Our enormous thanks to Lord Sackville and the Knole Park estate managers for again allowing us to hold our Fundraising Ride in this beautiful setting, and to Sevenoaks Riding Club for providing us use of their base at Redlands.

It proved to be a very enjoyable day out in wonderful weather for so many riders who would not normally have the opportunity to experience a ride through the magnificent parkland.

We are indebted to all the amazing volunteers from Bradbourne as well as family members, friends and supporters, including the fantastic team of young people and staff from Sevenoaks Air Cadets, who all devoted their day to ensure the event was well stewarded and each key aspect safely covered.

Thank you to everyone who took part, from those who came for the first time this year to those who annually eagerly await confirmation we are able to run the Ride again – all funds generated are invaluable for the care of our ponies, particularly during the forthcoming winter period.

Official photos are available here.

Cllr Libby Ancrum has completed her year as Sevenoaks Town Council Mayor, generously providing us with over £3.1k from her fundraising activities such as the Quiz Night and raffles at all her many events throughout the year.  We are extremely grateful for all her support and her help to promote our Group.

Huge congratulations to Aoife for completing the London Marathon 2025 in just over 4 hours 15 minutes, plus raising £2,000 for BRDA and over £2,200 for RDA UK. We are so appreciative of all Aoife's efforts and the generosity of her supporters.

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers who all work so hard coping with a range of challenges including extremes of weather to bring smiles and many hours of therapeutic riding and carriage driving for our participants while maintaining the health and wellbeing of our ponies.

We are registered with Easyfundraising which means you can raise FREE donations for us every time you shop online.  Over 4,000 shops and sites will donate to us when you use Easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself.  It only takes a moment to sign up and tick for reminders here.

The Group has now achieved the Quality Mark from the Charity Excellence Framework through which ongoing health checks of the charity’s quality systems and governance will be assessed.

Research by RDA UK has shown that volunteering with RDA has huge  mental and physical benefits for volunteers as well as participants.

Why not get in touch with us to find out for yourself?