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10 News from the Sanctuary News from the Sanctuary 11 Life at the Sanctuary has never been busier or more exciting, so we thought we’d bring you some news of what has been going on over the past few months… Show business… In May our re-homing team put on their second Redwings Horse Show, this year at Easton College near Norwich. It was a wonderful day, with over 150 entrants travelling from East Anglia and beyond, including many of our Guardians and their Redwings horses and ponies. We were especially proud of the high standards of welfare shown throughout the day, with Pongo had a nasty our guest Isabel Harker, injury when he arrived a nutritionist from Spillers, commenting on Pongo and his Guardian win how well the entrants all first place looked and how so many of them were the perfect weight! Our winner and overall champion was Kate Campbell and her horse Tiger Leaf, but there were many individual success stories during the day, including the arrival of beautiful Pongo, whose show name is now ‘Redwings Master Blaster’ who many of you may remember was rescued in very poor condition just over a year ago. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who took part, we hope to see you all again next year - keep an eye on our website for the date! If you are interested in finding out more about our re-homing scheme or perhaps taking on a Guardian pony of your own, log on to www.redwings.co.uk. Two stars in one! We held our annual Summer Open Weekend at Hapton in July, but this one was far from usual as we Star of the Show Esther loved broke all previous records meeting her fans. (well, you did!) with 1100 visitors coming to see us over the two days! The weekend was doubly special as we also launched little Esther the donkey from the Amersham rescue onto the Adoption Scheme – something we have been longing to do ever since she arrived with us over two years ago. Esther proved a huge hit with the crowd as we knew she would, but it’s fair to say her limelight was almost stolen altogether by tiny orphaned foal Lewis who had arrived the week before. Altogether now, ahhhhhhhh. Lucky winners of the raffle were able to feed Lewis his milk! Couldn’t make it to this one Don’t worry! Our next Hapton Open Weekend will be on 4th and 5th of December with lots of festive fun for all. Find out more by telephoning 0870 040 0033 or visiting www.redwings.co.uk Lewis is the star of our Winter Draw Tickets – see page 13 - and features in the latest Young Redwings magazine, aimed at our supporters under the age of 16. Entry to the club is free, sign up on the www.youngredwings.co.uk website today! A small miracle Many of you may remember Kensington, who we featured in our last Autumn newsletter and who shocked us all when he arrived with a group of eight horses from London as he was in such a poor state. Well, just look at him now! Kensington has spent a lot of time with our Rehabilitation Centre team, learning that humans can be friends and receiving lots of specialist handling training. He and his friends Buckingham and Trafalgar have come such a long way and they have now joined a large herd at our Piggots site where they are learning to interact with other horses… and just let their hair down. Kensington is These three now almost unrecognisable exuberant young from a year boys are virtually ago (above) unrecognisable from the sorry trio who arrived just a year ago - but these really are the same horses, we promise! Huge thanks to everyone who gave to our ‘Unconditional Love Appeal’ last year; your generosity helped us bring Kensington, Trafalgar and their friends back to full health. Rise of a DVD star For those of you who have already bought a copy of the fantastic Redwings DVD, you will be very familiar with a little pony called Chocolate. Well, we are delighted to say that Chocolate has now found a new home as a companion pony and he is getting on very well indeed. Poor Chocolate was originally rescued from Birmingham in 2007 as part of our Puddings group, which also included Mousse, Banoffee, Sorbet and Cookie. He was a stallion, and quite aggressive, but after a certain delicate operation and lots of TLC from our staff he transformed into the kindest pony you could ever meet. Chocolate served us well as a surrogate father to orphaned foal Austin for a while, but once his work was done we knew he would thrive in a one-to-one home, and he has! Tiny tearaways As part of our record year last year we took in 35 ponies from Downham Market in Norfolk. They were all in a terrible state, living in pitiful and quite dangerous conditions on a sparse riverbank. We named them after jewels and precious metals in honour of our Silver Jubilee, and over the past year and a bit they have begun to ‘sparkle and shine’ (groan!) under the watchful eyes of our caring staff. While some will soon be going off to our visitor centres to meet their adoring public (you can already meet Malachite at our Oxhill Visitor Centre) others are continuing their rehabilitation and we hope some may even be able to be re-homed. Thank you to all of you who gave to our ‘Horses in Danger Appeal’, enabling us to help more horses and ponies like Silver and Mispickle and the rest of these tiny tearaways. If you haven’t yet bought your copy of the DVD, and you would like to order one, you can do so by telephoning 01508 481010 or visiting www.redwings.co.uk. It’s packed full of stories from Redwings and offers a great ‘behind the scenes’ look at our work. Above, Silver at one of our Norfolk farms Top Left, Mispickle, left, is now a pretty young pony and left, Mispickle as she was when she arrived at Redwings. Cheeky Chocolate as he appeared on the sleeve of the Redwings DVD
