Major Aintree revamp

AINTREE has announced major plans for a £30million redevelopment which will include new grandstands, a parade ring and winner’s enclosure for the home of the Grand National.

It is hoped construction work can start after next year’s National meeting. The project will be completed in two phases and the whole job is expected to be finished in time for the 2007 National fixture.

Plans incorporate three main projects:The building of new grandstands; the re-location of the parade ring, winner’s and unsaddling enclosures, plus construction of a new weighing room and stable complex, and the building of a new permanent Aintree pavilion.