Towcester chairman welcomes GOBATA go ahead

24/02/2012

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And we thank all those who played a vital role in bringing the project to this stage...

TOWCESTER chairman Lord Hesketh has described yesterday’s successful application to construct a greyhound track at the racecourse as “the most exciting development to happen here since our £12 million reconstruction of the course.”

The chairman continued: “I hope it will rapidly become the premier greyhound track in Europe as well as providing us with the opportunity of vastly increasing the footprint of our gaming and technology business, GG.com.”

And Towcester’s general manager, Kevin Ackerman, offered his personal thanks to GOBATA chairman Martin White and Premier League organiser Chris Page, “for their tireless support to this project and, with the first phase of the development now complete, we look forward to working closely with GOBATA to make Towcester Racecourse the Ascot of the greyhound world.”

In turn, White expressed his gratitude to Towcester and also those GOBATA members who gave their time and effort in bringing the project forward. Our chairman stated: “The entire sport should be grateful that Lord Hesketh and his team have committed to such a fantastic venture.

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Towcester get the thumbs up for greyhound racing

23/02/2012

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TOWCESTER racecourse was today granted permission to construct a greyhound track and work on the project will start immediately.

The green light has been greeted with considerable appreciation by the GOBATA committee, including chairman Martin White who, along with Chris Page, has worked tirelessly with the Towcester management to get ‘our dream’ off the ground.

“This is the best thing that has happened to greyhound racing in decades,” said White, “we’ve worked very closely with Towcester over many months and it has now become a reality, it is wonderful news.”

The first Towcester greyhound meeting is planned for August and initially racing will be staged once a week. “These are very exciting times and GOBATA wishes to express our grateful thanks to Lord Hesketh and his management team at Towcester, they have all given this venture their full backing.

“From now on it is full steam ahead and all hands to the pump! added White.”

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AGM gathering highly impressed with Towcester

22/02/2011

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GOBATA’S first annual general meeting took place at Towcester Racecourse on Sunday with the kind permission of the Towcester executive. The meeting was attended by a wide spectrum of practitioners, some of whom had made long journeys to be present, and while the turnout was not huge, what it lacked in quantity was more than compensated by quality. 

This was an opportunity for members to sample first-hand the facilities at Towcester and it is fair to say that everyone was most impressed at the prospect of greyhound racing at the venue. 
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Towcester drag racing cancelled

13/07/2010

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It has been decided to cancel the three intended drag race meetings at Towcester Racecourse scheduled for September. While this will come as a disappointment to you we would ask you to bear with us as we are optimistic that the cancellation will prove to be a blessing in disguise - our discussions with the Towcester executive give us every reason to believe in the adage ‘mighty oaks do from acorns grow.’ For if all goes the way we would wish it to, greyhound racing in this country would receive its biggest boost in nearly half a century!
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