Tag: great leighs

The new kid on the block

It’s not often you get a new kid on the block but this week we have.

Well sort of new.  In April 2008 a new racecourse opened, the first completely new racecourse sine Taunton in 1927! It didn’t last long however and the following January it went into administration. It is now being re-incarnated as Chelmsford City and it’s first races are today.

Having another all weather course will probably help the industry, especially as this is in the south, …