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. For Jo, of Eyam, a Trustee at Helen… Continue reading Volunteer Jo’s VIP invite to Buckingham Palace
Read moreFirst-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. Issy (25) stepped up to the ambitious challenge to complete the race in four-and-a-half hours… Continue reading London Marathon runner Issy raises £3,000 for disabled riding charity
Read moreDecades 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. The Princess Royal – who… Continue reading Royal Red-Letter Day for disabled riding group
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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. Both Pat Atkin… Continue reading Top summer of success for disabled riding group
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. Pat – one of the… Continue reading Veteran volunteer Pat’s Royal appointment
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. Jessica Limb of Chesterfield and Vivienne Milburn of Great Longstone – both competing… Continue reading Buxton’s disabled dressage riders score national success
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. Volunteers, riders and supporters of Helen Atkin Group Buxton Riding for the Disabled (RDA) are extending… Continue reading High Peak riding charity bags £1,500 from Tesco’s community grants scheme
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. Wendy – former Chair of Helen Atkin Group Buxton… Continue reading Royal praise for disabled riding champion Wendy
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. Helen Atkin Group Buxton Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) has reintroduced regular… Continue reading Disabled carriage driving back on track in High Peak