GALLIFORD Try, the company delivering the A303 Sparkford to Ilchester scheme on behalf of National Highways, is sponsoring a local motorcycle race team.

True Heroes Racing, based out of Yeovilton, is the UK's first and only motorcycle race team dedicated to supporting wounded, injured and sick UK services personnel and veterans.

Operating since 2012, the organisation aims to help them gain a renewed sense of direction, improved social skills and exposure to new experiences and technical skills among like-minded people with UK military backgrounds.

Chris Hill, project director for the three-mile A303 Sparkford to Ilchester project, said: ‘I’m delighted that, as a project, we can offer our support to such a great organisation.

"At Galliford Try, we are a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, so the partnership with True Heroes Racing is a really good fit.

"What True Heroes Racing has achieved to date is brilliant. Long may it continue."

To date, True Heroes Racing’s achievements include having the first double amputee to compete in national level British Superbike motorcycle racing and numerous national award nominations.

Phil Spencer, founder of True Heroes Racing, said: "It’s always great to welcome new sponsors to our unique organisation.

"To benefit from the support of Galliford Try this year is great.

"The main limiting factor to the amount of unique opportunities we can offer our beneficiaries from the UK military and veteran communities, is funding.

"So, to gain a new financial partner is a real benefit to what we are achieving.

"Add to this the fact our team HQ is at RNAS Yeovilton, where I’m a serving Royal Navy Warrant Officer, means we will witness first-hand the A303 road improvement works Galliford Try are completing.

"Who knows, we might even be able to help them commission the new road with our race bikes in the future!"