Bottle Total Smashed!
Hooray! We have collected an amazing 150 bottles for our tombola stall! Thank you ever so much for your kind donations and we look forward to seeing you at the festival and we can thank you, again, in person.
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Arnold Clark Community Grant
A successful application to the Arnold Clark Community Fund resulted in a very welcome donation! It was a great end to the month when we received the news that we had been successful in the Arnold Clark Community Fund. The group secured £500 in funding. Arnold Clark is the UK’s largest independently owned, family-run, car retailer and set up the Community Fund as part of their commitment to give back to communities in which they … Continue reading →
Brighton & Hove Albion in The Community
Many thanks to Carolyn for dropping by to visit LFRDA with Free ‘Sun Safety Goody Bags’ courtesy of Albion in the Community. The bags contain a supply of white UV reactive wristbands that turn blue and tell the wearer when to apply protective cream, along with some boxes of sample suntan creams and information packs. The items will be available at riding sessions in the summer for all users of our services. Thank you Albion … Continue reading →
Please Help! Donations Needed
WE ARE IN NEED OF DONATIONS OF BOTTLES OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES! ALCOHOL, SOFT DRINKS AND TOILETRIES ETC WILL ALL BE MUCH APPRECIATED PLEASE COULD YOU CHECK THAT THERE IS A REASONABLY LONG ‘SELL BY’ DATE JUST IN CASE THE FESTIVAL IS CANCELLED AND WE HAVE TO STORE THE BOTTLES FOR A FUTURE FUNDRAISING EVENT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Continue reading →Thank You Warburtons
The group were delighted to receive £400 courtesy of Warburtons Community Grants Programme. The team are always proud to receive independent recognition for our charity. Warburtons, a family run bakery business, provides community grants to support projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims. Warburtons Community Grants provide small grants up to £400 to support charitable organisations towards broader activities which improve Health, Place or Skills for families in their community. Based on the localism … Continue reading →
In Memory of Mylo
Last month we said a very sad goodbye to RDA horse Mylo. He had struggled with his lameness for a long time. A wonderful horsey hero who gave an enormous amount of pleasure to so many riders over the years and was a firm favourite of many of our riders. He was an extremely photogenic horse and was used for a lot of the group’s promotional material. With his genuine loveable quality we will miss … Continue reading →
Happy 6th Birthday!
Yes 6 years ago we opened our doors for lessons and we have had quite a few changes over the last 6 years! We’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to our volunteers, past, present and future, we couldn’t do what we do without you. In addition we’d like to say thank you to all our riders, the RDA horses and everyone connected with the group. Please join us in wishing LFRDA a very … Continue reading →
Back In The Saddle….
We were extremely happy to re-open after Easter and thank you so much for the patience, and hard work, of our team of volunteers for getting the group back up and running. Since opening we have been able to welcome a limited number of riders back and are planning to have more riders returning on a regular basis from July. The group is extremely grateful for the amazing level of support it has received. The … Continue reading →
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from all of us The horses are keeping happy, healthy and loved and we’re all looking forward to seeing you soon.
Continue reading →March Update
Dear friends It’s already approaching the middle of March and it’s been a while since we have all been together – we have been missing you. In terms of us re-opening LFRDA things are beginning to look a little brighter. Following the Government broadcast ‘roadmap out of lockdown’ we hope to re-open LFRDA after Easter. This means using the next few weeks to get the RDA horses, and us, ready to welcome you back. The … Continue reading →
February Update
Dear Friends, A warm hello from us, just a quick update to say the group remains closed until further notice. The horses are being very well looked after and enjoying a bit of unexpected winter rest. The team at LFRDA are busy making plans so that we can all get back to our RDA activities as soon as restrictions are lifted. At the moment it is impossible to say what the weeks ahead will mean, … Continue reading →
Grateful thanks to our donors in 2020……
Grateful thanks to our donors in 2020…….. Thank you to all our amazing donors, especially those stepping up during a time of so much uncertainty. Loyal, recurring, donors are wonderful and we have been deeply touched by your continued support. Many of our riders donated their riding fees last year when we had to close our doors. Thank you to them and special thanks to one of our riders Ron who has been making a … Continue reading →
Alpkit Foundation
Just before Christmas the group received the news it had been awarded a grant for £400 from the Alpkit Foundation. Alpkit award grants for projects that enable people to overcome the obstacles that prevent them from Going Nice Places and Doing Good Things. We are very grateful to the fantastic people at Alpkit for supporting us and generously giving us this award. We can’t go nice places right now, but we can still Do Good … Continue reading →
Winning Waitrose
Three cheers to Waitrose….. We are thrilled to announce towards the end of last year the group was fortunate to be selected by Waitrose again twice. Firstly in their Burgess Hill store then followed shortly afterwards by their Haywards Heath store. The COVID hygiene restrictions means stores are not collecting the green tokens at the moment however, Waitrose is generously and thoughtfully still helping and supporting three local community organisations each month. Thank you to … Continue reading →
Happy New Year
We would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year Dear Friends of LFRDA It’s safe to say that 2020 won’t be forgotten in a hurry…….. It has been an uncertainty ridden time riding the COVID-19 waves this year, all the way to thinking things were getting better, and then a new strain appears and a winter lockdown. We look forward to picking up the reins once again in 2021 for another year of … Continue reading →