Huge congratulations to our coach Andi Bruce, who’s in the running for an RDA coach of the year award! Andi has made it through to the final of the prestigious RDA annual awards in the Coach of the Year category – woop, woop! Her nomination is very well deserved, as Andi is an inspiration to all our riders and…
Diaries at the ready because, as always, we have a busy calendar of fundraising events planned, which are always extremely well supported by our lovely fans! Our hugely popular coffee mornings at St Catharine’s Hall, Blairgowrie, are being held on Saturday 12 April and Saturday 20 September from 10am-noon – with fabulous home baking and cake stalls, these are…
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…
We are absolutely heartbroken to say that our beautiful little boy Morven crossed the rainbow bridge today. A much-loved member of our group for more than a decade, Morven was a gentle, good-natured pony who enchanted everyone who met him. Over the years, he helped hundreds of youngsters enjoy a wonderful horse-riding experience – always patient, always kind. Small…
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…
HUGE congratulations to our lovely volunteer Jodie Mellor, who has raised an incredible £800 for Blairgowrie RDA after completing the Forfar triathlon. Jodie had set herself a target of £200 to finish the 750m swim, 21.2km bike ride and 5km run and she absolutely smashed it, despite having been under the weather a few days before. What a girl!…
Did you know you can raise donations for Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled EVERY time you shop online – and it won’t cost you a penny?! We’re now part of the easyfundraising community, where more than 8,000 brands and sites will donate to us every time you use #easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to…
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…
A HUGE thank you to Howdens Blairgowrie who have very generously donated £220 to Blairgowrie Riding for the Disabled from their local charity fund. We were very kindly nominated for the fund by Lexi Tolmie, a former Duke of Edinburgh volunteer with us who works with Howdens. Our chair Rhona Christie popped along to the branch in Welton Business…
