BOVEY CO-OP MEMBERS RAISE £8,500 FOR PONIES TO INSPIRE PEOPLE OF DEVON
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Shoppers at the Bovey Tracey Co-op stores at Riverside, the Newton Road and Trago Mills, have helped to raise over £8,500 for local Charity, the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust, through the Co-op Membership scheme.
Receiving the cheque for £8,514 during recent Celebration Day visits to both Riverside and Trago Mills stores, the team of DPHT volunteers were delighted with the strong support of staff and shoppers alike. The money will go towards the work of the Charity to raise awareness of the importance of ensuring a long-term future for the Dartmoor pony on Dartmoor; and for the development of its Equine Assisted Learning programmes known as ‘Ponies Inspiring People’.
Representing the Trustees of the Charity at the Riverside Store Celebration event was Avril Kerswell, Chairman of Teignbridge District Council and past Mayor of Bovey Tracey, who has just been appointed as a Patron of the DPHT.
Avril said: “My love affair with the Dartmoor Pony goes back to my childhood when as a pony-mad girl of twelve years old, my father bought me a six-month-old colt from Ugborough market. I named him Gaiety. My daughter’s second pony was also a Dartmoor. I bought him when she was six and he was five. The most genuine pony I’ve ever known. He gave her so many life qualities including caring, being responsible and most of all having fun.
“I am proud of the work that this Charity does to support people with a range of life challenges. The funds raised for DPHT by Co-op Members will undoubtedly be put to good use to inspire people of all ages who live throughout Devon – and beyond.”
THE NEXT OPEN DAY AT THE DPHT CENTRE AT PARKE IS 17TH FEBRUARY 2019
To volunteer with the DPHT, make a donation or adopt a pony – or simply to find out more about the work we do – please see www.dpht.co.uk or call the Centre on 01626 833234
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