Yesterday, Tuesday 8th July, The Avon Centre Charity was unfortunately the victim of an arson attack. Multiple fires were set deliberately in our hay fields, which had just had acres of hay freshly cut ready for baling. This has caused hundreds of pounds of damage to our Charity.

Two thirds of 2 fields, have been completely burnt to nothing. We have lost valuable hay which we grow ourselves, to feed our herd of horses over the winter - horses which provide riding lessons to Disabled and disadvantaged riders from the local and wider Bristol community.

In addition to the loss of hay, which we will now have to replace by purchasing extra hay this winter, the fields that have been damaged are part of our hacking track and cross country field. This is hired out to riders, to raise valuable income for our Charity. In addition to this, we use these fields for winter grazing, and are doubtful if they will recover in time for this.

We would like to extend a huge heartfelt thank you to our bordering neighbours who spotted the smoke and called the fire brigade - we are so grateful to have many wonderful supporters in our local community.

Thank you again to our local community for your support!

Update! We are so overwhelmed and grateful for the support we have received from our community on this campaign. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us. All money raised above our target will support us in restoring the fields, keeping our horses in hay this winter and allow us to continue to support Disabled and disadvantaged people to access the therapeutic benefits of horses and nature. Thank you so much.