Welcome to Belvoir Vale RDA – Our state of the art, purpose built riding facility, serving the local Nottinghamshire community. Originally based in an old Victorian stables, with an often flooded ménage, the Belvoir Vale RDA Charity was first founded by Lesley Davies in 2015. It is Lesley and her dedicated team’s belief in the therapeutic and healing power of horses, their tireless passion for helping others and their vision of what a truly accessible riding centre could be, that led to the design, build and opening of Belvoir Vale RDA on its current Cropwell Bishop site in September 2023.
Run by a team of highly skilled coaches, volunteers and overseen by a deeply passionate Board of Trustees, the centre’s aim is to offer therapeutic riding, carriage driving and horse related activities for the broadest range of abilities, across all ages, throughout the year, within a beautiful and naturally healing setting.
The opening in 2023, marked the beginning of a 20 year plan for fostering and growing RDA provision within the local area, the social benefits of which will be considerable.
Belvoir Vale RDA is largely run by a team of incredible volunteers, who give up their time to support the center in a number of ways – helping during the sessions, fundraising, administration of the charity, and (of course) keeping the yard in check, with all the muck and mud that entails!
We’d love to introduce you to a few of the key people who keep the charity running and they can’t wait to meet you!
The Coaches at Belvoir Vale RDA are highly skilled, with many years’ experience creating inclusive spaces for participants.
INSERT INFORMATION – Question: do we want an introduction to RDA and Hippotherapy here? We do go into the benefits of the all the ativities in the “Take Part” section.
Amy - Adult Volunteer
Alex - Young Volunteer
Sue - Adult Volunteer
Marion - Parent of rider & supported volunteer
Lucy - Rider & supported volunteer
Lynsey - Parent of rider & supported volunteer
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As a charity, we depend on your donations to transform lives. Whether it’s a one-off gift or a regular contribution, every donation helps us provide therapeutic riding and activities. Please donate now and be a part of our mission.
