The Unicorn Centre relies entirely on lesson and training fees, hire of the premises, donations and fundraising to keep operating.
We need at least £300,000 a year to maintain the property, pay salaries and feed and house our horses and ponies. So we need your help desperately!
Have a look at our list of projects on the right of this page.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE - drawn on 16 December 2020
Thank you to everyone who took part in our first online Christmas Raffle. Thanks to your support, we raised over £2000 for Unicorn Centre funds. We are so grateful to everyone who donated prizes, purchased tickets or helped in any way.The numbers were drawn by our friends at Barclays using an auto-generator app with 3 staff present. View the list of winners here.
To make a donation, large or small, (please Gift Aid too if you can), send us a cheque made payable to The RDA Centre in Cleveland Ltd, or telephone the Centre to make a donation with your card. You may also donate via Virgin Money Giving https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1017625
3 Do you know any businesses or organisations that would be keen to sponsor a pony for a year? £2000 would help to feed, stable and shoe one pony for a year.
4 Or how about advertising in the Arena? An advertising board measuring 2.5m x 1.5m only costs £275 - a year, a snip compared to advertising in the press. At least 8,000 people would see the board in a year.
5 Check the website, Facebook (RDA Unicorn Centre),Twitter (@RDAUnicornCentre) and our VirginMoneyGiving page for the events we've arranged for this year, perhaps you could attend or help us - we're always in need of volunteers!
6 We are also always on the lookout for raffle and tombola prizes, so please donate those unwanted pressies! We welcome donations of spare riding tack, clothing and equipment in excellent condition for use at the Centre or for selling to raise funds. Drop them in at the office PLEASE! (Covid restrictions apply).
7. Join our Friends of the Unicorn Centre supporters group to help fundraise for us.