TERM DATES: This term ends on Saturday 17th December Classes resume on Monday 16th January 2017.

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1 Registered Charity No SC Company Number SC TERM DATES: This term ends on Saturday 17th December Classes resume on Monday 16th January Message from the Board of Trustees It is hard to believe that Christmas is almost here! In the coming week, Santa will visit many of the classes. According to the statistics, over 400 riders with additional needs rode at Sandyflat between August 2015 and June This is amazing and indicates the wonderful band of Staff and Volunteers who help to keep the wheels of the Glasgow Group turning. In October, we were sorry to say goodbye to Stephen MacKay who had been a senior member of the yard staff for 11years. We wish him well and welcome Stephanie Shaw in his place; we hope she will be happy in her new position as a member of the team in the yard. Whatever your involvement at Sandyflat, whether it is as a member of staff in the yard or in the office, as a volunteer or as a supporter, we thank you for your commitment to our riders and wish you all a happy festive season and offer you our best wishes for 2017.

2 Annual Fun Day 2016 This year our Annual Fun Day took place on Saturday 17 th September. Being slightly earlier in the year, we were fortunate to take advantage of the beautiful dry spell. Having such great weather increased the turnout for our hotly anticipated event and it was fantastic to welcome so many visitors from the local community. Visitors enjoyed the pony rides, bouncy castle, rodeo bull, raffle, stalls and of course the everpopular soup and home-baking! Thank you to everyone who donated prizes, home baked and of course to all our volunteers who gave up their Saturday to help on the day. It is only with your support that we achieved a record amount. We are delighted to announce that our profit was a record 2,685.47

3 Congratulations to our riders who had made the most progress in the last year. Every year theses cups are presented to the riders in the different age groups. The McClements Rose Bowl was presented to Rachel McColgan (under 18). Mrs Sheila McCalman presented the St Mungo Cup for Claudia Boyd and Gordon McConnechie received the Anderson Millhouse Trophy Gordon on Precious Rachel on Hart Claudia Boyd Most Improved Rider St Mungo Cup The Showing Show was a successful event run by Lynne and her staff in August. The riders considered it to be a Great Day and financially the Glasgow Group benefitted. A profit of was made We would like to wish Rhys a speedy recovery. Well done to everyone that braved the weather and our Congratulations to Marnie, riding William, ending the day as Supreme Champion!! Marnie Supreme Champion 2016 We miss you and hope to see you back on Timmy soon x

4 Corporate We are extremely grateful to the Glasgow BSC Charitable Fund for their support. During the summer break they rallied their coworkers and set about the ardious task of painting all our 20 stableblocks, pens, tack room & feed room. In addition they donated funds which enabled us to purchase much needed supplies for our horses and yard THANK YOU!! Our stables getting a makeover. Thanks also to Scottish Enterprise, Corporate Volunteering Group who spent the day helping Gary clear our River Kelvin Trail. Their spirits did not dampen even in the rain! Thank you - your support is much appreciated.

5 School Snippets from our young School What do you like most about coming to your riding class?? Matthew on Hart Paul: I Like learning about the horse and about the bits that go on him. I like riding Timmy and trotting too! Jamie: I don t like horse-riding I LOVE horse-riding It s the Best! Jamie on Timmy Lucy: I like playing games in the indoor school with my horse. Marissa on Smudge Paul on Hart Marissa: I like to ride on Smudge and I like to give him cuddles. Matthew: I like walking outside amongst the trees. Lucy on Precious Henry Rankin, who after a diagnosis of Vascular Dementia, put together a bucket list of 10 things he wanted to do. The last on his list was to ride a horse and we contacted Henry via Alzheimer Scotland to make that come true. In June 2016, Henry came with his wife and daughters to Sandyflat and rode Precious and he was absolutely thrilled by the experience.

6 Forthcoming Events 2017 Riders of the Storm - Sunday 5th March 2017 (tickets for sale early in the New Year) 57th Annual GUVMA Rodeo Saturday 22 nd April 2017 Ernst & Young will match-fund the proceeds...thank You! Raffle tickets on sale to win our Luxury Christmas Hamper Our RDA Christmas cards are available to purchase from the T-Bar Stuck for stocking fillers? Look no further your favourite Glasgow ponies are featured on our beautiful Mugs. Cheque Presentation Day Community Matters Initiative Thank you to the customers Milngavie. Thank you so much to Allwyn Crawford and her Tennis Aces who have in total raised a magnificent 889 for RDA Glasgow. We are so grateful to you for giving up your valuable time in order to help others. THANK YOU!! Contact us: RDA Glasgow Group Sandyflat, Caldercuilt Road Summerston, Glasgow G23 5NA T: rdafundraising@gmail.com Would you like to become a member of our Glasgow Group?? This membership is for anyone who is or has been and realises the benefits parents, volunteers, donors. Member subscription forms available from the office We said goodbye to one of our Saturday class helpers, Beata Walkiewicz. Come back to visit soon - with Anita Lowing and Linda Fair.

7 With Christmas just around the corner, what could be more convenient than settling down with a cuppa (or a glass of something festive) to do a spot of online shopping? Even better, you can raise funds for RDA Glasgow Group...and IT WON T COST YOU A PENNY! Please consider signing up to easyfundraising you can help to raise funds for the RDA Glasgow Group every time you shop. Here s how it works: It s easy and it s free! 1. Sign up to easyfundraising: Go to to set up an account. 2. Go shopping: When you shop online, visit easyfundraising.org.uk first, click through to the retailer of your choice and shop as usual. Your purchase will cost exactly the same as if you had gone to the retailer s website directly. That s all you have to do! 3. Earn donations! With every purchase you make, the retailer will make a donation which will be transferred to Riding For The Disabled Glasgow Group. Over 2,700 retailers have joined this scheme support charities like ours. to Thank you

8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We have been fortunate to receive recent support from the following funders: Aldi Scottish Sport Fund The James Wood Bequest Fund Douglas Hay Trust Dr Elizabeth Calder Memorial Trust The J. & J.R. Wilson Trust The Royal Caledonian Charities Trust Templeton Goodwill Trust Incorporation of Fleshers LHR Airport Communities Trust The Hedley Foundation Souter Charitable Trust Greggs Foundation The Stafford Trust The Merchants House of Glasgow The JTH Charitable Trust Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers of Glasgow James Weir Foundation Andy Scott W. A. Cargill Fund The Hugh Fraser Foundation The Caram Charitable Trust The Rozelle Trust Mr J McCall Ms C Lang Mrs E. M. Alston First Choice Horse Supplies Mrs T Christie & Family Strathclyde Dressage Group Partick Saint Mary s Masonic Lodge Ms A Crawford & The Tennis Aces Mrs M Russell & friends Joyce Burnie Douglas Park Golf Club Ladies Mrs Helen MacDonald Saints & Sinners The Order of the Temple- The Preceptory of St Mungo Phyllis Beattie Susan Malyon, Mandy Macrae & Ms T Alexander Partick Saint Mary's Masonic Lodge Strathclyde Dressage Group Clydebank Oil Waitrose Milngavie Gambadino 1st Choice Horse Supplies Mrs June Grainger Order of the Eastern Star Mr & Mrs J Dillon The Black Horse, Summerston Morris Equestrian Mr David Whittick Ms Rhona Scott Ernst & Young Slater Menswear Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow Jem Carpets Rangers Football Club Steven Brown Art Masson Cross Loch Lomond Sea Life Nails & Beauty from Laura Out & About Venture Studios Tommy McGrory (Loud & Proud, Paisley) Hymans Robertson LLP University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine And to the numerous anonymous donors..