It’s time to celebrate National Volunteers’ Week which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. We are pleased to be part of a scheme which dedicates a week to thanking and celebrating those community heroes who give up their valuable time to benefit others. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our remarkable volunteers not only during this volunteer week but every day. Their contributions never go unnoticed and everything they … Continue reading →
An action packed training day yesterday saw a brilliant turnout – it was wonderful to see so many of our volunteers together. Training covered various topics including horse care, grooming, tacking up, rider support and Health and Safety awareness. Thank you to the coaches for their valuable input. Training days are a great opportunity to gain knowledge, interact with each other and share experiences. The team were joined by our equine partner, fantastic Flynn, … Continue reading →
The horses and ponies have been having a break from their RDA activities. Getting some sun on their backs and a breeze flowing in their manes they look very contented!
Continue reading →In the United Kingdom, mental health issues represent the single largest cause of disability. One in four adults suffers from at least one mental health illness in any year (Statista, 2024) This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek the theme is movement and moving more for your mental health. Finding different therapeutic ways to support yourself or loved ones experiencing poor mental health, can help in many ways. Here at RDA, our activities and horses can bring a multitude … Continue reading →
It’s certainly been a week of celebrations for us and it continues as we give a thank you cheer to the incredible LFRDA coaches during this UK Coaching Week. An appreciation shout out goes to our coaches for all their hard work, they always make the lessons fun and fulfilling, greatly enhancing the lives of our riders. Thank you to them for the sterling … Continue reading →
Throw that confetti, we’re celebrating our 9th Birthday this week! The last nine years have been an absolute pleasure, and thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey. From humble beginnings, we are so proud of how our RDA family has grown. A heartfelt thank you to all of you who have supported us from volunteers, both long standing and new, Trustees, coaches, the owners of Chestnuts, the horses, riders and … Continue reading →
Last Saturday we held a very successful bucket collection at South Downs Nurseries which is the largest centre run by Tates of Sussex Garden Centres. We’re thrilled to announce we raised £313.03 and thank you to our fantastic team of volunteers for holding our charity buckets and for representing LFRDA so brilliantly. To every single person who generously donated money to our cause we’d like to say a huge thank you. We met so many … Continue reading →
We hope you had an enjoyable Easter. This week we’re looking forward to getting the team, horses and humans, together for the start of our new riding term! It’s lovely to be welcoming back our old friends as well as meeting some new ones.
Continue reading →The horses and ponies are having an enjoyable break from RDA activities, letting their hair down, kicking up their heels and chilling. Enjoying the Spring grass and having a nap in the sun, when it appears! 🌞
Continue reading →Congratulations to rider Jayne who was the winner of the Easter Raffle after Chair, Louise, picked out the winning ticket. Thank you to volunteer Denise who masterminded the beautifully wrapped hamper crammed with Easter treats, also thanks to everyone who supported our raffle. By purchasing a ticket, not only did you have a chance to win, it helped us raise a fantastic £145!! 🤩 Jayne, you deserve a treat and may your basket be … Continue reading →
The group had a lovely mood boost from Morgan Hair Design in Billingshurst, who have an LFRDA collecting box in their salon. Many thanks to Vicky and her staff, along with all the customers, for putting their spare change into our box, it all added up to a super total of £14.80, proving that if we ‘take care of the pennies the pounds will take care of themselves’. Morgan have already given us a … Continue reading →
Our heartfelt thanks to the brilliant Enjoolata Foundation for the £1,000 grant we recently received. We are delighted, and over the moon, to receive this support from Enjoolata especially in this very tough funding climate. This generous award will help us to continue to create many more magic RDA moments for local riders in our community.
Continue reading →Easter will soon be upon us and many thanks to volunteer Denise for organising, and putting together, this amazing hamper full of Easter goodies. Tickets at £1 will be on sale at RDA sessions throughout March with the draw taking place on Wednesday 27 March. By entering our egg-stra special raffle you have an egg-cellent opportunity to win this hamper, perfect for sharing (or maybe not!) While every ticket you buy gives you a … Continue reading →
We were thrilled and extremely grateful to be awarded a grant of £1,000 from the Worshipful Company of Loriners. This award will make a huge difference to us and we simply couldn’t do what we do without the generosity of amazing organisations like the Loriners. On behalf of all of us in the LFRDA community our heartfelt thanks to them for their support and for making our day 💜
Continue reading →Making a Difference Locally (MADL) is a charity that has been established to help independent retailers support their local communities. A huge thank you to Jayesh and the team at the Nisa store in Upper Beeding who nominated us to receive a donation of £500 – we can’t thank them enough. Everybody knows times are challenging at the moment so we are truly grateful to be supported through MADL. This award is a real bonus … Continue reading →