Trustees Annual Report Ballyclare Rldin8 for Disabled i# July 2023- * June 2024 Chaiity number. NIC 104521 Based at Laurelvlew Equestrian Centre. 18 Knowehead Road. Templepatrkk BT39 OBX Contact Group Organiser: Avril Nicholl 32 Beech Green. Doa8h Ballydare 8T39 (llB The charlty exlsts to provlde therapeutlc rldin8 and contact wfth horses to thlldren and young adults with special needs in the Ballyclare area. The group nornially meets Thursday mornings during terni tirne for a total of 24 weeks during the year. We started back in October 2023 with three separate rides. The first group come from Roddensvale sc1K. the second ride Is made up of Indlvlduals brought by their carers. The last rlde come from Jordanstown sthool. The rfders who come from sthool Broups chan8e every fA weeks to gfve more thlldren the opportunlty to experience the benefrts and enjoyment of rklln& 8roup of Indmduals come every week. Where possible our rklers work towards their RDA grade test& We meet at Laurefview Equestrlan centre. where we use the Indoor school and ponies thanks to the generoslty of Robert and Llnda Davts. Our main cost Is our payments to Laurelvlew of £6(X)/term towards our use of the faalitie5 and ponies. This was a nominal fee paid to Laurefview. from next year the prices will increase to refiect industry wlde prkes for arena and pony hlre. we wlll be payin8 approxlmately £130/week. Alx). we pay fees for membership and insurance to RDA headquarters In England. group instructors, organiser and helpers are all volunteers. We now have only one fulty qualified instructor. Sylvia and Mar80 is training to be an instructor. (r maln source of income is our education authority grant. We have also had some very generous donations from the wart Group and East Antrim hound& We ended the year with a dosing balance of £11761. The public benefft delivered by Ballydare group is relletted in the enjoyment and achievements of our riders. Some of our riders are extremely nervous when they start and it Is wonderful to See them gain self confidence. Physlcally, the riders benefit from improvements to their core stren8th. coordination, mobillty and balance. We make every efftirt to ensure the rides are COndted safely. using trained volunteers under the supervision of a qualified instructor. All our instructors and volunteers have completed Enhanced Access Nl checks. Our 8roup ha5 an up to date safe8uard5n8 policy. Every session has a qualified first alder in attendance.
We consider that we have regard to the Commisslon's 8uldarKe on public benefft and have fulfilled our obligations in this respect. Date Mar80 Mcclure Chairman and Trustee On behalf of the following trustees Julia Desmond Avrll Nlcholl Maeve R05emond Sylvia Coulter Angela Houston Cathy Mullan