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Wow – the sun shone and what a lovely day was had at the Digswell Place Fun Horse Show ! Thanks to all who came and took part as well as those who were involved in organising and running it. It was a beautiful day with lots of beautiful horses and ponies, happy helpers and entrants, delicious BBQ and amazing cakes  ! We raised a fabulous £640 towards caring for our special equines without whom we would not be able to provide riding for the disabled.   Thank You !  

Thank you to everyone who supported our Race night on Saturday. A great time was had by one and all and we are delighted to report that we raised an absolutely whopping £1600 which will pay for 80 rides and lots of smiles this summer term.                                         THANK YOU !

Huge thanks to the 8 fantastic chaps at Irwin Mitchell LLP who took part in the Spartan Race on 7th April 2018 at St Clere Sevenoaks to raise money for Digswell Place Group RDA. They completed a 12 km race with 25+ obstacles and 8 + miles of rugged terrain ....astounding !!!!!!!! Drum roll......... to date they have raised an amazing £3490.00 and we can't thank them enough ! Please see this link to the MyDonate website for more information : MyDonate Irwin Mitchell Before ... After !!!!                    

A huge thank you to Alan Tyler and Malcolm Tebbutt from the Masonic Lodge of Welwyn Garden City who were delighted to be able to donate £2500 to Digswell Place Group RDA from funds raised at an annual Garden Party fundraiser held jointly with Knebworth Lodge. The event, held in Alan Tyler's garden in Burnham Green, saw more than 400 people turn out to raise a grand total of £10,000 to be split amongst several charities including The Mixed Group, Isabel Hospice, The Hertfordshire Air Ambulance and Digswell Place Group Riding for the Disabled all based in and around Welwyn Garden City. This generous donation will help subsidise 138 therapeutic rides for disabled people of all ages over the next term. [...]

A huge THANK YOU to the members of the Co-op who live in and around the Welwyn Garden City area who chose to support Digswell Place Group Riding for the Disabled charity.  Since September 2016 the Co-op Local Community Fund has raised £9,865 for Digswell Place RDA.  During the last year our local volunteers enabled us to provide 1769 rides; transforming dreams to reality for 106 people with disabilities. We need to raise £18 per ride and the Co-op Local Community Fund donation funded a fantastic 548 rides. Your contributions made a REAL difference. THANK YOU

Huge thanks to Pansanger Youth F.C. whose generous donations have enabled us to buy  "Bunny Ears" as well as some more equipment and tack ! These little adaptations are fantastic for our riders as they enable the child to sit up better on the saddle rather than leaning forward to hold the strap. They are also a great forerunner as it teaches little hands how to hold your wrists and fingers in preparation for reins.

The subject of resurfacing our drive has come up annually for many many years as the surface becomes riddled with potholes due to ever increasing usage and bad weather. We have never had the money to do a proper job, so we have regularly had to "patch" it. After much research the most affordable solution for us was cement stabilisation by MP & KM Golding Road Reclamation Services who have also done extensive work for both the Forestry Commission and the National Trust.  A very generous donation of £15,000 from The Hornbeams Society funded most of the £18,000 (incl VAT) cost of cement stabilisation of the drive which is expected to have a lifespan of at least 15 years and will [...]