Newmarket: Competition to design town trail sculptures

Discover Newmarket, a not-for-profit tourism organisation, has teamed up with Newmarket Town Council and Love Newmarket Business Improvement District (BID) to create a new trail in the town.

The trail will feature eight wooden sculptures, and people are being invited to enter a competition to design three of these.

The sculptures will be four-foot, chess-themed pieces, designed by Neith Art & Sculpture, and will be placed around Newmarket.

The sculptures will be made from wood (Image: Supplied) Tracey Harding, chief executive of Discover Newmarket, said: “We are excited to unveil a new town trail this summer and to involve the local community in designing elements of the trail that will be sited across Newmarket.

“It’s a chance for people to tell their own stories and how these are inextricably linked to the heritage and culture of our wonderful racing town.”

Natalie Robinson, manager of Love Newmarket BID, said: “We are always looking at novel ways to attract visitors to the town centre and we anticipate this exciting, artistic trail to be of great interest.”

The competition welcomes participants of all ages and artistic backgrounds, inviting them to submit original designs that express their personal story through motifs on a ‘Pawn’ chess piece.

Kim Neith Thompson from Neith Art & Sculpture (Image: Supplied) Councillor Phillipa Winters, mayor of Newmarket, added: “Newmarket Town Council is always keen to support initiatives which enhance our town and involve community engagement.