Fundraising activity included initiatives such as its ever-popular Christmas Jumpers sale, which alone raised ₤ 20,000 for Racing Welfare, along with crucial assistance of the inaugural Voice Of Racing Day, which continues to raise much-needed funds for the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust, Injured Jockeys Fund and Irish Injured Jockeys.
Recent beneficiaries of our charitable assistance consist of:
Racing Welfare
Racing Welfare offers professional assistance and practical assistance to the stud, steady and assistance personnel whose devotion is important for the health and wellbeing of racing.
Injured Jockeys Fund
Founded by trustee and previous president John Oaksey, the fund was set up in the wake of the destructive accidents involving Tim Brookshaw and four months later on Paddy Farrell in the 1964 Grand National. Since then the fund has assisted over 100 jockeys and their households and has paid more than ₤ 18 million in charitable assistance. The fund has actually opened two rehab and fitness centres to support hurt jockeys.
Irish Injured Jockeys
Irish Injured Jockeys was set up in 2014 to increase the awareness and raise important funds to support hurt jockeys in Ireland. Funds raised go straight to hurt riders most in requirement of support.
Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust
Now in its 21st year, The Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust has actually distributed over ₤ 4.5 million equally between the 6 charities it supports - Blue Cross, Brooke, Compassion in World Farming, World Horse Welfare, Racing Welfare and The British Thoroughbred Re-Training Centre.
Support for organisations handling problem gambling
We believe that wagering on racing and sports ought to be taken pleasure in as part of basic leisure activity and as such we support organisations assisting people who may have trouble controlling their gaming activity.
These organisations include:
Gamcare
Be Gamble Aware
Gamblers Anonymous
Links to these organisations are published regularly in our newspapers and on our sites.
Environment
In order to restrict the effect of our organization on the natural surroundings we guarantee our suppliers run to high standards and are likewise conscious of their responsibilities.
Newspapers are printed by Trinity Mirror Printing, which maintains official policies associated with;
Paper sourcing, sustainable forestry and recycling
Energy usage and greenhouse gases
Volatile organic substance (VOC) emissions from printing
Waste management and recycling
- The purchase of contracted printing and item distribution services
Further information can be found at trinitymirrorprinting.co.uk
Our newspapers are dispersed for sale by Smithsnews and Menzies Distribution.
The ecological impact policies for these organisations can be found at:
smithsnews.co.uk/ our-responsibilities/environment
johnmenziesplc.com/responsibility/environment
During late 2017 our primary workplace area will alter to a newly modernised building at the Podium in Stamford Street on the South Bank. The modernisation of these offices has been developed to achieve high ecological standards. The structure will operate to a BREEAM standard of Excellent.
