Latest news and updates from Helen Atkin Group, Riding for the Disabled
Emergency – and potentially life-saving - treatment is now available at Buxton Riding School thanks to a £3,000 defibrillator installed by Helen Atkin Group Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA).
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Derbyshire rider Jessica Limb – who receives on-going support from a Buxton based disabled riding charity – has scored success on her international debut in the inaugural Virtus World Para-Dressage Championships.
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One of the key founders of a High Peak charity providing life-changing therapy for disabled people of all ages has been awarded the highest accolade bestowed by the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) for decades of service to the group.
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Hours of hard work put into preparations for a Royal visit led to a very special invitation for riding therapy volunteer Jo Taylor – including a handshake from HM King Charles III.
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First-time London Marathon runner Issy Frost has tripled the original target she set herself to raise almost £3,000 for a High Peak-based disabled riding charity.
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Decades of dedicated work to provide life-changing riding therapy for disabled people of all ages across the High Peak in Derbyshire have been crowned with an official visit by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
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Disabled people across the High Peak now have the chance to try their hand at driving a pony and carriage for the first time since the millennium.
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Volunteers and competitors at a High Peak-based disabled riding charity are celebrating an outstanding summer of success – including the Royal seal of approval for their service and expertise and top dressage results in a national competition.
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Almost four decades of unstinting service to a Buxton-based charity set up in her late daughter Helen’s name have been crowned with a very special Royal invitation for Riding for the Disabled champion Pat Atkin.
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Community minded card players have raised around £20,000 over the past 33 years to support a Buxton-based charity offering riding therapy for disabled people of all ages.
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Two dressage competitors supported by a Buxton-based disabled riding charity have crowned their successful 2023 season with impeccable performances at the Equissage Para Bronze and Silver Summer Championships.
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Two dressage competitors supported by a Buxton-based disabled riding charity have triumphed in a prestigious national event - and could go on to achieve even greater glory.
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Two dressage competitors supported by a Buxton-based disabled riding charity have scored five-star performances qualifying them to represent the group at a prestigious national event.
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High Peak shoppers have helped a Buxton-based charity net £1,500 to help it boost the comfort and safety of disabled riders of all ages.
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Former Buxton volunteer Wendy Howe has been given the Royal seal of approval for her outstanding work in supporting riding therapy for disabled people of all ages across the High Peak.
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Volunteers and supporters of a Buxton-based charity offering riding therapy for disabled people of all ages are celebrating news that the group has received recognition in a prestigious regional award scheme for unsung heroes who have a positive i...
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Multi-medal winning Paralympic dressage rider Sir Lee Pearson CBE notched up yet another award to add to his impressive tally when he visited Buxton to officially open a £180,000 covered arena for disabled riders.
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Journalist Janette Sykes has been honoured after 35 years of work for a group which gives disabled people a new perspective on life through a shared passion for horse-riding.
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Long-serving volunteers have received national recognition for notching up more than 135 years’ work to help boost the health, happiness and quality of life for disabled riders of all ages and abilities.
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Riders, volunteers and supporters of Helen Atkin Group Buxton Riding for the Disabled (RDA) are celebrating the start of a bright new era as their wraps come off their state-of-the-art, £168,000 covered riding arena.
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Determined horsewoman Niamh Simmons has overcome a life-limiting condition to score joint sixth place in her class in a prestigious national competition for disabled riders – just months after getting back in the saddle.
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Talented horsewoman Niamh Simmons has triumphed over adversity and set the bar even higher by qualifying for a prestigious national competition for disabled riders – just months after getting back in the saddle.
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Warm tributes are being paid to Wendy Howe, who has stepped down after 19 years’ loyal and unstinting service as Chairman of the Helen Atkin Group, RDA in Buxton.
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Work is progressing apace on a £140,000 covered equestrian arena being built on behalf of Buxton-based Helen Atkin Group, Riding for the Disabled (RDA).
Read moreWe had hoped to start back riding this term but the rules and regulations set out by RDA National as well as the Covid-19 risk assessment of the activities, has made it logistically difficult to keep riders and volunteers safe.
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Happier days are on the horizon for Buxton-based Helen Atkin Group, Riding for the Disabled (RDA) as a £140,000 covered equestrian arena starts to take shape.
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