembers@aol.com for more information. Following the recent AGM the attached minutes can be downloaded by clicking the following links:
> 2011 AGM Meeting Minutes
> 2010 AGM Meeting Minutes
> Committee Meeting Minutes 7th Feb 2011
> Committee Meeting Minutes 19th Apr 2011
> Committee Meeting Minutes 12th Jul 2011
> Committee Meeting Minutes 12th Sep 2011
> Committee Meeting Minutes 9th Jan 2012
If you have any suggestions for the committee to discuss, or matters you wish raising with the racecourse management then please do not hesitate to contact us at doncastermembers@aol.com . Every email received will be discussed at the next committee meeting and subsequently replied to. Please be patient as depending on when you contact us the next meeting maybe 2-3 months away.
Updated 5th January 2012
FRIENDS OF NORTHERN RACING COLLEGE
MEMBERSHIP
The aim of the "Friends" is to help to raise the profile
of the College by involving more people in its activities and its
objectives. We also help to raise funds for specific projects
undertaken by the College to improve the facilities and
opportunities for the young people who join courses offered by the
College and who hopefully go onto have an enjoyable and rewarding
future in the horse racing industry. Your support is very much
appreciated.
A newsletter is sent out quarterly about the college, and you will
be invited to all the Friends fundraising events throughout the
year.
If you are interested in becoming a member please contact Helen
Simcock : Helen.Simcock@keepmoat.com
Friends of Northern Racing College Events: 2012
Tuesday 24th April;
7.30 pm: Norman Gundill, Managing Director and Clerk of the Course
at Pontefract Racecourse will talk about the history and
development of horse racing and Pontefract Racecourse, and what is
involved in running a racecourse. Same venue and a small charge.
Rearranged from 27th
March.
Sunday 13 May; Charity Horse and Dog Show at
Rossington Hall
Friday 8 / Saturday 9 / Sunday 10 June; visit to
Newmarket with racing on the July course on the Saturday . Visits
to be arranged to a training yard and the gallops : the National
Stud : the Horseracing Museum and the British Racing School .
Accommodation at The Wheatsheaf in Exning ( the proprietor is also
a trainer ! ) . Cost to be confirmed . Bookings will be made in
January so declarations of interest should be made as soon as
possible to Alison Harris jcharris@lineone.net or 01977
795450.
All events open to non-members but there will be concessions in
some cases for members!
If you are interested in becoming a member please contact Helen
Simcock : Helen.Simcock@keepmoat.com
