The Racecourse has unveiled  the new, on-course customer facing brand identity for AscotBet - Bet With Ascot.

Bet With Ascot will be run in partnership with Totepool, who will continue to interface with betting shops (Tote Direct) and bookmakers' websites and streaming services for the joint venture.

Bet With Ascot will first be available to on-course customers on Friday, July 13th.

AscotBet will remain the trading name of the company (Ascot Racecourse Betting & Gaming Ltd) and be the interface for overseas contracts.

Also announced  are the bets and logos Bet With Ascot will initially offer, including the new "Survivor" bet which is being launched at this year's Royal Meeting. The Survivor bet is a knockout bet, where customers try and pick the winner for each race to be the last man standing. In the case of more than one winner, a dividend would be declared based on the number of winners.

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On Monday 26th February 2018 the RAF Roadshow visited   Charters School in Sunningdale  . Year 8 students enjoyed an interactive show about engineering involved with flight, with many students taking part in the demonstrations!

The RAF are keen to engender enthusiasm and interest in careers in science and technology, not just in the Royal Air Force but across the industrial sector. With nearly half of RAF personnel being involved in engineering they are eager to make sure that young people know there are career choices available to them. 

The RAF were asked to visit Charters School by Physics teacher Mrs Chaudhary, who along with her science colleagues is keen to highlight careers in STEM to all students. She said, “'It was a captivating show which presented the students with some amazing demonstrations on the science of flight using drones, balloons and jet engines!”

 

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SPRING FAMILY RACEDAY | Free for children under 18-years-old and boasting a full day of exciting jump racing alongside a range of family fun

Ascot Racecourse’s Colts and Fillies Club is helping local schools to raise money with a ticketing promotion for The Spring Family Raceday on Sunday 2nd April.  Local schools will be selling tickets for the raceday and keeping a percentage of the money taken for their own fundraising projects.

The Colts & Fillies Club, which currently has over 19,500 members, aims to introduce horseracing to the next generation of racing enthusiasts by making the sport accessible and fun.  It is free to join for children aged 17 and under and members can enjoy dedicated family days at Ascot, with specifically tailored activities exclusively for Colts and Fillies members.  Outside of racedays, visits are made to training yards and other places of interest and there is the club horse, Miss Inga Sock, to follow.

Read more: Ascot Racecourse Helps Local School With Fundraising

On Wednesday 21st February, the Art Department at  Charters School in Sunningdale staged an evening Exhibition featuring the work of students in Years 7, 8 and 9.

Parents, students, staff and Governors viewed pieces created through the techniques of drawing, painting, collage and mixed media.

Whilst celebrating the achievements of the students, the exhibition also raised funds for a new kiln at the school. Mrs Wendy Finch, who is a Year 8 parent said, “It’s great to get the opportunity to see the children’s art and to find out what they’ve been doing in class.  I was really impressed by the high quality of their work.”

Keen to continue its close links with the wider community, Charters welcomed residents from local care homes to a private viewing of the Exhibition on Thursday 22 February. After viewing the art, the guests enjoyed tea and biscuits before being collected.

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 Partnership with Sodexo, delivering outstanding hospitality, fine dining and on-site catering, rebranded |  

The partners of Ascot Racecourse and Sodexo are delighted to announce that the joint-venture has been rebranded “1711 by Ascot.

This enables the operation, which has grown from strength to strength, to adopt a new customer facing identity of its own.

“Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne and has been associated with the best in food and drink offerings for much of its 300+ year history,” said Jonathan Parker, Director of Food and Beverage at the racecourse.

“We considered a wide variety of names for the partnership and decided on what we hope embodies the history of this great racecourse simply, and elegantly.”

1711 by Ascot is responsible for providing catering operations across the racecourse’s 26 annual racedays and further conferences and events at the venue throughout the year.

From June, all joint venture staff will operate under the 1711 brand name and all brochures, uniforms, menus and such like will carry the newly unveiled logo.

Read more: 1711 by Ascot” the New Name for Ascot’s Hospitality Business

It was a very successful day on Saturday 19th January when 55 Charters students took part in the Berkshire Cross Country championships at Newbury Showground.

Despite the cold and wintery weather, it was very pleasing that the Charters School in Sunningdale had 55 runners in the event and that three of their students were individual medallists. 

Curriculum Leader of Physical Education at Charters, Mrs Kirstie Hartwell said, “We encourage our students to take part in a variety of Cross Country events and recognise that we have some very talented athletes who also attend local clubs. Both the U15 & U19 Girls were crowned County Team Champions and it is a remarkable achievement that 14 of the students have been selected to represent Berkshire in the South East Schools' Inter-County Cross-Country Championships on 2nd February. I am looking forward to seeing how the students’ progress.”

Individual Bronze medallist Charlie Holden said, “It’s great to be able to do something I love and represent Charters School at the same time”, while Individual Gold medallist Nathalie Camp said, “I was aiming for the top three but I am so pleased that I won. I ran from the front and just wasn’t caught. I am so proud that I will represent Berkshire at the South East Schools’ Championships next month.”

 

 

 

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Some more mature students joined the boys in class at Papplewick School, Ascot, on Saturday 2nd June. Grandparents’ Day at the school is an annual favourite, when grandparents are treated as special guests for the day.

The boys met their grandparents at the entrance, offered them refreshments and escorted them to the classrooms, where they showed off their work. After a chapel service the grandparents were given guided tours and a concert in the school hall, before settling down to a barbecue lunch in the garden. The day was rounded off with a cricket match on the lawn.

Tom Bunbury, Headmaster of Papplewick, said: “It was a great day, with lots of grandparents enjoying seeing their grandsons’ classrooms and school work, and the sun shone for the outdoor activities too.”

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