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Sports venues across England and Wales were renamed for 24 hours this week to honour grassroots sport community workers and volunteers who, with the support of National Lottery funding, have gone above and beyond during lockdown Plas Menai in North Wales was renamed The Ken Newing National Outdoor Centre, with further venues at Twickenham, The Kia Oval, Paula Radcliffe Athletics Track, Pinsent Redgrave Rowing Lake and The Geraint Thomas Velodrome in England and Wales changing their names to honour local heroes. Ken Newing, 70, is the rear commodore training & principal of RYA Training at Port Dinorwic Sailing Club at the Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre in Caernarfon.
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image captionKen Newing has been involved with the Port Dinorwic Sailing Club for over 40 years
Two sporting facilities in Wales have been renamed for the day in honour of local unsung heroes.
The Geraint Thomas Velodrome in Newport was named the Chris Davies Velodrome on Tuesday after a Lliswerry running club coach and chairman.
In Gwynedd, the Plas Menai National Outdoor Centre was named Ken Newing s Plas Menai in honour of a stalwart of nearby Port Dinorwic Sailing Club.
Mr Newing said he was shaken and stirred when he found out.
He has been involved with the Port Dinorwic Sailing Club for over 40 years and is said to have had a huge impact on sailing in the area.