EVENTS :
FASHION SHOW : Held on March 5th in Matfield, Kent. This fun event was held by Kerry Balmer and her friends and raised just over £500.00 for the Foundation. This is a great way to fund raise with Trends Fashions coming along and presenting high street womens' fashion at low prices to purchase. Any one interested in holding one of these events please contact Mary-anne for further details. Thank you to Kerry for all her hard work in making this a successful fund raiser!
KINGSTON MAUWARD REGIONALS : Julie Rickman kindly held a Raffle again at this competition in Dorset raising over £100 for the Charity. Again this is something anyone can do if you are holding a competition!! Many thanks to Julie and her team.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS!
DRESSAGE EXTRAVAGANZA!! being held on SATURDAY 29TH MAY at Bedgebury Park Riding Centre, Goudhurst by kind permission of new owner Gabriella Atkinson. A wide range of classes from Prelim to Advanced including a Class for Music/ Costume. Something for everyone !! Come and support this fun event which is being held in this lovely setting ! Send sae for schedules to 3 South Cotts, Harley Lane, Heathfield, East Sussex. TN21 8AG.
CHARITY DINNER and Auction being held at THE OLD BUTCHERS, STOW - ON- THE -WOLD on Monday 24th May by kind permission of Peter and Louise Robinson. This fabulous Restaurant is giving the Foundation an evening for supporters to come for a wonderful meal. To book a ticket/table please ring Mary-anne 01435 866766.
SUPPORTERS WHO ARE FUND RAISING!
Juliet and Don Langdon-Down who have supported the Foundation right from the beginning are hosting the Rother Valley Hunter Trials on 16th May at Bull Farm, Near Cranbrook and have chosen the Foundation as their chosen Charity which is great. The day normally attracts around 250 entries and runs classes from minis to Advanced so we hope they have a wonderful day.
EuroBale Ltd who are based in Leicestershire who supply dust free forage host various events throughout the year and have chosen the Foundation as one of their Charities to support at these events. They have a website www.eurobale.com for further information.
BERKELEY & DISTRICT RIDING CLUB held their annual camp in Somerset with 30 of their members. They held an evenings entertainment and Auction and raised £570 for the Foundation. Emile would like to thank all those who were involved and for their support of the Foundations' work.
Photograph courtesy of Fiona Crawford
FAWKHAM AND DISTRICT RIDING CLUB have donated £500.00 of Vouchers for Equestrian saddlery and clothing for us to use as prizes at events. This is a great boost to the Foundation and will be wonderful for events. The winners will be able to buy what they want so we will be using these at our Dressage Extravaganza on May 29th!! Sincere thanks to all those at the Riding Club.
OTHER NEWS!
Since the article in Horse and Hound there has been a lot of interest for both those wanting to help the Foundation and also many projects wanting funding! Emile hopes this will be a great year for the Charity and that with your support we can continue to enable many more children to benefit from his work and help disadvantaged children be able to start riding and experience the joy of horses. To this end The SPONSOR A CHILD TO RIDE CAMPAIGN will be launched later this year. We will keep you updated on the website.
The Equestrian Art Exhibition is taking shape and we hope this will a great boost to our funds.
The EFF is in the process of setting up a Just Giving page which will enable supporters to give on a regular basis and set up their own pages for their own fundraising activities making it easier for individuals and the charity. Details to follow shortly.
Emile was invited to Clarence House for a lunch reception hosted by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall on behalf of the Ebony Riding Club of which HRH is a patron. The Ebony Riding Club is one of the projects that the Foundation has provided support for.