Elisabeth Svendsen Trust

The Parents and Friends Association at EST Ivybridge will be holding a car boot sale on Sunday 4th July from 10.00am until 12.00pm in Filham Park to raise funds for the centre’s planned sensory garden.

Sellers are invited to clean out their cupboards and come along from 9.00am to set up stalls. Pitches are available for £5 per car or £8 per van.

Refreshments will be available, and admission and parking is free for buyers who will be admitted from 10.00am until 12.00pm and are sure to pick up a bargain!

Two donkeys from a Devon donkey-riding therapy charity will be greeting filmgoers of the new Shrek Forever After movie this Saturday (3rd July 2010) at the Vue cinema in Plymouth (at the Barbican Leisure Park) between 10am and 4pm.

Boomer and Wayne, from the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST) centre at Filham Park in Ivybridge, will be in a pen just outside the cinema entrance for all to see, either before or after the films are shown. Their attendance will help promote the charity’s good work throughout Ivybridge, Plymouth and the South Hams.

On Wednesday 2nd June, EST Ivybridge will be recognising its dedicated team of volunteers as part of National Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June).

Staff will be holding a BBQ on Wednesday evening to thank its team of over 70 volunteers who assist in providing donkey riding therapy and in visiting 119 local nursing homes to provide pet therapy to residents. The volunteers will also be able to test their skills in traditional games such as horseshoe pitching and roll-a-ball.