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…
Everyone at Blairgowrie RDA would like to say a HUGE thank you to Blairgowrie Farm Shop Direct, who have made some very generous donations to our group. Colin Steele from the Farm Shop said: “Blairgowrie Farm Shop Direct has flourished, especially since lockdown, with lots of customer ordering home-delivered fruit and veggie boxes. “We also continue to receive funds…
We had some very special visitors recently when three pupils from Blairgowrie High School popped along to find out all about our group. Charlotte, Sophie and Ailsa have very kindly chosen Blairgowrie RDA as part of a school fundraising competition and were very interested in learning all about our activities and meeting our ponies and volunteers. It was a…
Have you seen the latest issue of the Hub Magazine? It’s packed with news and features about what’s going on in the town – and it’s free! Click on the link to read the autumn issue (you’ll find Blairgowrie RDA’s article on p42 🙂). https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65805628/blairgowrie-rattray-hub-magazine-autumn-21
We did it! Team Blairgowrie RDA have completed their Wellmeadow Walkathon and we were delighted to have a chat after our slot with Jordan’s mum Susan, who organised the 24-hour event in memory of her young son. It was a real pleasure to be involved in this very worthwhile fundraiser, which raised an incredible £8000+. The money will fund…
Come and be part of the Blairgowrie RDA herd!! As we prepare to (finally!) reopen for lessons, we’re looking for new volunteers to join our friendly group. From pony care and supporting our riders during lessons to looking after our yard and field, there are lots of ways you can help out. And you don’t need any experience, as…
Blairgowrie RDA is proud to be supporting the Wellmeadow Walkathon in aid of Jordan’s Challenge to raise funds for “Happy to Chat Benches”. These benches will be placed around our community in the hope that they encourage people to sit, chat, listen and support each other, helping to reduce social isolation. The 24-hour walkathon in the Wellmeadow on Saturday…
