Donation for Thanet Disabled Riding Centre
Christmas present deliveries in Westgate, Westbrook and Garlinge by Shetland ponies Domino and Blake have raised £621.85 for Thanet Disabled Riding Centre.
The little horses, with owners Bev Hayward and Paul Musselwhite, are delivered presents to families to bring some festive fun to people and raise money for the cause at the same time.
Minnis Bay mum-of-three Bev and Garlinge dad-of-one Paul got out the Christmas outfits – for themselves and the horses – and for a £5 donation they delivered a gift and let the recipients meet Domino and Blake.
The cheque was initially for £571.85 but they then received a further £100 donation.
The centre has been running for more than 40 years and has been at its current site at Maurice House in Broadstairs for 30 years. It is entirely self-funded and relies on donations from groups and individuals to cover the £250 per day running costs.
It is headed up by Nora Setterfield, 83, who received an MBE in 2013 for her dedication to the centre which helps children and adults who suffer from disabilities by providing riding lessons or just time with the horses and other visitors. There are some 48 students each week as well as a number of children with special needs who help at the stables with the volunteers.
Call the riding centre on 01843 863481 or find out more on the website here
QEQM Hospital League of Friends
Our Chairman Sylvia Pheils with some fellow committee members and friends went around the QEQM Hospital on Christmas Eve delivering some 400 Christmas gifts to patients having to spend the festive period in hospital.
We very much hope they brought some cheer and made the patients’ day a little brighter. Grateful thanks to the Hospital’s staff for their kind assistance and to Boots Westwood Cross, especially Sarah, for enabling us to buy the presents in bulk which made our money go further.
We’ve been doing this for many years and it’s just one example of how we try to make a real difference to the patients & staff in our local hospital. For more information about our charity please visit our page on Facebook or our website www.qeqmfriends.com
Football Academy Kent
The club is recruiting players for 2023/24 for the following teams:
– U9 Boys
– U10 Boys
– U13 Boys
– U14 Girls
Those selected will be invited into a training session.
Academy Trials 2023/24
Expression of Interest Required to [email protected]
Kites for Palestine
Around 100 people took part in a mass kite flying event in Broadstairs, on December 23, to mark the deaths of people who have been killed and injured in Gaza, Palestine.
The idea for the event, organised by Ramsgate-based activist Gordon Peden, was triggered by the death of Gazan poet Refaat Alareer who was killed by an Israeli air strike earlier this month.
Shortly before he was killed Alareer wrote a poem called “If I die” in which he asks people to remember him by making and flying a white kite.
The event took place on Viking Bay,
Rebalance Day Retreat
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Full Day Individual Ticket Price: £160
Date: January 27th, 2024
Time: Begin at 9am – Closing at 6pm
