WADG News
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South Region RDA Competition - July 2020
Several of our members entered the South Region RDA Competition.
The judges thanked everyone who took part and were so impressed with the extremely high standard of the entries, which made the judging very difficult.
Congratulations to all the members of the group (Sue, Colin, Sarah, Ellie and Brian) who were awarded Highly Commended rosettes in the Photography and Quiz classes and to Sue and Colin for their winning entry in the Virtual Cake Bake (age 50+) class.
Branston has arrived - June 2020
Our new pony, Branston, has arrived and is getting to know his way around the yard, the volunteers on the feed rota and the other ponies.
Phil's 30th Birthday Challenge - May 2020
Pony Lockdown Life - 2020
Although they are missing driving and seeing all their human friends, the ponies are being very well looked after and going out for walks instead of drives. Blue is having lunging lessons too and did some filming for us wearing a Go-pro! Thanks to all the volunteers on the feed rota who are working hard to ensure the ponies stay happy and healthy.
Here are a couple of videos that Blue took - one of a trot up the hill and another of him weaving through the chicane of logs that are there to stop people driving through the park.
Christmas Lunch - 2 December 2019
We returned to Camberley Cricket Club for our Christmas lunch this year. Stuart and Sue were our caterers yet again and we had another delicious meal.
Forty-three people attended, including special guests Jacqui Greet from Ascot Racecourse, Anne Coney from RDA South Region and Alan Carr, a co-founder of The War Horse Memorial.
Some drivers were presented with certificates for completing the 50km challenge, some volunteers received long service certificates and Daniel who drives and volunteers got both!
We had our usual fundraising raffle and there were so many prizes this year that everybody went home with at least one.
Ascot Racecourse Collection - October 2019
The group had a very successful day at the races with many participants and volunteers raising money in a bucket collection.
Many thanks to Ascot Racecourse for giving us the opportunity to do the collection during the RDA 50th Anniversary Celebration Week and for their generous hospitality on the day, including afternoon tea in a box and a chat with jockey Ryan Moore.
It was good to be joined by our special guests Ed Bracher and Caroline Ward from RDA National Office and Frances Lochrane, our Regional Chair.
There are lots more photos in the gallery (2019 Ascot Racecourse Collection) kindly provided by Karlene Laycock (https://karlenelaycockphotography.co.uk/)
Here's a link to an article on the Ascot Racecourse website: https://www.ascot.co.uk/50th-anniversary-of-riding-for-the-disabled