rdasouthscotland | National Office Update

24 November 2021

National Office Update

Dear RDA UK volunteers and staff,

Someone had kindly sent me some newspaper clippings about HRH’s visit to Newbury and Mary Hare Group, but unfortunately there was no note with the clippings, and I couldn’t find a record of who sent them in my emails. If you sent them, or you know who did send them, please do let me know and I will get them sent back to you. I’ve taken photos of them now, so we have a record of them.

30 Minute Weekly Webinars
The ‘Everything you need to know about Reserves’ webinar is now available to watch here:

This Weeks Webinar: Recruiting Volunteers After COVID (Thurs 25th 7pm)

RDA Projects Co-ordinator: Volunteers Department, Faye McKenning, will be giving a webinar on the recruitment of volunteers post-COVID and will be joined by guest speakers Martin Wood from Barrow Farm and Claire Chandler from Hereford RDA, who will share their successes in recruiting volunteers during COVID and how they did it.

Next Week’s Webinar: Acquiring horses through the Blue Cross (Thurs 2nd Dec 7pm)

A topical subject right now. Abigail Leach from the Blue Cross will be giving us a webinar on acquiring horses through the Blue Cross.

Tea with a Pony Reminder

If you group is beginning Tea with a Pony sessions, the group needs to attend an online workshop and we encourage all volunteers involved to become Dementia Friends, with a free 40-minute online session. As it is an RDA activity, we do need to have a signed copy of the extension form here at National Office – all forms and guidance can be found on the MyRDA website:

https://www.myrda.org.uk/runningyourgroup/tea-with-a-pony/#

For more information, please contact Lucy Wake lwake@rda.org.uk

Creative Writing Competition

Entries are now open for this year’s Creative Writing Competition! Please can you share this with your riders/drivers.
As in previous years, there are three classes for participants to choose from:

§ An RDA Letter
§ An RDA Short Story
§ An RDA Poem
There will be a prize for the overall winner in each class – and all entries will receive a rosette! The closing date for entries is FRIDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2022.

You can download a copy of the application form for the competition using the link below:

https://www.myrda.org.uk/runningyourgroup/education-asdan/

If you have any questions at all, please contact Alex Walker at RDA National Office: awalker@rda.org.uk or telephone (01926) 405971

EDI Survey

Please can all RDA UK and coaches fill out the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity form that was emailed out to them. If you have not received it, please check your junk/spam folder, or contact Lucy Wake on lwake@rda.org.uk

Best wishes,

Brigitta Falcini
Communications Coordinator
Riding for the Disabled Association