12 Red Start to Fundraising Fundraising made easy 13 Sponsored walk or ride Get involved - Fundraising... If you are a fundraiser waiting in the wings, here’s your chance to shine! We need your help more than ever so we are asking you to Get a Red Start to Fundraising! You don’t have to own your own horse or have buckets of money...you just need a bit of imagination, determination, and a sense of FUN of course! We have loads of tips and ideas for you in our NEW Red Start to Fundraising Leaflet. Sponsored poo pick For help, advice or to get a leaflet or Red Start to Fundraising Pack contact Gemma or Linda on 01508 481 018; email fundraising@redwings.co.uk or write to us at Redwings, Hapton, Norfolk, NR15 1SP. This issue Red recommends Recycle old mobile phones and used ink cartridges – ask for our special envelopes or even a deposit box to place at work, in a local school, shop or community centre and collect old mobile phones and used ink cartridges. Items can be posted or collected for FREE and the funds raised come straight to Redwings, giving us up to £20,000 a year! Run a quiz night Hold a cake sale Your Fundraising makes a real difference These supporters have already made a difference with some original ideas…. Elizabeth Brewer sends us beautiful handmade cards to sell. She is now offering to make them for your special occasion or event – and will donate a portion of the profits to Redwings! If you would like Elizabeth to make cards for a wedding, christening, party or to keep on hand for birthdays, email her at elizabethbee@btinternet.com or contact Redwings and we will put you in touch! Maureen Coxen and five horse-loving friends held a Come Dine With Me competition. They all paid £2 for each meal, with the winner deciding which charity got the ‘dinner money’! Lin (left) and Maureen (right) decided to donate to Redwings after reading about Blind Boo. Wendy Lynch and Penny McLaine donated tack and rugs to Redwings for us to use or sell at our re-homing centre or on e-Bay. Fabulous band Kimbustion donated copies of their CD for us to sell in our Gift Catalogue – plus the money they raise through their own sales all goes to horse charities – we recently received an amazing £600! Kimbustion’s album Horse Heart is available in our Gift Catalogue for just £6.99! Thank you so much! Lin Broccoli and Stilton soup Tender Loin of Pork Bread and Butter pudding The Winning Recipes Maureen Peach and Prosciutto salad Fish Pie Apple and Cherry crumble Things you can do from the comfort of your own home! Just the ticket Purchasing Redwings Draw Tickets is a great way to help Redwings and you might win something too! The funds raised help to care for ponies like Lewis who was orphaned at just a few weeks old when his mother died suddenly. Lewis needed feeding every three hours and his owner could not cope, so he contacted Redwings. We all love spending time with Lewis, and there is no shortage of volunteers to feed him his milk! But we had to make sure that he had a horsey role model too, so we found him a surrogate Mum, Gretel. She and Aunties Thumbelina and Snow White have taught Lewis how to behave like a horse and he is now growing into a strong, confident and very cheeky little pony who loves people. We run three draws a year with a first prize of £5000. Tickets cost just 50p each and come in books of 12, but you do not have to buy them all yourself – why not ask friends and family to buy them too and help raise even more funds for the sanctuary! To start receiving tickets, or if you would like us to send you more, contact us on 01508 481000, email info@redwings.co.uk or write to us. Insure your home and help horses! Redwings has teamed up with South Essex Insurance Brokers Ltd and Ansvar Insurance Company Ltd to offer competitive Home Insurance for supporters of Redwings Horse Sanctuary. For each policy sold SEIB will donate 5% of the premium (excluding insurance premium tax) to Redwings. For a quote or for further information follow the link in the ‘Fundraise for Us’ section of our website at www.redwings.co.uk/fundraising or contact SEIB direct on enquiries@seib.co.uk, or by telephone on 01708 850000, Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm. Gift of Life We know that leaving a legacy is not right for everyone, but no matter how big or how small, a gift in your Will is a gift of life to a horse, pony or donkey in need. When making a Will it is always advisable to use a solicitor who can ensure your Will is valid and give you any advice you may need, particularly on more complicated matters. You could visit a local solicitor, or for help and advice you can speak to the Law Society or the Citizens Advice Bureau. If you would rather create your Will in the comfort of your own home, you could contact The Goodwill Partnership. They arrange a home visit with a professionally trained Will counsellor who will take instructions from you and pass the case to a solicitor who will supply the Will with the backing of the Law Society. This not only makes writing a Will easy, but also affordable. A basic single Will costs £98.00 (plus VAT), and a Will can be updated whenever required for £12.50 (plus VAT). To learn more about making or amending a Will, or to request our Where There’s a Will There’s a Way Booklet contact our Legacy Officer on 01508 481030, email legacies@redwings.co.uk or write to us at Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Hapton, Norwich, NR15 1SP. To contact the Goodwill Partnership directly telephone 0844 669 6148 or visit their website www.thegoodwillpartnership.co.uk/redwings
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