It has taken some time to carefully check all the donations and sponsorship contributions in support of the Great Racecourse Relay which finished 2 weeks ago. I am very pleased to say that we raised a combined total of £1690.60. Thank you all.
Once again I must thank Kevin Wheeler for the original idea, his organisation, the amazing runners as well as all the others who generously donated their time and support to make it a success.
Also a big thank you to the 18 sponsors. Please support them in any way you can.
Start of first run 09:30am Friday 25th October 2024
Start of Final run 09:00am Saturday 26th October 2024
The Coordinators :
Runners – Kevin Wheeler 07973 419825
Business Donors – events@haverfordwest-racecourse.wales
The Cause
The aim is to raise money solely for Haverfordwest Racecourse. This is a rare community amenity space run by a local committee.
The racecourse boasts football pitches, Haverfordwest cricket club, dog walking, wildlife areas and our local Parkrun. It is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a week, and recently put out a call for £30,000 funding for building work.
The racecourse also hosts Haverfordwest Parkrun which is a free weekly timed run; it attracts 150+ runners every Saturday morning throughout the year. This organisation has organised nearly 300 weekly runs open to all abilities.
To support this community open access amenity, we are organising a free-to-enter running event in a unique and challenging format.
The Relay
This challenge is to have one baton passed non-stop between local runners for one whole day in October. In that 24 hour period, the baton will travel over 240Km (148 miles). Each runner will bear the baton along the 5 kilometre Parkrun course and pass it to the next person in the list. Success is by no means certain. It will need determination, trust and coordination. Runners will face whatever conditions the weather can throw at them, by night and by day.
We have made some progress since starting our fundraising drive to enlarge the equipment store and, although we are actively pursuing other sources of funding, we still really need your involvement.
Using our link below makes the process very easy and enables those eligible taxpayers to claim Gift Aid which means the Trust can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give. It will not cost you any extra.
We understand that some may be reluctant or unable to use an on-line donation system so, if you would still like to contribute, you are invited to send or leave a cheque, made out to Haverfordwest Racecourse (Public Park) Trust, inside a sealed envelope addressed to:
The Secretary Haverfordwest Racecourse Trust c/o the Haverfordwest Cricket Club Dale Road Haverfordwest SA61 1HZ
You may prefer to make donations directly to our bank account via BACS at:
We are asking all Racecourse users to help to raise funds for a new shed
The Trust maintains the Haverfordwest Racecourse which comprises 57 acres of recreational parkland and includes sports pitches, paths, woodland and meadow. This facility is free and is enjoyed by people of all ages from the local community all year round. It is particularly popular with dog walkers and is also used regularly by multi-sports groups such as Cricket, Football and the Park Runners.
We have obtained a new tractor and a specialised mower to create and enhance some wildflower meadows; this is in addition to the routine grass cutting. This new equipment exceeds our current storage capability and the mower has to be stored off-site.
We are about to proceed with a block-built extension to the current storage garage.
We need to raise £30,000 to complete this project.
The Haverfordwest Town Council have generously agreed to match any donations up to £7,500 so your donation could be doubled.
We hope that the various works that have taken place this year (benches, plinths, drainage etc.) will finally be completed with the laying of tarmac to the exposed areas of the footpaths.
This is expected to take place at the end of next week (16th, 17th November) and I’m sure all our users will exercise caution around the freshly laid areas and respect the workers doing the job. In particular you should control your dogs near fresh tarmac to avoid any paw damage or irritation.
One part of the task will involve the entrance from Ruther Park which will have to be closed until the tarmac is safe to walk on. Our apologies for the extra walk involved to the next entrances (the kissing gate on Park Corner Road and from Haven Park Drive).