You go on holiday for a fortnight and when you come back… you’ve got a building!! or almost. The progress in two weeks has been amazing…
Wetherby Redevelopment 2016
Suddenly.. we have steel! And once it started going in, boy did it go up quickly.. We’ve even got stairs!
Wetherby Redevelopment 2016
Last week the engineers were in to lay out the foundation pits and plot the sites for the bolts that the steel frames will eventually sit on. The foundations were dug out and 72 cubic metres of concrete arrived through the week which was poured and levelled. The newly concreted foundation pads with the anchored […]
Wetherby Redevelopment 2016
The last ten days or so have seen the final demolition of the Old Members’ Stand. The demolition was held up for a couple of days while a larger demolition crane was brought in, but once that arrived and with two machines on the job, the remains of the building came down in less than […]
Wetherby Redevelopment 2016
Wetherby Racecourse Chief Executive & Clerk of the Course, Jonjo Sanderson, hasn’t ‘lost it’ he’s just giving a helping hand to create a new stand as part of the £3.2 million redevelopment project which will establish Wetherby Racecourse as one of the premier sporting, leisure and business facilities in Yorkshire. The demolition of the Old […]
Wetherby Redevelopment 2016
As promised work on the redevelopment this week has got rather more exciting.. It’s definitely more interesting than looking at our computer screens, as this pic below shows: Anyone for popcorn! Wetherby Office Team monitor the redevelopment.. Last week saw the contractors finally declare the Old Stand, asbestos free, so they have been able to […]
Wetherby Redevelopment 2016
Latest News as at 13th June 2016 The Old Member’s Stand has now been completely stripped out, with contractors removing furniture and fittings and, we estimate, at least 10 Kilometers of electrical cabling. The asbestos removal company moved in last week and have been working hard to make the Grandstand safe for demolition. The site […]
Racing goes ahead – Sunday 17th April 2016
Following 12mm of rainfall overnight, Clerk of Course Jonjo Sanderson called an inspection of the racecourse for 12noon on Saturday. The official going is now Soft, Heavy in places and there are a number of areas of standing water. The forecast is for the possibility of some further light rain on Saturday afternoon, but it […]
Wetherby launches OLBG Mares’ Road to Cheltenham 2016
Wetherby launches OLBG Mares’ Road to Cheltenham 2016 Now in it’s 4th year, the OLBG Mares’ Road to Cheltenham 2016 kicks off this weekend at Wetherby’s annual bet365 Charlie Hall meeting. Giving mares and fillies a platform to showcase their talents, the OLBG Mares’ Road has been building in momentum since 2012 and culminates each […]
New stand to be built at Wetherby Racecourse in 2016
Wetherby Racecourse is delighted to announce an exciting £3.2-million investment plan for the replacement of the old Members’ Stand. Originally known as the “Members’ Grandstand”, the building was opened in April, 1960, and it has served the racecourse and several generations of Wetherby racegoers admirably during its 55-year life-span. The building has been used for […]
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