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SECRET MILLIONAIRE CARL HOPKINS TO OPEN DONKEY SUMMER FAIR

21st July 2010, 11.00am. News Release issued by the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust Press Office

 

Star of Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire Carl Hopkins will be opening the summer fair of a donkey riding therapy centre in Eccup on Sunday 25th July at 11am.

 

The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST) is delighted that Carl Hopkins has agreed to open its annual Summer Fair which runs from 11am until 4pm and promises to be a fun packed day for all. Activities available include donkey cart rides, a horse stunt riding display, a display from West Yorkshire Police Dog Display Team, Go Karts, fun family dog show, a range of inflatables, climbing wall, Adopt a Donkey, a BBQ and licensed bar and much more! Admission and parking are free.

 

Cathryn Williams, centre manager, says: “We’re thrilled to be welcoming Carl Hopkins back to our centre to open our Summer Fair and have organised some fantastic activities to keep the whole family entertained. Visitors will be able to meet our donkeys, take part in games and enjoy the dog show. All the money raised at the Summer Fair will go directly to helping us to provide riding therapy to local children.”

 

EST Leeds provides donkey riding therapy to 175 local children with special needs and disabilities each week. For further information, please telephone 0113 261 9249 or visit www.elisabethsvendsentrust.org.uk

 

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•The Donkey Sanctuary aims to protect donkeys and mules and promote their welfare worldwide. The charity was founded by Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, MBE in 1969 and has taken into its care over 14,500 donkeys in the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe. It also works in Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Mexico to improve donkey welfare with donkey-owning communities through education and veterinary work. The charity relies entirely on donations to continue its vital work worldwide. For further information telephone: 01395 578222 or visit: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

 

•The Donkey Sanctuary has a connected charity, The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys, where fit and healthy donkeys provide riding therapy to children with special needs at purpose built centres located throughout the country. For further information visit: www.elisabethsvendsentrust.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

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•The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST) was founded by Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, MBE in 1975 (formerly The Slade Centre). It provides donkey-riding therapy to children with special needs and disabilities and offers therapeutic visits for elderly people in the local community. It currently has centres in Birmingham, Ivybridge, Leeds, Manchester and Sidmouth and in the future plans to expand to Belfast and Edinburgh. The charity relies entirely on donations to continue its worthwhile work. For further information telephone: 01395 573133 or visit: www.elisabethsvendsentrust.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

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