Ride High Launch New Charity Programme for Schools
We are very excited to launch our Hobby the Horse Charity Programme for schools. Hobby the Horse is a fun and educational programme where children in participating schools will design and make their own Hobby Horse using recycled materials and hold an event to fundraise for Ride High. We’ve created fantastic resources for teachers to […]
Charity and company collaborations: Creating volunteering opportunities for employees
This week at Ride High we are celebrating our wonderful volunteers. Our volunteers play a critical role at Ride High and we couldn’t support the hundreds of children we do every year without them. The impact they have on vulnerable young lives is astounding, but just as important is how much our volunteers benefit from […]
Charity Ball to give hope to hundreds of children
Children’s charity Ride High raised a phenomenal amount of money at their annual ball in January which will help them in their mission to support 120 vulnerable children every week in 2023. The 1920’s themed evening was attended by over 200 guests and raised an incredible £113,000 – and it couldn’t have come at a […]
Ride High meets King Charles in Royal visit
We were very proud to be part of His Majesty the King’s celebratory visit to Milton Keynes on Thursday 16th February, to mark Milton Keynes’ new status as a city. Ride High staff and members waited patiently with the crowds outside the Christ the Cornerstone Church for King Charles’ arrival. But we were also inside […]
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 […]
