Category Archives: Get Involved

Volunteer Riding Opportunities

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Avon Riding Centre

For a change, we thought it might be nice to offer our volunteers the opportunity to have a ride instead of just leading a horse around! There are a variety of lessons available at a reduced rate dependent on your … Continue reading →

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Horse Appeal – Fundraising Ideas

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Avon Riding Centre

We want to raise £20,000 as quickly as we can, so we can get more horses who help people. There are lots of good things you could do, but if you want to keep it on theme, here are 5 … Continue reading →

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Makaton and riding lessons

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Avon Riding Centre

If you’re an arena volunteer and are working with people who use Makaton to communicate, you might find it useful to check out this handy guide to some of the vocabulary you’d need in a lesson. Makaton is used to supplement spoken … Continue reading →

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Quiz Night 27th January 2017

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Avon Riding Centre

Come along, it’s a great night. The Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall is at the top of Waters Lane, next to The Mouse pub. Parking is at the bottom of the hill in the Village Car Park.

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Safeguarding for Volunteers

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Avon Riding Centre

SAFEGUARDING – NOTICE FOR VOLUNTEERS Safeguarding is the action taken to protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect. As a Centre safeguarding is extremely important to us. Below we explain a bit more about Safeguarding and urge … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Coach Vacancies

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Avon Riding Centre

Vacancy: Volunteer RDA Coach We are currently recruiting Volunteer RDA Coaches: (Minimum 2-3 hours per week, weekday, school term time only) We are one of the largest Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) Centres in the country. We provide therapeutic … Continue reading →

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Co-op Community Fund

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Avon Riding Centre

We have been selected to receive funding from the Co-op Local Community Fund. It means that we will get a contribution towards our projects, here at the Centre. In particular, we’re hoping to open out our 100 acres of land … Continue reading →

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Could you help with our Open Day?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Avon Riding Centre

Some of you may have seen that we are running an Open Day on Sunday 9th October. It aims to be an inclusive day with tons for families to do. Could you help? HELP BEFORE THE DAY: We need cakes! … Continue reading →

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Color Run Fun for Mother and Son!

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Avon Riding Centre

10 year old George Britton and his mum, Stephanie, are taking on a mother and son challenge in aid of the Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled on Saturday 9th July. They’ll be doing the Color Run 5k challenge together. … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Coaches Wanted

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Avon Riding Centre

The amazing work we do here at Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled can only be done with the support of volunteers. At the moment, we have a long waiting list of people who would like to ride with us. … Continue reading →