About us

Based at Rainworth in Nottinghamshire NG21 0DG, we are currently offering sessions on Wednesday mornings and Saturday afternoons – small groups or individual one-to-one.

Woodside Farm Stables group started in 1971 at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Jack and Anita Parker, who had long been involved in promoting riding for disabled children.  The stables has an indoor school, a paddock for lessons out of doors in good weather, and access to Forestry Commission woodland.

The stables also has a unique hydraulic mounting lift, essential for mounting the more physically disabled riders without compromising their independence, but used by ambulant disabled as well.

Focussing on the therapeutic benefits of horse riding, the group has 5 qualified RDA Group Instructors with 2 trainees, assisted by a core team of more than 70 volunteers which includes the parents/carers of the riders.   Woodside owns 3 horses/ponies and has 4 more on permanent loan.

Contact:  Mrs. Winifred Pritchett  01623 627974.
Email: info@woodsidefarmstables.org.uk

Woodside Farm Stables RDA receives £19,000
from the John F. Mortimer Fund

This fund is administered by the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation for the Provincial Grand Masonic Lodge of Nottinghamshire. Selected charities are invited to submit a funding bid and follow a process of interviews and presentations.

The Provincial Grand Master has the final decision on which two of those charities are to receive an award from the John F. Mortimer Fund. We are delighted to report that Woodside has been successful in securing a grant of £19,000 towards core costs to be used over the next 3 years starting in April,2012.

The cheque was presented during a ceremony at the Masonic Hall in Nottingham on 19th November.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Winifred Pritchett and Sue Taylor for their hard work in successfully securing this grant.

This does not mean we can take a rest from fundraising, because we will still need to raise at least £4,000 each year from riding donations and other funding initiatives, but the money is a massive boost towards our future, at least until 2015.

Thank you to everyone for their support and commitment to date – keep up the good work.