Racing Welfare's Annual Review 2022/23

“
IT’S HARD TO GET A ROOM IN
NEWMARKET NOW, AND EVEN JUS
ROOM IN SHARED ACCOMMODATI
IS EXPENSIVE. THIS HERE IS YOU
OWN SPACE… NICE AND BRIGHT
QUIET, AND WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE TO WORK. I CAN’T ASK F
MORE, I’M REALLY PLEASED. I CAN
THANK RACING WELFARE ENOUG
COMMUNITY AT JIM JOEL COURT
Jim Joel Court is a scheme in Newmarket offering self-contained accommodation to working and retired racing staff. The flats are
situated around a generous communal parking and garden space. Tenants also have access to a large communal kitchen, dining and
lounge area, including laundry facilities and overnight accommodation for guests.
Tenant David Brooks says: “Everybody’s very friendly here, they all say good morning. You get to know people and we look out for each other.”
David makes plentiful use of the garden area, which contributes positively to his overall wellbeing. He says: “I love it to bits, my gardening.
All the [produce] I grow, apart from the main bits I need, I give to the community. I take any bit of space I can find for plants – I even put pots
on top of the drain covers here, just for somewhere else to put them!”
David also makes use of the large kitchen area, cooking Christmas dinners for family, friends and people in need. He says with a smile: “I
had nine people over last year… I’ve had up to 17 people in here… I ended up doing about 70 roast potatoes!”
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