Building the Diamond Centre

Building the Diamond Centre

In December we had a visit from David Taylor, who worked for an architectural practice back in the early 1970’s and was the Project Architect responsible for designing the centre and overseeing the building works. David got to know Keith Webb, the founder of the...
Staff Update

Staff Update

We  have welcomed two new staff members to the Diamond Centre since the last newsletter. Dawn joined us in September 2021. She is an experienced Groom/Instructor with over 15 years teaching experience. She has been teaching our non-disabled and RDA riders as well as...
Website Updates!

Website Updates!

We have been busy making improvements to our website to provide more information for our users, volunteers and supporters. Extra information is now available on our riding and other horse related activities, including our new ‘Tea with a Pony’ sessions.  We have...
RDA Creative Writing Competition 2022

RDA Creative Writing Competition 2022

Creative Writing Competition 2022 Entries are now open for this year’s RDA Creative Writing Competition! As in previous years, there are three classes for participants to choose from: An RDA Letter   An RDA Short Story An RDA Poem There will be a prize for the overall...
The Princess Royal celebrates 50 years of RDA involvement!

The Princess Royal celebrates 50 years of RDA involvement!

The opening of Diamond in 1974 The Princess Royal has supported RDA for 50 years, after becoming Patron in 1971 and President in 1985. To mark this milestone, the Princess visited RDA National Office on 5th November 2021 and launched the Princess Royal Coaching...