Tuesday 19 June 2012

The sun is out at last!

Good Afternoon

I hope you are all well. We have been busy here over the past week getting ready for our race meeting last Thursday! I then took a quick trip to the Burt-Fest on Saturday to get some ideas for when The Maze run their festival with us in September and to just to get a feel for what we can expect. It was a shame the weather was so terrible to be honest (Wellie Boots were required) as I think that is what put a few people off going along.

Now we are all getting ready for Ladies Night on Saturday 7th July and if it is anything like our Ladies Day in May it is going to be fantastic! We have some great race-goer packages for just £28.00 per person which are our 'His'n'Hers' Packages; more information can be found on our website http://www.nottinghamracecourse.co.uk/.

We are now also looking a little further forward at our Circus Day on Thursday 2nd August and offering a £55.00 + VAT Hospitality Package to include:
Hot Dish of the Day
All Inclusive Bar *Beers, wines & soft drinks (Please note bar will close on the last race)
Private Box with Trackside Viewing
Premier Admission Badge
Racecards
Raceday TV

Contact the Commercial Team on 0870 850 7634 for more information. Only 3 boxes remaining so be quick to grab them! (Min of 10 guests in a box apply)

This week for me now is full of meetings (not forgetting a bit of Royal Ascot on the TV) and hopefully some fantastic opportunities will come out of them to work with some great companies and charities for a whole host of different events in the future!

Anyway, better go as the phones are ringing about Ladies Night!

Speak Soon
xoxo The Commercial Boss

Monday 11 June 2012

Another race meeting....

Well i wish that I was writing this full of energy ready for the week ahead but unfortunately I am a bit poorly and have been all weekend. I am possibly the worst sick person you will ever come across as I am always full of beans, so having to lay down all weekend and do nothing has filled me with boredom and tiredness!

But no rest for the wicked as we have another race meeting on Thursday this week so lots to sort out. This meeting appears to be a particularly busy one for us as we are fully booked in our Hospitality Suites and our Restaurant so it should be a really good day for our corporate guests. The team are starting all their organising of the day today and once declarations are done tomorrow, everything will be under way.

Then I am off to Newmarket on Wednesday for a meeting which shall be good. I have been there racing once before but not had a chance to have a look around properly so I am looking forward to that.

Anyway, I hope you all have a good week, and if you get a chance make sure you come down to Nottingham Racecourse on Thursday when the gates open at 12.30pm for an afternoon of racing.

Speak soon
xoxo The Commercial Boss




Monday 4 June 2012

A tiring week for the Racecourse

Sorry for the long time with no contact! It's been a busy week for us at the Racecourse with racing over the weekend! Last week and this week has officially merged into one with Family Fun Day on Sunday and racing again on Wednesday and there is so much to tell you.....

We had our staff night out last Thursday which was great for the team to interact and chill out after a busy spell of racing and to gear us all up for another one..I will admit not so great waking up 3 hours after going to bed to get ready for work, but it's a rare occasion and we all deserved it. Friday by all accounts was a more subdued affair with bacon rolls being summoned at 10.00am in order to get us through the day, plus plenty of coffee (tea for me as i don't drink the strong stuff).

After getting through a to do list as long as an A4 piece of paper we all call it a day and head home for a day off before having to be back at 7.00am on Sunday!

I have to admit waking up on Sunday morning and seeing the rain didn't fill me with hope for the day but as they say, the show must go on! With a few hiccups such as the usual internet not working, things not turning up and a quick change around of where to put the entertainment due to the horrific weather we were all set! The day did not get any drier, nor did the racecourse team who all looked damp and frizzy (the girls anyway) but we got through it with smiles on our faces. The race-goers looked like they had a great time despite the weather and I am grateful for their support as I can appreciate how easy it would have been to have a day in bed in the warm!

Waking up this morning i remember thinking well thats typical, blue skies! Sitting here writing this blog its still blue skies and i am still thinking the same thing! I popped into work to get a few bits done for racing this morning and had a much needed gym session and I will be back in to work tomorrow morning to check the buildings are set and ready for Wednesdays Race Meeting, so certainly no time to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee this weekend.

I do however hope that you are all enjoying the long Bank Holiday and making the most out of all the street parties and that the weather stays dry for you all... if you are in Nottingham on Wednesday make sure you pop in and say hi when the gates open at midday and we race again :-)

Speak soon

xoxo The Commercial Boss