My Volunteering at The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge DAT Branch

Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary 10 Year Celebration Function 2017 The Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary was opened in 2007, so this year 2017, we decided to commemorate 10 years with a big celebration.  A Committee was formed, of which I was one, and planning started for the big event way back in 2016.  First of all the Committee had to decide what sort of celebration it was going to be … [Read more...] about Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary 10 Year Celebration Function 2017

Volunteers Day At Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary May 2016 On Tuesday 10th May 2016 donkey sanctuary volunteers throughout the Country were invited to a day out at the Sidmouth Headquarters as a way of saying "thank you" to all the volunteers who give up their time to help in lots of different ways for this wonderful charity. About 15 of us from the  Ivybridge DAT (Donkey … [Read more...] about Volunteers Day At Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary May 2016

The World famous Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary has DAT (Donkey Assisted Therapy) Centres throughout the UK and Ireland where these centres offer riding therapy to special needs and disabled children , and also offer mobile riding therapy where the donkeys and staff travel to schools. Specially trained donkeys also visit Care Homes so the elderly do not miss out on seeing these … [Read more...] about Donkey Assisted Therapy Visits London

1st June 2013 was the day set for the Ivybridge DAT Donkey Sanctuary (to which I am a volunteer) annual summer fair   Fingers and toes were crossed for a dry fair, as the previous two years it was torrential rain all day, which put a slight dampner on the whole proceedings.  But all change this year and the sun shone all day and hundreds of people came down to Filham Park for a … [Read more...] about Ivybridge Donkey Sanctuary Annual Summer Fair 2013