Elisabeth Svendsen Trust

Myself and 22 friends will be doing this Parachute Jump, we are hoping to raise as much money as possible for this wonderful charity! All 23 us of will be jumping on Saturday 1st August 2009, at Cark Airfield, Cumbria. From a height of14,500ft !!! My great fear of heights means nothing when I see the many smiles on the children's faces that attend our EST centres each week.

My name is Alvis and I live at the EST Centre in Birmingham. I have been reading all about the antics of Boomer and thought you might like to know what I get up to during the week.

Happy New Year everyone. I’ve had such a good Christmas – Christmas at Ivybridge begins 1st December, and even then that’s only just enough time to fit everything in!

Hello again, only me. Thought I would let you in on what I've been up to recently. I was given the honour of opening EST Ivybridge 1st Summer Fair, alongside the Mayor of Ivybridge. Staff had been preparing for months, so I knew this was going to be a big day for us all. I stood in the barn and watched over the wall as the centre was transformed. The other donkeys just carried on with their normal business, but I was fascinated to see what people were doing; I could see lots of colourful bunting, bouncy castles and could hear music over the speakers.

Its official ... I'm on a diet. The worst thing is, it's not even my fault – all these tasty rewards for my hard work lately, it would be rude to say no! I attended a garden party recently as a guest of honour, they had the most fabulous food on offer; I stood in the summer house snacking most of the evening - I guess I'm paying the price now.

Hi, my name's Boomer and you can find me at EST Ivybridge. I have a larger than life personality and reckon I must be the most longstanding and versatile donkey, and even though I say myself, a celebrity of my own making.