We are delighted to have been awarded a grant of £3000 towards our annual insurance costs from the Peter Harrison Foundation Community Fund. Based in Reigate, the Foundation was endowed by Peter Harrison KGCN CBE (1937-2021) with the aim of providing opportunities for children and young people with disabilities, helping disabled and disadvantaged young people through sport and providing education to disadvantaged young people.
The grant was facilitated by the Community Fund for Surrey, and we are grateful for their support.
We were delighted to welcome three members of the Sussex Wanderers MG Car Club to the riding sessions this morning where they were able to watch our riders in action. The Club organises 10 ‘drive-outs’ for its members each year, and at each one they pass the pint mug to collect donations for us. This year they raised £2,500 and presented us with the cheque this morning. Another £50 had been donated directly so with gift aid, the total benefit to our funds is £3,187.50. We are very grateful to Ursula who used to be a volunteer for us and who has organised the runs with her late husband for many years, to Andrew, who is about to take over the organisation, and of course to all the members who so kindly dig deep in their pockets every month for us.
MFS Investment Management (UK) have donated a most generous £5,000 to our funds to enable us to continue to help the many children who ride with us each year. We are very grateful to them for their support.
We are very lucky to have the support of local events who make donations to us. We received a welcome donation of £500 from the Edenbridge and Oxted Show 2024. The 2025 Harness Show donated £200 after our volunteers helped with the car parking.
The Sussex Wanderers MG Car Club have been generous supporters for many years. They hold 10 outings a year, driving around the Sussex countryside in their MGs, ending up at a pub for lunch. At each event they pass the pint beer mug to collect cash for us and in 2024 they excelled themselves, raising £2,100 in cash and a direct donation of £50. When Gift Aid is added this makes a total donation of £2,687.50 which is a fantastic amount and will help us to continue our work with disabled children.
Ursula Griffiths, who organises the events, and two of the MG owners came on 27th February to watch the children from St Stephen’s School in action, and to present our Chairman, James Baxter, with the cheque.
We thank all the members of the Car Club for their continued generous support.
