Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Your local SAR or Search Dogs teams would welcome youngsters who want to get involved in fundraising.
Volunteer idea for young kids
- Thread starter Markymark
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...and you are a charity case
LCpl Boiled Egg
Three word soundbite
Are your local police as desperate as Cambridgeshire's?
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cas...d-clean-cars/story-28269321-detail/story.html
Edit: Ah, 3 and 6. Perhaps not! But fair play to you, I hope you find something they will both enjoy and learn from.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cas...d-clean-cars/story-28269321-detail/story.html
Edit: Ah, 3 and 6. Perhaps not! But fair play to you, I hope you find something they will both enjoy and learn from.
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
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- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
I cannot disagree.
To me the elderly and lonely, locally must be a good start...but...and sorry to make this sound shallow...I can't imagine it's much fun, for a 3 and 6 year old.
Could there be a way to allow this kind of early experience, which I think admirable, whilst being a bit fun and inspirational.
Could they go and muck out at one of the disabled riders stables...see the horses and ponies, get used to people with disabilities...maybe even get a ride in occasIonally
Below are some London based groups......taken from the main website.
http://www.rda.org.uk
good luck.
"All our groups are run by volunteers and may only operate on certain days so if you can not contact them immediately please do try again.
We recommend that you phone your Local County Chairman for further details on the groups in your area, volunteering or riding. Please remember that our County Chairmen are also volunteers so if you can not contact them immediately please do try again.
Calls to 0845 numbers will cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge
County: OUTER LONDON EAST - 0845 450 7052
Name: NEW LODGE GROUP (Approx:2 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 6364
Postcode: SE9 4RW
Email: hilary.crawford@virgin.net
Website:
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON EAST - 0845 450 7052
Name: CHARLTON PARK GROUP (Approx:5 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 4325
Postcode: SE7 8HY
Email: john.furlonger@mac.com
Website:
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON EAST - 0845 450 7052
Name: NEWHAM GROUP (Approx:8 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 6369
Postcode: E6 6JF
Email: riding.school@btconnect.com
Website:
Description:
County: CENTRAL LONDON - 0845 450 7049
Name: VAUXHALL CITY FARM GROUP (Approx:9 miles)
Phone: 0845 450 6935
Postcode: SE11 5HS
Email: linda.hinds@btconnect.com
Website: http://www.vauxhallcityfarm.org/2008/12/riding.html
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON WEST - 0845 450 7053
Name: DEEN CITY FARM GROUP (Approx:10 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 4353
Postcode: SW19 2RR
Email: information@deencityfarm.co.uk
Website: http://www.deencityfarm.co.uk
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON WEST - 0845 450 7053
Name: THE DIAMOND CENTRE (Approx:10 miles)
Phone: 02086 437764
Postcode: SM5 4DT
Email: diamondcentre@tiscali.co.uk
Website: http://www.diamondcentre.org.uk
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON EAST - 0845 450 7052
Name: ARROW GROUP (Approx:10 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 1348
Postcode: DA2 6LZ
Email: arc@arrowridingcentre.com
Website: http://www.arrowridingcentre.com
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON EAST - 0845 450 7052
Name: BEXLEY GROUP FOR THERAPEUTIC RIDING (Approx:10 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 1380
Postcode: DA2 6LZ
Email: bursdon@btinternet.com
Website:
Description:
County: KENT - 0845 450 7043
Name: BRADBOURNE GROUP (Approx:10 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 1386
Postcode: TN13 3DH
Email: contact@bradbourne-rda.org.uk
Website: http://www.bradbourne-rda.org.uk
Description:
County: SURREY - 0845 450 7044
Name: GODSTONE GROUP (Approx:10 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 5318
Postcode: RH8 9NE
Email: verityajones@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.godstonerda.org.uk
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON EAST - 0845 450 7052
Name: ALDERSBROOK & WANSTEAD GROUP (Approx:11 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 1340
Postcode: E12 5HW
Email: aldersbrookrdagroup@hotmail.com
Website:
Description:
County: CENTRAL LONDON - 0845 450 7049
Name: HYDE PARK GROUP (Approx:11 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 5367
Postcode: SW7 1SE
Email: vcarlisle@tiscali.co.uk
Website:
Description:
County: CENTRAL LONDON - 0845 450 7049
Name: KNIGHTSBRIDGE GROUP (Approx:11 miles)
Phone: 0845 241 5393
Postcode: SW7 1SE
Email: mdhahn@btopenworld.com
Website:
Description:
County: CENTRAL LONDON - 0845 450 7049
Name: ROYAL MEWS RDA (Approx:11 miles)
Phone: 020 7736 8642
Postcode: SW7 1SE
Email: ducis@talk21.com
Website:
Description:
County: OUTER LONDON EAST - 0845 450 7052
Name: LEE VALLEY GROUP (Approx:12 miles)
Phone: 0845 450 7035
Postcode: E10 7QL
Email: ridingcentre@leevalleypark.org.uk
Website:
Description:
That looks good. I do a bit of work with a similar cycling charity but it's very difficult to get to with kids at the weekend and I always like to keep things local where possible.
EDIT:
Ha!! Aldersbrook, very close to school!!
IDMark2
Dodgy Aerial
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- On the Roof
Volunteering at 3 and 6?
They should have been in work by now surely?
Seriously though, if they already do clubs and stuff then probably instead of worrying about getting them to understand the world around them they probably would remember this time better as when they did stuff, any stuff, with Dad. The world around them changes fast enough to try to get a handle on when they have all the tools of maturity as it is, let alone trying to make some sense of it at such tender years.
They should have been in work by now surely?
Seriously though, if they already do clubs and stuff then probably instead of worrying about getting them to understand the world around them they probably would remember this time better as when they did stuff, any stuff, with Dad. The world around them changes fast enough to try to get a handle on when they have all the tools of maturity as it is, let alone trying to make some sense of it at such tender years.
Dayvo
just passin' through
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They could help out in some way at an animal sanctuary/pet rescue, possibly.
IDMark2
Dodgy Aerial
- Location
- On the Roof
I was just thinking of how much value a 3 year old child would get from volunteering really, I know it was hard enough getting mine to do anything that I wanted him to do while the distractions of soil to eat in the garden and ants to jump up and down on were there, so the notion of having him helping me at all and actually learning anything was nothing but a fleeting illusion really.
Not a lot, more for the 6 (nearly 7yo) but it's fun to do stuff together as they're split up moist of the week at school/nursery
IDMark2
Dodgy Aerial
- Location
- On the Roof
Go to the park, climb trees, learn the different leaf shapes, splash noisily in puddles, chase ducks, get dirty in boggy mud. Then let your kids do it. 
As an aside I listened to an interesting TED podcast and one speaker talked about the 5 dangerous things your kids should doGo to the park, climb trees, learn the different leaf shapes, splash noisily in puddles, chase ducks, get dirty in boggy mud. Then let your kids do it.
1. Play with fire
2. Own a pen knife
3. Throw a spear
4. Dismantle a house-hold appliance
5. Drive a car (on parent's lap).
IDMark2
Dodgy Aerial
- Location
- On the Roof
Bloody London-centric media... Where are we in deepest Devon going to find a household appliance?
Watermill?
