Elisabeth Svendsen Trust

The parents and friends association of EST Birmingham invite you to join us for this great singing extravaganza on Saturday 23rd October 2010 from 7.30 pm until 10.30 pm at the Kingstanding Ex-Serviceman's Club in Birmingham. We will be entertained by the Accord Singers with a special performance from the children at Ferndale Primary School in Great Barr, Birmingham.

Tickets (including buffet) cost £5.00 adults and £3.00 children.

Book your place now... call Paul on 07976 290441.

On Sunday 25th July 2010 we had a fantastic day at our summer fair which helped to raise over £17,000 for our centre here in Leeds which has 170 children visit each week.

A large steel frame for a new donkey-riding therapy centre for children with special needs just outside Belfast has now been erected, and a ribbon cutting ceremony is being held to celebrate on Thursday 29th July at 10am.

Staff from the Devon headquarters of the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys charity (EST) will visit the centre in Ballypalady near Templepatrick to celebrate the event. The occasion was re-scheduled after an attempt to cut the ‘first sod’ earlier in May was hindered by travel chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud.

During half term holidays, EST Sidmouth allocates 'Drop In' days. This means that children with special needs are able to visit the centre with their families and enjoy the facilities that we offer, free of charge.

Back Lane Stables Riding Club in Leeds have chosen the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST) as their local charity of the year, and visited the centre on Saturday 10th July to adopt William the donkey.

To celebrate their first anniversary, members of the club visited the Leeds centre, which provides a free of charge service to children with special needs and disabilities. Members witnessed first hand the benefits of donkey riding therapy, and got acquainted with William.

Summer holidays start next week and our schools finish for the summer holidays. During the summer holidays EST Manchester have riding days throughtout July, August and the begining of September 2010 from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. To find out more and to book a session, please contact EST Manchester.