Beverley Racecourse supports NHS Trust with Bowel Cancer Awareness Raceday

BEVERLEY RACECOURSE SUPPORTS NHS TRUST WITH BOWEL CANCER AWARENESS RACEDAY

Beverley Racecourse is delighted to be working with a local NHS Trust with the aim of increasing awareness surrounding bowel cancer. At our afternoon raceday on May 14th a team will be on hand to promote the benefits of the bowel cancer screening programme, a national campaign which aims to increase uptake of the home testing kit to ensure more people are diagnosed with bowel cancer at the earliest stage, when they’re nine times more likely to survive.

Originally aimed at 60–74-year-olds, the campaign is being extended so that everyone between 50 and 59 will also be eligible for screening.

All nine Yorkshire racecourses are hosting a Bowel Cancer Awareness Raceday throughout 2024 as part of a new campaign.

Go Racing In Yorkshire’s General Manager, Charlotte Russell said;

“There is a natural fit between the demographic of our weekday racegoers and the age groups that the bowel cancer screening programme is aimed at so supporting this campaign was an easy decision to make.  Being able to have a year-round presence across all the Yorkshire courses gives longevity to the activity and it will have a significant impact for the health trusts.”