Memorial evening raises £500 for Racing Welfare charity

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 16:02 · Archive

A memorial evening at the Hyde Park pub in Norton raised £500 for Racing Welfare in honour of Peter Webb, a much-loved regular who recently passed away aged 69.

Webb had become part of the pub's family after retiring from Mick Easterby's racing yard. Landlady Sue Rice said he spent Christmas Days with staff and customers, and the pub had even renamed him 'Pete/John' because there were already too many Petes. Rice said: "He spent Christmas Day with us, enjoying Christmas dinner around the table with us all. We even had to rename him John, because we already had far too many Petes."

The fundraising event took place on 3 October and featured music, dancing, raffle tickets and donations from attendees. Rice thanked everyone who attended and contributed, saying the turnout demonstrated how well-loved Webb was in the community. Racing Welfare supports people in British horseracing from recruitment through to retirement.

How it is being reported

• Memorial evening raises £500 in honour of pub regularA memorial evening has raised £500 in honour of a pub regular.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 12 Oct, 15:12
• Memorial evening raises £500 in honour of pub regularA memorial evening has raised £500 in honour of a pub regular.The Press (York) · 12 Oct, 15:12

In this story: Peter Webb · Sue Rice · Hyde Park · Norton · Racing Welfare · Mick Easterby

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