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WILLBERRY'S CHRISTMAS FAIR
WILLBERRY'S CHRISTMAS FAIR
SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2018
at
THE STANDERWICK SUITE, FROME, BA11 2QB
10.30 am – 3.30 pm
Entry: Adults £2, Under 16’s £1 Under 5’s FREE
FOOD, GIFTS & FESTIVITIES
SANTA’S GROTTO
CHRISTMAS STALLS
KIDS CORNER
RAFFLE
REFRESHMENTS
COME ALONG AND SEE FATHER CHRISTMAS,
HE IS DROPPING IN BETWEEN 12 AND 2!!
BRING YOUR FRIENDS...
There may even be a pony to meet!
The Wonderball!
Amelie's encounter with dressage royalty!
Willberry recently received a wish for Amelie - at just 12 years old she has already taken part in one of the biggest battles, facing a malignant brain tumour.
A girl after Hannah's heart, Amelie’s first choice was a visit to see Carl Hester. Willberry certainly didn't blame her for wanting to meet the main man himself.
Willberry couldn't wait to get going with this wish and sprung into action. With a bit of his Wonder Pony magic he got in touch with Carl who (as ever) kindly opened the doors for Amelie to come and visit.
Once Carl was back from winning medals in WEG, a date was set in the diary...16th October. Amelie and her mum, Lisa, excitedly made their way to Glewstone Court Hotel near Ross-on-Wye, after all the last thing Willberry wanted was for them to have to face a long travel on the morning of being granted a special wish!!
After much anticipation the day of the wish finally arrived. Much to Willberry's relief his mission was a success, Amelie had an absolutely fantastic time.
Lisa kindly wrote - “I have to say, we had the most magical time, Carl, Alan and Valegro were just brilliant, Amelie could not believe her luck when Carl asked if she would like to ride Valegro! If you’re going to ride bareback for the first time, do it with style!!! Needless to say, Amelie has been on cloud nine ever since”. We reckon there was two Wonder Ponies working their magic with this wish...
Willberry would like to extend a massive thank you to Carl, Alan and Valegro for making Amelie’s day so special.
September Round-Up
| We were invited to go along to the IAAT (International Association of Animal Therapists) AGM and conference. We took some of our lovely merchandise (all available here). A quiz took place and all tables donated. The winning table which were the South West, were presented with the money. They kindly donated their winnings to us, raising £35.53. |  |
| Buckinghamshire County Council, held a 'Dress Down Friday' during May and donated the proceeds of £50 to Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony charity. | Sadly Caroline Tupling lost her dear horse Brookmead Benjamin, but rather than surround herself with misery in such a sad time she decided to sell various items that were his, in aid of Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony, what a beautiful and caring thing to do. Her kind thoughts were rewarded with raising £500!! |
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April Gingell, Victoria Barton and Rozanne Delamore had a great time holding a dog show in aid of Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony helping to keep #kickingcancersbutt and #makingmemories, with a grand total of £165. |
| West Sussex Riding Club held a Clear Round Show Jumping at Coombelands Equestrian and raised a fantastic amount of money - £820!! | Durham Equine Practice held a charity evening, they kindly chose us and raised £160. |
| The University of Derby Equestrian Club had an online auction and they kindly split the proceeds between us and their club. We are very grateful of the £101 that was sent our way. | The Cotswold Hunt held a Ball and donated 50% from their table sponsorship, everyone had a brilliant time, and what makes the evening even better is £500 towards ground-breaking research! |
| Kathy ran the Great North Run with Runberry and has just run the Yorkshire Marathon in October. Grace, Kathy's daughter had a Willberry Wish last year at Olympia, and from the money Kathy is raising we will be able to give another deserving person a super special memory to treasure. |  |
| Jem Sargent was so lovely, and raised money at her 18th birthday for Hannah and Willberry's charity. A staggering £500 is coming our way thanks to Jem! | Welligogs asked Alice Goring if she would take Teddy to an event they had, she agreed to do this in exchange for them giving a donation to our charity, which they kindly did. £500 came our way- thanks Alice, Welligogs and of course Teddy! |
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Alice Tollworthy, Debbie Martin, Toni Derrick and Gemma Holdway took on the task of riding in the inter-hunt relay at Frome Show, after a very hot competition they came out victorious and were the overall winners. They kindly donated their winnings of £400 to Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony a charity dear to their hearts, with them all being in the same PC as Hannah. |
| Beth Vernon did a lecture and demo in aid of Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony raising an amazing £979.93 . | Chris from CYO Seeds came to Manor Farm and kindly made a £20 donation to the charity. |
| Charlie Thornycroft kindly made sure no Berries were going cold at the Pony Club Championships by selling special Pony Club scarves!! Raising a super £32.50. | Phyllie is a Wobbleberry and has been raising money for the charity, she was given a cheque of £100 so sent it direct to us. Congratulations on your challenge! |
| Last year as a year 12 student Abbie who does photography decided that she would do local equine events and private shoots and donate all profits to the charity, not only did she have many happy clients with gorgeous shots but also raised £671 for Hannah and Willberry's mission. |  |
| Mr Morland kindly donated £250 through CAF, to help us continue #kickingcancersbutt in Han's memory. | Dumbreck Charity kindly donated a huge £1000 to us at Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony. Thank you!! |
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Long Lane Equestrian held a Show and Family Open Day in aid of Hannah's Willberry Wonder Pony - many happy memories were made and £252 was sent our way to help those facing tricky times also have a reason to smile. |