Barnsley Riding for the Disabled

14/10/2024

Buster

31/07/2024

Footballl Carpark is open from 6.30

24/07/2024

Hi All,
While we are trying to make the best of the good weather this summer, our lovely freinds in Barnsley Childrens Services have sent a fantastic list of free places in and around Yorkshire that may interest you parents out there, and we thought we would share it with you all.
School holiday free & parking cost only activities & day trips in Yorkshire & Derbyshire:

Weston Park Museum Sheffield - S10 2TP
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet Sheffield - S7 2QW
Kelham Island Museum Sheffield - S3 8SA
Rivelin Valley Nature Trail Sheffield - S6 5FG
Heeley City Farm Sheffield - S2 3DT
Graves Park & Animal Farm Sheffield- S8 8LJ
Rother Valley Country Park Sheffield - S26 5PQ
Endcliffe Park Sheffield - S11 7AB
Bishop's House Museum Sheffield - S8 9BE
Clifton Park & Museum Rotherham - S65 2AA
Thrybergh Country Park Rotherham - S65 4NU
Markham Grange Steam Museum Doncaster - DN5 7XB
Danum Gallery & Museum Doncaster - DN1 3BZ
Royal Armouries Leeds - LS10 1LT
City Museum Leeds - LS2 8BH
Kirkstall Abbey Leeds - LS5 3EH
Roundhay Park Leeds - LS8 2ER
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Wakefield - WF4 4LG
National Coal Mining Museum Wakefield - WF4 4RH
Newmillerdam Country Park Wakefield - WF2 6QQ
National Railway Museum York - YO26 4XJ
City Walls Walk York - YO1 7LJ
Askham Bog Nature Reserve York - YO23 3QX
Beaumont Park Huddersfield - HD4 7AY
Tolson Museum Huddersfield - HD5 8DJ
Cannon Hall Museum & Gardens Barnsley - S75 4AT
Worsborough Mill Museum Barnsley - S70 5LJ
Street Life Museum Hull - HU1 1PS
Maritime Museum Hull - HU1 3DX
Nidderdale Museum Harrogate (£3 Donation Entry) - HG3 5LE
Brimham Rocks Harrogate - HG3 4DW
Skipton Castle Woods Skipton - BD23 1AW
Lumsdale Valley & Ruins Matlock - DE4 5LB
Aquarium & Hologram Gallery Matlock Bath (£3.80 Donation Entry) - DE4 3NS
Plague Village & Museum Eyam - S32 5QG
Splash Pad & Park Bakewell - DE45 1AW
Hall Leys Park & Splash Pad Matlock - DE4 3SX
Mam Tor Castleton - Castleton, S33 8WA
Wild Swimming & Paddling Spot Youlgreave - Brookleton DE45 1UT
Paddley Gorge Hope Valley - S32 2HY
Longshaw Estate Trails Hope Valley - S11 7TZ
Stanage Edge Hope Valley - S32 1DU
Monsal Trail Bakewell Station - DE45 1GE
Tramway Village Crich (Pay Once & Visit All Year) - DE4 5DP
The Millenium Walkway & Mill New Mills - SK22 3ES
Derwent Valley Mills Heritage Site Matlock - DE4 3AG
Nine Ladies Stone Circle & Ancient Moor Stanton- in- Peak - DE4 2LS
The Druid Caves Birchover - DE4 2BL
Arbor Low Ancient Monument Monyash - DE45 1JS
Poolsbrook Country Park Chesterfield - S43 3LH
Linacre Reservoirs Chesterfield - S42 7JW
The Pavillion Gardens Buxton - SK17 6BE
Elvaston Castle & Country Park Derby - DE72 3EP
Pickfords House Museum Derby - DE1 1DA
Museum & Art Gallery Derby - DE1 1BS
Bluebell Dairy Farm Derby - DE21 7AR
Tagg Lane Dairy Hurdlow - DE45 1JP
Magpie Mine Sheldon - DE45 1QU

19/07/2024

A big thank you to Simon CooperAll dry Damp proofing
For plastering our ceiling Very professional Highly recomend

11/07/2024

A big thank you to everyone who has kindly donated and shared your concerns much appreciated xx

