Volunteering Archives - Herefordshire RDA

21 Mar 2024

HRDA Pub Walk and New Site Tour

communication, Donations, Events, Fundraising, Volunteering

Come join us for a fun-filled few hours exploring the local area of Llangrove and checking out our brand new site! The HRDA Pub Walk will take you on a leisurely stroll through the picturesque surroundings of Llangrove Village. After working up an appetite, we'll head to a local pub for some well-deserved refreshments. Once we've fuelled up, get ready for an exclusive New Site Tour where you'll get a sneak peek at our latest project. Meet fellow enthusiasts, enjoy some fresh air, and discover what's happening in our community. Don't miss out on this exciting event! If you would like to join us…

05 Mar 2024

By Claire Chandler

Update on our Build-a-barn Campaign.

Donations, Events, Fundraising, Volunteering

We have raised a WHOOPING £820k of our £1.5m - thank you to everyone who has donated so far, but we still need to keep donations coming in. Help us by donating online https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/buildabarn?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=one_page&utm_content=campaign/buildabarn&utm_campaign=pfp-email&utm_term=755817dcf1774ba3a7a4fb07805db363 JustGiving sends your donation straight to Herefordshire Riding for the Disabled UK and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more. Thank you for your support!

12 May 2022

By Claire Chandler

Volunteer Drive – summer 2022

Uncategorized, Volunteeringcommunity, friendship, HRDA achievers, mentalhealth, Volunteering

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK is Mon 9 May to Sun 15 - to explore the experience of loneliness, its effect on our mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities. We believer our supportive environment can help many more people with all kinds of social anxieties. We want to try and help!As you may know, Holme Lacy is home to up to ten RDA horses, a range of dedicated volunteers and two staff. Everyone is trained and qualified to deliver the best possible riding experiences - based on user needs, personal ambitions…

26 Apr 2022

By Claire Chandler

New! Supporter meetups: first Weds of month, 12-3pm

Events, Horses, Volunteeringcoffee and cake, fundraiser, in person meeting, meet the ponies, supporters

Now summer is coming we'd love to see more of you - come back in person to chat about our activities at Holme Lacy, so that we can help supporters to self manage a couple of mini project plans around our upcoming fundraising. We'd like to welcome everyone on a regular day and time, so this can also double up as a drop in for other visitors who could like a chat with everyone. We suggest the first Wednesday of the month, 12 til 3pm: 90 minutes structured + 90 minutes for guests to improvise or drop in Lets all…

12 Apr 2022

By Claire Chandler

Easter Fun Day:

VolunteeringCharities, EasterFunDay, Hintons, Leominster, Volunteering

HEREFORDSHIRE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED at Hintons, Leominster 10am - 3pm on Saturday 16 April 2022 Hintons Country and Garden in Leominster are hosting an Easter Fun Day for all the family this Easter Saturday, 16 April from 10am - 3pm. The event is free, although donations are encouraged for participating charities. Lambs, chicks and a pony will be on site. Fun activities include a Draw the Easter Bunny Competition, Treasure Hunt, Face Painting, Plant a Sunflower, Pet Photography, Hintons Raffle, special shopping discounts and more … Herefordshire Riding for the Disabled (HRDA) are attending alongside Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, Hereford…

16 Mar 2022

By Claire Chandler

SPRING 2022 NEWSLETTER

communication, Horses, Uncategorized, VolunteeringHRDA achievers

Give us a nudge if you haven't yet seen our latest newslettter! We are expanding the outreach and welcome new readers. Inside, you will find volunteer event news, donor updates and our new services and schedules for classes like our new HORSE CARE weekly sessions, or specialised HIPPOTHERAPY support with a visiting physio, Vicky Fudge (applications to book for these are via admin@rdahereford.org). This issue also plugs our team of #HRDAtalent22 -with the riders and volunteer awards for exceptional dedication - well done everyone.

06 Jan 2014

By sjgrafx

Volunteer Training

Volunteering

We started the first week of the New Year with all our volunteers being introduced to the new members of our herd and undergoing some "refresher" training. On this session, Jelly was the patient "guinea pig" whilst the correct way to assist the Instructor to mount was demonstrated. We also used this opportunity to help Tintin in his training to overcome his apprehension of crowds - he looks pretty chilled out to us! We will be holding our next volunteer training session Wednesday 19th February 9.30 to 12pm. The topic will be Deaf Awareness. Please contact the office to book…

Category: Volunteering