Would you like to find out more about Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled and the services we offer in the local community? Why not pop along to our Annual General Meeting at 7.30pm on Monday 11 November in St Catharine’s Hall, George Street, Blairgowrie – all are welcome.
Question: who came out top in the Blairgowrie & Rattray Pub Quiz League? Answer: Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled did, after we received a very generous donation of £150 from the league! Colin Thom, one of the team captains, was delighted to present the cheque to our secretary Linda Riseborough this week. The donation is very much appreciated by…
Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled has been given a power-up thanks to SSE Renewables, who have given us a fantastic £5000 grant from their Drumderg Community Fund. Our chairperson Rhona Christie, said: “The fact that Blairgowrie RDA is still going strong more than 50 years on is very much down to the incredible support we receive from the local…
Thank you, thank you, thank you! We are absolutely thrilled to reveal that Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled has won £1000 in the Benefact Group’s Movement for Good awards – and it’s all thanks to those who very kindly nominated us for this amazing prize. Our group was one of a number across the country to benefit from this round…
Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled was honoured to welcome the charity’s President, HRH Princess Anne, to mark our Golden Jubilee during a recent visit. The Princess Royal was warmly welcomed to our Easter Rattray Farm base, where she met riders and their families, together with volunteers and invited guests, to celebrate 50 years of providing riding services to those…
Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled marked its 50 years of service to the local community with an activity-packed day of celebration recently. Guest of honour Deputy Lieutenant Major Charles Dunphie joined volunteers, riders and their families at our Easter Rattray Yard recently to mark our Golden Jubilee. It was a proud moment for our group, which offers lessons for…
The famous Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled – RDA Group coffee morning is back! Come and join us from 10am-noon on Saturday 24 September in St Catharine’s Centre, Blairgowrie, where we’ll be serving a range of delicious home-made cakes, savoury treats and tea and coffee. Plus there’s a raffle with some great prizes. 🙂 Our talented volunteers are well…
Many congratulations to the winners of our Clip Clop Club 100 August draw: £50 – Diane Christie£30 – Val Dilloway£20 – Lauren Dickson Top prize winner Diane said: “I was really pleased to find the prize-winning email in my inbox. I am delighted to be supporting such a worthy cause and hope the riders and volunteers all enjoy their…
Calling all kids! How would you like to win a prize – and be part of Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled’s 50th birthday celebrations? We’re inviting school children of all ages to take part in our competition to design a special logo for our anniversary, with three entries winning book tokens. And the winning entry will feature throughout our…
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve collected a bumper cheque for the amazing sum of £2720.79 from the Co-op’s Local Community Fund. Every penny was raised by the people of Blairgowrie, Alyth and the surrounding communities who nominated Blairgowrie RDA as their chosen charity this year – and we can’t thank you enough. Our chair Rhona (right) and secretary…
