Galloping Acrobatics – Could we do this?

20 March 2015
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Riders and volunteers had an entertaining and informative evening last night watching the Galloping Acrobatics at Moreton Morrell College.  Rosie and her team wowed us with their horsemanship skills walking and cantering around an arena on a horse with no lunge whilst moving into gymnastic poses.  ‘Vaulting’ is a discipline that many RDA groups around […]

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Riders pass their RDA Proficiency tests

27 February 2015
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Congratulations go to the following riders who were stars last Tuesday.  They showed off their riding skills and successfully answered questions on parts of their pony and tack to our County Instructors.  Each rider receives an RDA Proficiency test certificate and badge. Charlotte obtained Grade 2 riding and Grade 1 Horse Care Henry, Sophia, Arthur […]

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Gemini Woman chose us as their Charity for 2015

27 February 2015
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We would like to thank Clare and her team from Gemini Woman for choosing us as one of their charities to support this year.  Gemini are in Wood Street, Stratford upon Avon and recently won the Pride of Stratford, Town Centre Outlet of the Year award which was well deserved.  They are arranging events such as Fashion Shows […]

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Singing for charity!

15 February 2015

Thank you to the singers at All Saints’ Church, Stretton on Dunsmore who have donated £50 to our Group from the proceeds of their Carol concert.  Thank you also to all those who attended and helped to make the evening a success.

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Thank you Wellesbourne & District Lions

15 February 2015

The Group would like to thank the Wellesbourne and District Lions for their kind donation of £180 from the proceeds of their Christmas Float collection last December.  Our team enjoyed our trip around Barford collecting with Father Christmas and are so pleased that the Lions met with kind generosity from the other villages in their […]

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Early Christmas present for the Group

23 December 2014
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What a fantastic Christmas present! At 8.30am this morning the long awaited lorry arrived with our hydraulic mounting lift.  After a breathtaking moment while we waited to see that the hole was big enough the lift was delivered into its new home.  Well done Translyft lads – job well done!  Just new gates to build […]

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We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

12 December 2014
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Our Riders, their parents and carers, volunteers, sponsors and friends all gathered at the Ettington Community Centre on Tuesday 9th for our annual Christmas Party.  The tables were laden with food, the music played and we had loads of mulled wine – mostly non-alcoholic!   The Great Barloni performed his tricks much to the amusement of […]

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Shopping at Waitrose – Alcester?

3 December 2014

We have been lucky to be chosen as one of the charities to receive money from Waitrose Alcester this month.  So while you are out doing your Christmas shopping all you have to do is put your green token given at the pay desk into our box by the door and please tell your friends.   […]

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Three cheers for our Trustees!

12 November 2014

Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charity’s work. Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved […]

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Generous donation from St Peter’s, Kineton

11 November 2014
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We would like to thank the kind parishioners of St Peter’s Church in Kineton who voted to support us as their charity and kindly donated a very generous £1300. We are also looking forward to welcoming some of them who have expressed an interest in volunteering so that they can become actively involved and seeing […]

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