NEWS AND UPDATES

It's N Week! Neigh! Sponsor a Horse Did you know you could sponsor one of our fantastic horses and ponies for just £50 a year? Sponsoring a horse or a pony at the Avon Centre will help the charity with the upkeep cost of your favourite horse or pony. You will receive a photo of the chosen horse or pony as well as your name displayed on our special Sponsorship board in the reception area and at the beginning of the stable block. You can chose to sponsor multiple horses and pon

It's M Week! Marking Most Marvellous Commitment We are celebrating two of our long standing volunteers. Huge congratulations to Sue Rudge, who has volunteered with us for 40 years, and Penny Coates who has volunteered for 15 years! We are so grateful for your commitment to the Centre. Thank you for being a part of our community. Maintenance! On Monday January 26th EC Pro will be down for scheduled maintenance. This means you won't be able to book or edit lessons during this t

It's L week! Looking towards February Half Term! We know that term has only just started, but we like to be organised so we have already advertised some half term activities on EC Pro. There are ARC sessions, including pony days, hacks, private lessons and more. We also have Fun in the Forest sessions which include outdoor activities, arts and crafts and some Shetland pony time! Have a look at the " What's On Calendar " to book, or give us a call. Leaping into Show Jumping! S

With K week! Happy New Year everyone! Kitchen Madness! John has been amazingly busy this festive break repurposing some old doors into some amazing kitchen counters! We were very lucky to have the units donated and thank you to Wickes who allowed us to finish off by donating the tiles! We are so proud of the work John has done on the kitchen, particularly in the spirit of recycling, where nothing has go to waste! The kitchen has also been used for both Dressage and Show Jumpi

DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH Ding dong merrily on high In heaven the bells are ringing Ding dong verily the sky Is riven with angels singing Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- oria Hosanna in Excelsis AWAY IN A MANGER Away in a manger No crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus Laid down his sweet head The stars in the bright sky Looked down where he lay The little Lord Jesus Asleep on the hay The cattle are lowing The baby awakes But little Lord Jesus No crying he makes I love thee Lord

Into Christmas around the World! It's J week! Jingle all the way! Our annual Christmas around the World Nativity Celebration is happening on the 11th of December at 6:15pm. It's a free community event with mince pies, hot chocolate and a festive sing along. Our participants, volunteers and horses tell the Christmas story in the arena, and there's even a visit from Santa. We hope to see you there! Please wrap up warm! Jump into a Free Concert! Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charit

Hopefully every blog is interesting, but we're on I week, so what can you do? It's the virtuals! The wait for results is almost over. The top 3 riders in each class will be ‘live streamed’ this weekend on the RDA Facebook page and RDA Youtube channel. Congratulations to everyone who took part.   Here are the Avon results so far:   Class Rider/mount Place Live stream timings Class 7 Millie C riding Miss Mo Top 3 Friday 21/11 from 3.48pm Class 50 Amy riding Jim Top 3 Friday 2

Other fizzy drinks are available, but it's H week and we needed a headline! Huge Well Done! To everyone who competed in our fun Countryside Challenge this recent half term. Gill's round up, and photos below: I think we were all a little disappointed to see that rain was forecast for our Countryside Challenge Competition on Friday, but in the true RDA spirit everyone was smiling and carrying on, of course! It was great to meet up again with riders, parents, their Coaches and v

You guessed it! It's G(G) week! Grab and excellent reward! Time is running out for our CrowdFunder . We need to raise £15,000 and then Sports England will match it, getting us £30,000 towards a new arena surface. There are rewards to suit all budgets, and if you have a business you can even buy your work Christmas Party through it! Please have a look and if you can't afford to donate please share, that really helps! Thank you. Galloping onto the scene! Well, actually walking

That can only mean one thing... it's F week! Fundraising Focus Our fundraising focus between now and Christmas is on our Crowdfunder ....

It's E Week!! Encouraging Access Our renovation is coming along swimmingly, and we are confident that we will have two usable, fully...

Term starts next week! Lot's of things to share now we're back in the swing of the newsletter, and it's D week, so let's see how we go!...

Following the success of the fun dog show earlier this year, which raised funds for The Avon Centre and Bristol Animal Rescue we are...

It's C week here on the blog, so how timely that we are celebrating everyone who took part in the RDA National Championships! It was a...

As most of you will be aware, we are going to be undergoing some building works over the summer break. For those of you who weren't aware...

It's B week, and given the weather this week, that seemed like an appropriate headline! It's been a week of ups and downs for us, but...

It's A week, and that's the perfect time to talk about our renovation! Some of you may already be aware that we were able to secure...

And the alphabet! We'll be back to A next week. Send your suggestions on a postcard (or in an email or as a Facebook comment - we aren't...

It's Y Week! Let's keep it super positive. Yearly RDA Survey RDA National have asked that we share their annual participant survey. If...

We did not have any xylophones on the premises this week, but if anyone wants to bring one in I can give you a rendition of Doe Ray Mi....