The ever popular Secret Santa is back this year!. You will be able to buy a Christmas present for your favourite horse, pony, staff member or something for the yard. A list of presents will be put up in the servey in the coming weeks. Simply select which present you...

Would you like to contribute more directly to the care of our horses and ponies and their facilities? We are introducing a monthly wish list of items we would like to buy for the horses and the yard so, if you would like to help, you will be able to buy items to...

Wow – what a fantastic day! We were completely overwhelmed by the support of our wonderful local community. A huge and heartfelt thanks to all our amazing entertainers, stall holders, contributors and visitors for making the Autumn Fair our best one yet! We would like...

We missed out on the fun last year - so this year will be doubly good! Petting zoos, displays, bouncy castle, BBQ, horses & more! Full flyer below:

Join us for the dog show, full details can be found here!  

We were all sorry to hear the sad news that June Webb passed away peacefully on 25th July, aged 86 years. June Webb was co-founder of The Diamond Centre and many people at Diamond and in the local community will have very fond memories of her and the early days of...

Amy has cerebral palsy which affects her legs and balance. When Amy first started at Diamond she needed lots of help from 2 side walkers and a leader to balance and move with the pony. As time went on, although Amy does not remember this, the ponies helped her to get...

We have reinstated a Suggestion Box for volunteers, riders, carers etc. to feedback comments and suggestions on how we can improve Diamond Centre user experiences. The Suggestion Box is located in the servery by the door to the main indoor arena. Tina will be...

There have been a few recent changes to the Board. After serving as a Trustee for over four years Linda Gyngell resigned as she moved house and is now living in the Kent countryside. Lynda was a regular volunteer at Diamond, and we would like to thank her for her...

As you may already know, Maz Ray started as the new Centre Manager for Diamond on the 1st of July. She was previously Diamond’s Yard Manager and brings lots of valuable equine management knowledge and experience to the role. Maz replaces Angela Moloney who permanently...

Congratulations to Lauren Tan who finished 5th in the individual test and freestyle dressage at the Tokyo Paralympics. We are so proud of her acheivements!

We have applied to Sutton Councils #myneighbourhoodfund to replace the aging roofing on our barns. The Council is running a consultation on the applications. If you would like to support us please visit https://sutton.citizenspace.com/.../subpage.2020-04-29.../ and...

We are very pleased to announce that Laurentia Tan has been selected for Tokyo 2020 representing Singapore in the Paraolympic Dressage. She will be competing on Fri 27th Aug - Ind Grade 1, Sat 28th / Sun 29th Aug - Team Music and Mon 30th Aug - Ind Freestyle Grade 1....

Lauren Tan, Diamond's very own paraolympic hopeful will be featured on BBC See Hear – the TV magazine for the deaf community. They ran a feature on Lauren Tan back in 2012 and will be featuring her again prior to the Tokyo Paralympics.The programme goes out on BBC2 at...

Job description Are you a qualified AI? The Diamond Riding Centre is looking for an experienced Instructor/Groom to complement our team and help deliver our program of non-disabled lessons. The job will involve all yard duties including teaching lessons. Must be a...

We had a visit from Kemi to meet our 2 Kick-start graduates Fion & Katie! Kemi was keen to hear about all the experience the girls have had and understand how it had helped them gain new skills and employment. We also had a visit from the ITV news crew...

We are setting up a fundraising committee to help Diamond raise money and we are looking for a small team to join us. The team will help us come up with new ideas for fundraising and to help organise events, activities and fun for the centre! If you don't want to join...

Would you like to volunteer? We are starting up our new volunteer inductions again. Please call the office if you are interested on 0208 643 7764 or email admin@diamondcentre.org.uk

Introducing our....... Diamond Easter Raffle  The Diamond Centre are doing a raffle to help raise money for the centre. We have some great prizes to be won!! Voucher at Bushells Farm Shop (£50) Vouchers at Derby Store 1x £50 and 2x £25 Applied Physiotherapy 1x...

We were all sorry to hear the sad news that Jim Miles passed away peacefully on 29th January 2021, aged 81. Jim was a volunteer at Diamond for many years before he finally retired in 2015. He was an experienced coach and played an important role in development of our...

The RDA Creative Writing Competition is now in its fifth year and as in previous years, we are offering three classes of poem, letter or short story and the theme for each class is simply ‘RDA.’ Your entry could be a story about an exciting experience you’ve had...

To combat lockdown - Diamond is going online! As we can't learn together at the moment, we have added some sections to our website with some learning & fun materials for riders & volunteers - take a look! We will keep updating these pages with new material as...