Lindley Group secures deal with racecourse

Lindley demonstrated it's capability to undertake the eight-year, £5 million deal by catering for a full-capacity crowd of 10,000 race-goers when the course opened for its first meeting in June. Ffos Las is one of the 10 courses operated by The Northern Racing Group and has become the fourth course within the Group to appoint Lindley to manage its catering business. Catering and hospitality facilities at the Ffos Las site include: the 150 seat Bridles Restaurant complete with 3 metre wide viewing balcony; a VIP hospitality marquee for up to 450 guests; eight interlinked executive boxes which can be opened up to cater for groups of up to 100 people; 600 acres of land which can be served by outdoor catering units; plus a range of public bars and cafés. Paul Biffen, Lindley Group's sales and marketing director, commented: "Ffos Las represents a unique business development opportunity for us. In addition to providing catering for both national hunt and flat race meetings, we'll also be using our catering and marketing skills to establish Ffos Las as a premier destination for businesses, conference and exhibition organizers, and private parties looking for a superbly located and well-equipped venue to hold a variety of different events." Set on the former site of the largest open cast coal mine in Europe, Ffos Las is situated between Llanelli and Carmarthen. It is the first new turf racecourse to be built in the UK for 80 years.