Racing Together Community Week
What is Racing Together Community Week?
- British racing’s nationwide week of employee volunteering on 18-24th May.
- Initiated to collectively inspire and showcase racing creating impact in their communities through volunteering
- Volunteering activity ranges from skills sharing, to careers days, environmental clean-ups and more
- This year it is also an opportunity to talk about British racing’s year-round community and social impact
- The optional theme is ‘tackling loneliness’. It is designed to support those racing organisations that would like to align to an industry-wide theme.
- It’s a nationwide initiative, supported via the website and social media, tag @racingtogether
- Over 90 racing organisations signed up to give back to their local communities through volunteering 700+ hours in 2025. Watch a previous round up video below.
Sign up or express your interest using this form
If you’ve already volunteered you can submit your activity details here.
“We are so grateful for the help and time the British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre team are giving to The Centre. I have Multiple Sclerosis and struggle with the amount of jobs to do, so this is such a great help.” Gary at The Centre @ Halton community hub
Why volunteer?
- Your people: it’s fun, develops skills and offers a rewarding team-building activity
- Your community: it changes lives, builds new partnerships and helps where need is greatest
- Your business: it’s motivating, creates a positive local profile and is responsible business.
Register your interest by completing the short form on the button below.
Register interestShare your social impact story
Highlight your organisation’s year-round community and social impact on social media and on racedays throughout 18-24th May.
Include:
- Charity partners
- Fundraising totals
- Volunteer hours
- Social issues you’re tackling
- Case studies
- Testimonials
And much more.
Use #RacingTogether on social media and we will provide racecourse big screen and racecard adverts in the run up to the week.
Contact lucy@racingtogether.co.uk for details.
Get involved
Here is an example of Age UK’s volunteering opportunity portal, that also aligns with our theme of tackling loneliness. Simply email lucy@racingtogether.co.uk to discuss ideas and utilise Racing Together’s network of charity contacts.
Please tell us, if you haven’t already:
- How many people volunteer
- Approximately how many hours
- Which charity or community group you support
- If your activity involves fundraising – how much did you raise?
This helps us to pull together some nationwide stats for Community Week.
Racecourses:
- Use race titles, the racecard and raceday interviews during the week to support the initiative
- Highlight your own year-round community impact
- Use the week to launch or renew a charity partnership
