Hats Off To This Year's Ladies Day

Over 5,000 men and women from Bath and beyond dressed to impress at this Bath Racecourse's annual Ladies Day event on Saturday 30th August.

Doors opened at 2.30pm and despite a bit of wind, the spirit of the day was toasted with seven horse races, fun theatrical performances from the Natural Theatre Company, selfie photo framing opportunities with The Framing Workshop and competitions for Best Dressed, Best Hat and Best Shoes.

The first races kicked off  at 4.45pm followed by competitions at 5.50pm which saw more than 200 women battle to be crowned Best Dressed, Best Hat and Best Shoes, with prizes ranging from an Osprey handbag,  Twilight packages for two at the Thermae Bath Spa, Afternoon Tea and of course the beautifully hand-crafted pink trilby hat as designed by couture milliner Lisa Von Hallwyl to name but a few.

Jo Hall, Bath Racecourse's Executive Director says, “The atmosphere at this year’s Ladies Day was fantastic. The races went down a storm and we were thrilled to have so many entries into our competitions which were great fun and made even more entertaining by the witty contributions from the Natural Theatre Company.”

“Overall, the day was a huge success, thank you to our title sponsor Clarks Village and everyone else who was involved in creating such an enjoyable and memorable day.”

Ladies Day also raised money for The Bath Rugby Foundation, with five volunteers shaking their buckets for the cause and raising awareness of the charity itself and its work to enhance the lives of young people in the locality through sport.

For more information on any other upcoming events at Bath Racecourse please visit:

http://www.bath-racecourse.co.uk/