Our intrepid traveller returns!

2 October 2012
On top of Mount Longonot

Gill has come back safely from the Rift Valley, brown, tired and happy!  She says that ” this has been an amazing experience, one which I would not have missed for the world”. Well done Gill, not only have you achieved your personal goal but also raised over £3,000 for our Group.  Fantastic and thank you! […]

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WATCH THIS!

26 September 2012

Sophie Christiansen three times Gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games inspiring young RDA riders http://t.co/5zcbaEQi

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Banbury Lions Fun Ride a success for Stratford upon Avon RDA

13 September 2012

Banbury Lions have kindly donated £500 to our Group from the proceeds of their Fun Ride at Broughton Castle.  We are so pleased that the day was such a success for them this year and thank them so much for this very generous donation.  The change of date, the weather and a new course encouraged […]

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Kenya here she is!

13 September 2012

Our Volunteer, Gill and the RDA team are on the move. Follow Gill and the team on their trek  in the Rift Valley at: http://www.kenyatrek.co.uk/ Gill is also keeping a diary so that she can tell all on her return.  Go Gill!! Thanks to all who have sponsored her.  If you haven’t and would like to, it’s […]

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Wow! What a Day, What a venue! Go GB Paralympic Equestrian Dressage Team!

5 September 2012
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After almost ending up at the wrong venue, as our driver thought we were going to the main Olympic Park, over 40 riders, parents, volunteers and friends from our Group arrived at Greenwich to watch the Dressage. We took to the stand in the blazing sun and sat and admired the fantastic venue.  Greenwich Maritime […]

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Welcomed support from ASDA Living

21 August 2012
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Lisa and Ben from the ASDA Living store in Stratford visited the stables on Monday 20th August bringing with them some lovely donations.  Lisa, the Community Life Champion, presented us with a cheque for £80 from the proceeds of the last 2 month’s token collection which local shoppers have posted in our box and Ben […]

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Summer Camp 2012 – What a Scorcher!

13 August 2012
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With the temperature in the high 20 degrees, our riders, Holly, Charlotte, Matthew, Sophia, Olivia, Leo, Arthur and Michael attended our first Summer Camp at Home Farm. They were encouraged to catch Marco, Shadow and Meg and lead them back from the field. Then they groomed and tacked them up ready for riding. This is […]

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Fantastic support from John Lewis Partnership

2 August 2012
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Over the past three months Stratford upon Avon RDA have been a nominated charity at the John Lewis store in Solihull. We are pleased to announce that after the members of the public have supported our charity via the posting of green tokens in our charity box, we are due to receive £1021. This generous […]

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Big ‘THANK YOU’s’

31 July 2012
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A big ‘THANK YOU’ goes to all who rode the Admington Fun Ride in May whose organisers supported our group for a second year by donating £750 from their profits.  We are so pleased that the event was such a success and our RDA volunteers who rode the course said the ride was beautiful and […]

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2012 Awards ceremony a big success!

31 July 2012
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For this year’s annual Awards ceremony we decided to hold an Open House and invited our sponsors, friends and family to come and see us ‘in action’.  What a busy afternoon it turned out to be! We were joined by members from the Southam and Banbury Lions and the Stratford-Upon-Avon Rotary and many of our […]

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