AN INDUSTRY event highlighting innovations in community engagement is to be held at Chester Racecourse in February 2024.

The Racing Together Industry Day will build on the success of the inaugural event at Ascot earlier this year, with a variety of speakers from within and outside the racing industry visiting the course on Thursday, February 8.

The event will give those attending the chance to network, to share best practices and there will also be an expert panel discussion.

Conor McGinn, co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Racing and Bloodstock, will open the 2024 Industry Day at the world’s oldest racecourse and will be joined by speakers from the worlds of rugby and cricket.

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The event will be supported by Gallagher’s Insurance, who will be exploring the ideas of corporate sponsorship in the Community Engagement Space.

John Blake, Racing Together CEO, said: "We were so pleased with the positive response from so many colleagues during and following the inaugural Racing Together Industry Day at Ascot earlier this year. We hope that another engaging and diverse group of speakers will attract similar support when we welcome guests to Chester Racecourse on February 8th.

"It is testament to the commitment and urgency across racing to prioritise and, where possible, connect community engagement programmes as an essential part of future planning. It is hard to think of a more important time in the industry’s history for all our organisations to develop even more authentic, meaningful and visible ways to connect with society."

Racing Together represents and champions British racing’s community engagement and education activity and is a growing partnership of charities and other organisations who work across the sport to benefit others.

Further information and ticketing details can be found on the Racing Together Industry Day event site.

Full day seminar programme and speaker information will be announced in due course.