Nathan Durrance Awarded Richard Linley Award in 2024 RCA Groundstaff Awards
Today the Racecourse Association (RCA) announced the winners and runners-up in the 2024 Groundstaff Awards.
Great Yarmouth Racecourse are delighted to reveal Nathan Durrance, grounds person here at the racecourse, has been awarded the Richard Linley Award in recognition of his enthusiasm and commitment to working hard and developing his skills since joining the team in July 2023.
The RCA said:
Nathan’s attention to detail and thirst for knowledge has led to him gaining many qualifications and attending a range of turf husbandry courses. Nathan works hard to increase his knowledge and understanding of the ground and also the implications that their work has on the racing product.
We'd like to congratulate Nathan on his achievement and thank him for all his hard work.
Nathan Durrance at Great Yarmouth Racecourse, part of the Arena Racing Company (ARC), is one of four awards for ARC.
Charlie Moore, Head of Group Racing (Racing & Operations Division) has been awarded the Neil Wyatt Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition to his contribution to the sport over his impressive career.
Bath Racecourse and Royal Windsor Racecourse have both been awarded Runners Up in the Racecourse Groundstaff Award in the Flat category. These racecourses are deemed to have demonstrated the highest levels of commitment, innovation and excellence across the year to racecourse groundsmanship and turf husbandry. The racecourses showed impressive dedication to environmental sustainability, innovation, equine welfare and training.
Martin Cruddace, Managing Director (Racing Division) for Arena Racing Company said:
“We are absolutely delighted to see Charlie and Nathan receive these Awards. Charlie's years of experience at Racecourses across the country have been of huge value not just to ARC as a company, but to the wider sport also. The Neil Wyatt Lifetime Achievement Award recognises that fact and is very much deserved.
“Likewise with Nathan, who has shown great enthusiasm to develop his career at Great Yarmouth after a career change. Nathan has proven himself a real asset to the team in his relatively short time at the racecourse and is a very worthy recipient of the Richard Linley Newcomer Award.
"Everyone at ARC is equally as proud of all of our Grounds Teams who have continued to work in very difficult conditions over the past year. We are delighted to see both Royal Windsor and Bath recognised in the flat category as well as the Merit Awards for Southwell and Worcester's teams who have overcome the significant issues faced with the flooding that they have experienced at both racecourses."
