Ride High Secures National Lottery Grant to support more children in need
Ride High is celebrating having successfully secured a grant of over £385,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. We will receive the grant over a period of three years from the National Lottery Community Fund, which is the largest funder of community activity in the UK. We will use the funding to increase the number […]
Summer Programme Success for Ukrainian Refugees
Over the summer we delivered a special programme for Ukrainian children who have recently settled in Milton Keynes. After everything the children have been through, we were so pleased to be able to provide them with a positive focus and something to look forward to each week. The children had a fantastic time making new […]
New courses provide enriching extension to core Ride High programme
In the last 12 months we have broadened our programme and introduced new courses which take place during the children’s second hour at Ride High each week. Our new courses are allowing us to support the development of additional skills and to appeal to a wider range of children and young people, and they’re proving […]
Two thousand miles in a heatwave – the Ride High Cycle Challenge 2022
On Sunday August 14, despite the extreme heat, 52 amazing individuals jumped in the saddle and collectively cycled 2,000 miles in aid of children’s charity Ride High, raising over £17,000. It’s the second time the charity has organised its Cycle Challenge and invited teams to cycle either a 100, 50 or – new for 2022 […]
EMW makes Ride High Charity of the Year to mark 30-year anniversary
EMW makes Ride High Charity of the Year to mark 30-year anniversary Ride High children’s charity has been named as EMW’s official Charity of the Year for 2022. EMW is celebrating 30 years in business and what better way to mark its commitment to Milton Keynes than by supporting a charity that works with hundreds […]
Record Breaking Ride High Ball will help support over 300 children in 2022!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that our Ride High Masquerade Ball raised an INCREDIBLE £140,000 – a record-breaking amount, which will help us to support in the region of 300 vulnerable and disadvantaged children during the next 12 months – more than we’ve ever helped in one year before! The Ride High Ball took […]
VOTE FOR RIDE HIGH TO WIN A SHARE OF £1M CHARITY GIVEAWAY
We are in the running to win a share of a £1M Persimmon Homes Building Futures fund aimed at supporting under-18s across the UK but first they need your online votes to win. Persimmon Homes Midlands is backing Ride High to be a prize winner at a special event later this year, where cash awards […]
MK rides high to change young lives
On August 15th 69 riders cycled 4300 miles in our first ever Cycle Challenge and managed to raise over £34,000 – an incredible achievement. The cyclists’ efforts will directly help to change the lives of up 30 of the most vulnerable children and young people in Milton Keynes, some of whom will be desperately unhappy, […]
Charity calls on MK to Bake the best of it
We are asking the people of Milton Keynes to take part in our new online baking competition, to help raise some dough to support the most vulnerable children in Milton Keynes. Participants of all ages are invited to enter one of three cake categories: Best horse-themed cake, Best coronavirus-themed cake and Best Valentine’s-themed cake. Judging […]
Ride High announces new chair of Trustees
We are delighted to announce that Ride High has recently appointed Tim Raper as its new Chair. Tim was a practising solicitor and spent the majority of his career with a City law firm, Charles Russell Speechlys. He was on the board of the firm for about 25 years. Other than his management role Tim […]
