The remarkable anatomy and power of the steeplechaser is the inspiration behind the new winner’s trophy commissioned by the sponsor for Saturday’s £250,000 Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury Racecourse. After 60 years of being known as the Hennessy Gold Cup, Ladbrokes has reinvigorated one of the most iconic and popular contests of the Jump racing season […]
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Ladbrokes Winter Carnival 2017 Review
The inaugural Ladbrokes Winter Carnival featuring the Ladbrokes Trophy, formerly the Hennessy Gold Cup, takes place at Newbury on Friday and Saturday, December 1st and 2nd 2017. The new sponsorship from Ladbrokes brings with it a larger prize pot for this year’s contenders with two days now worth a total of £700,000 in prize money. […]
Greenham Trust and West Berkshire Council launch new Community Solutions Fund
Newbury, UK, 20 November 2017. West Berkshire Council and Greenham Trust have both allocated £200,000 of funding to establish a new £400,000 Community Solutions Fund which is now available to Parish and Town Councils and local community groups. The primary objective of the Fund is to provide start-up funding to help community based projects become […]
Pitch to the Panel shortlist face the dragons and have won a share of a £100,000 prize fund.
Six local charitable organisations from across West Berkshire entered Greenham Trust’s ‘Pitch to the Panel’ event in a bid to win a share of the grant funding. After rigorous shortlisting, the six finalists took to the stage to pitch for a share of the £100,000 prize fund at the Corn Exchange finale on Thursday 9 […]
Hobson confident Dame Rose will deliver as Jump racing returns to Newbury Racing tomorrow
Newbury’s new Jump season gets underway tomorrow, Thursday, November 9, with a seven-race card headlined by a fascinating renewal of the £20,000 CSP Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (2.10pm, seven runners) over an extended two miles. Gloucestershire trainer Richard Hobson saddles one of his stable stars in Dame Rose (Danny Cook), who proved herself on a big […]
West Berkshire Council refuses planning application for 2,000 home Sandleford development
West Berkshire Council has today (Wednesday 8 November) refused a planning application for development of up to 2,000 homes at Sandleford Farm to the south of Newbury. Bloor Homes and Sandleford Farm Partnership had submitted a planning application for the area with plans for up to 2,000 houses as well as retail and business space. […]
RBFRS urges residents to celebrate safely this Halloween and Bonfire night
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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is urging residents to celebrate safely during the forthcoming Halloween and Bonfire night celebrations. RBFRS urges residents to be mindful of their surroundings by considering their neighbours when planning their celebrations. Steve Beard, Station Manager for Prevention at RBFRS, said: “Bonfires should be kept under control and you […]
Hundreds of Runners Step Up For Good
10k and family fun runs boosts funding for local projects Newbury, UK, 17 October 2017 – Runners, of all ages laced up their trainers and turned out in force for Greenham Trust’s Step Up 4 Good races on Sunday, raising money for many local community projects. Upwards of 800 runners descended upon Greenham Common, with […]