11/07/2024

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2024-07-10/why-would-they-do-this-to-us-thieves-raid-disabled-riding-charity

Burglars broke in through the roof at Barnsley Riding for the Disabled before stealing £500 of equipment. | ITV News Calendar

10/07/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/f5VFwzVQsxLTo475/

Burglars broke in through the roof at Barnsley Riding for the Disabled before stealing £500 of equipment. | ITV News Calendar

09/07/2024

https://gofund.me/a99075b0

This is what we are looking at getting all the way around the yard and office but it's £40 a metre and we solely run on donations

09/07/2024

09/07/2024

We have now set up a go fund me to help with repairs and upgrade in security.
Thank you
https://gofund.me/e947eda2

09/07/2024

Thank you so much for the kind offer of the roof repairing it has been repaired. We need a plasterer thanks

09/07/2024

These are the lads that broke into the office last night does anyone recognise them not the best pictures

09/07/2024

Well tonight has been different seen that Barnsley RDA, Barnsley EC had been broken into through the roof wich is a shame as they help a lot of children with disabilities and also my daughter rides there so we got in contact with them and gave the assistant and patched it up for them the best we possibly could we didn't get the last photo with the tarp on but we will be back to fix there problem

08/07/2024

We have been broken into stolen all the tools brand new strimmer we need a roofer can anyone help

06/07/2024

LOOKING TO DO SOME VOLUNTERING OVER THE HOLIDAYS MUST BE OVER 14 FULL TRAINING GIVEN
01226 241478 EMAIL
[email protected] x

05/07/2024

NOW FULL

20/05/2024

Thankyou Shawlands Trust For the grant to enable us T0 purchase Rosie x

20/05/2024

One of our riders Dad took a from a drome of Rda thankyou Jamie

25/04/2024

Hi Our placements have now completted their hours with us Can any one spare a couple of hours in the morning through the week To assist with the lessons. Such has grooming ,preparing for lessons and leading x

22/04/2024

Barnsley RDA provides life-changing riding therapy for disabled children & adults. We rely on donations & are up for a grant from Movement for Good. Nominate us today!

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21/04/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/KvhR6dA8F1x2m4Qz/

If you read anything or share anything today, then please make it this. It is NOT OK to ignore disabilities! They have as much of a place in this world as the rest of us! Teach children from a young age of disabilities to help them understand and then they will also accept those disabilities from a young age too and include them all 🫶

I wasn't going to post this, but today it made me quite emotional and I actually had a few tears roll down my cheeks. Now I'm used to this kind of thing happening, but it still hurts!

On entering the car park, 2 little children pointed to Louie in his wheelchair and said "oh look that little boys legs are broken" they were young, it was innocent and I just smiled as their adult carried on walking past us not saying anything.

Then as we walked around we said hello to a family with children who asked if they could stroke the dogs...we said yes, and then the little girl noticed Louie and walked up to him, got down to his level and said "hello" not going to lie, I felt like I needed to pick my heart up from every inch of the park! Louies little face lit up and he smiled, waved and said hello back. I thanked the little girl for her kind actions and told her parents they should be proud.

Now this is the hard part...
2 more children came along, again staring at Louie and loudly announcing that he's in a wheelchair, then again loudly asking "what's wrong with him mummy?" Louie by now is smiling and waving at them. Now this is what NOT to do!! I never mind children been inquisitive, it's innocent, they are young, and they are asking for a reason. As a parent, a carer, a teacher etc YOU at the very least should show them how to react, be polite, just say hello if you don't know what to say. I'm not expecting you to know his condition BUT do NOT tell them to shhhhh, do NOT tell them to ignore him and do NOT drag them away! That little boy is my world and what you have just done is soul destroying to me! How will children learn about inclusion and acceptance with adults like that!
How I held it together I'll never know, I was biting my tongue as tears rolled down my cheeks!

Just please, please educate yourselves then you can educate your children. The very least you can do is smile, but a wave or hello doesn't cost a thing either, and you could be making that childs day and his mamas too! Don't feel awkward, I for one encourage the questions, how else will our children learn, but whatever you do, I beg you please do not ignore them, they do have feelings and so do their parents!