Grant to The Avon Centre (360G-QuartetCF-A682567)
Funding Organization
£250
Recipient Organization
As requested by the donor towards providing disabled people access to the therapeutic benefits of spending time with horses.
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 0 |
| Amount Awarded | 250 |
| Award Date | 2023-02-08T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E06000023 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | UA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Bristol, City of |
| Grant Programme: Code | DD-2022/2023 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Donor Directed |
| Last Modified | 2023-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 281648 |
| Recipient Org: Description | The Avon Centre is a horse and nature based activities Centre supporting Disabled and disadvantaged people in Bristol and the surrounding areas. As well as being home to a well-established RDA group (Avon RDA Group) the Centre also offers a non-ridden provision called Pony Interactions which is client led, ranging from therapeutic time spent with ponies and nature to tailored alternative education supporting individuals who benefit from different approaches to education. During the pandemic the Centre began to work towards extending its charitable objectives to include disadvantage as well as disability and to this end fundraised to provide a riding experience day to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, including children from backgrounds not usually represented in equestrian sports, and refugees. Working in conjunction with Lydia Heywood (an event rider representing Jamaica), The Avon Centre was able to offer a "Cool Ridings Horse Experience Day" to children from St James' City Farm in Gloucester and Urban Equestrian Academy in Leicester, amongst others. The day was a huge success and was featured on BBC Points West as well as a double page spread in Equestrian Life Magazine. The Centre has since successfully secured funds to offer the children from the City Farm an additional 6 week riding course. The Avon Centre is currently working on building links with other charities and organisations including The Prince's Trust, WECIL, Guide Dogs, BAP, People First, Jigsaw, Imayla and others, to find new ways of supporting each other, be it sharing space, offering services or offering supported volunteering and work experience opportunities. Our hope is that The Avon Centre will soon be a community hub for Bristol and the South West. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | http://theavoncentre.org.uk |