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Management Support Service in Action – a huge benefit to our industry.

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We have asked staff from across the racing industry to explore some of the services on offer through Racing’s Support Line which is now delivered in partnership with Care first. In part three of the series, industry employee Lucy Baker is relieved to find some help from the Management Support Service…

I don’t know about you, but I often find understanding horses can be a lot simpler than understanding people.  Certainly, when I came into the racing industry it was because of my love of horses and my passion for racing, not because of my outstanding people skills.  However, from my very first job in the industry as a junior member of stable staff straight out of the racing school I knew I had joined a fantastic community.

Need Some Practical Help? Our Telephone Information Specialists are Here to Help

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We have asked staff from across the racing industry to explore some of the services on offer through Racing’s Support Line which is now delivered in partnership with Care first. In part two of her series, industry employee Lucy Baker discovers that Telephone Information Specialists can provide practical support for everything from consumer issues to housing advice and so much more…

Do you remember being a child and spending hours daydreaming of your future life as an adult? Dreaming of all the freedom that lay ahead, of finally doing what you want when you want and not answering to anyone?  Oh, how naive we were!  

In The Moment Support from Racing’s Support Line – First hand experience

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We have asked staff from across the racing industry to explore some of the services on offer through Racing’s Support Line which is now delivered in partnership with Care first. In part one of the series, industry employee Lucy Baker finds out more about in the moment support and why this is something that we could all benefit from…

Bad day at home, bad day at work, stress, frustration, overwhelmed; sometimes it can all just feel a bit too much.  You understand what I’m talking about, don’t you? It’s not just me that feels this way, is it? Tell me I am not alone here?! 

Racing Welfare Announce Exciting New Partnership with Care first

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We are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the employee assistance programme (EAP) specialists Care first, who will be supporting the us with the delivery of Racing’s Support Line to the industry.

Dawn Goodfellow, Racing Welfare Chief Executive said “We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Care first.  Racing’s Support Line is something that we should be hugely proud of as an industry and demonstrates our commitment to providing racing’s people with access to a comprehensive level of support for all of life’s issues.  It is hugely gratifying to be able to highlight the support and expertise on offer through Care first and I am confident that the benefits of our new partnership will be far reaching for the industry.”

Racing Welfare leads a show of industry solidarity in support of Mental Health Awareness Week

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Racing Welfare is bringing the horseracing industry together in support of Mental Health Awareness Week, running from 14th – 20th May 2018.   The charity hopes to break down the stigma surrounding mental health issues, promote the importance of good mental health and encourage open discussions on the subject across the racing and thoroughbred breeding industry.

‘Be Friendly’ – Racing Welfare’s telephone befriending service has launched

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Racing Welfare has launched a telephone befriending service for vulnerable, lonely or isolated people from the horseracing industry with the aim of reducing and preventing loneliness and social isolation. The service has been named ‘Be Friendly’ after the dual Haydock Sprint Cup winner owned by Sir Peter O’Sullevan, a longstanding supporter of the charity.