A stables charity in Teddington is featuring as one of the charities in this year's Big Give Christmas Campaign, the UK's biggest collaborative fundraising campaign.

As part of the campaign, Park Lane Stables (PLS) is aiming to raise £37,500, which will become £75,000 after match funding as any donations between Tuesday, 2 December and Tuesday, 9 December will be doubled.

Speaking about the campaign, PLS said: "To put this into perspective, our running costs are around £25,000 per month – but more over the winter.

"And the long dry summer has led to a hay shortage which means prices have gone up. We now know that the implications of this are that our hay bill looks set to rise from £8,000 to £14,000 per year.



Park Lane Stables' donation page goes live today (Credit: Park Lane Stables)

"All of which means that if the Big Give campaign results in £75,000 then we can breathe a sigh of relief with most of our winter costs covered.

"And THAT means you know we'll be there providing the services our participants rely on through the grey, cold winter when regular time with our horses and the Park Lane team are so important.

"It is ONLY possible to donate during the campaign week, so if you'd like to help, watch out for reminders nearer the time or make a good old fashioned note in your diary to visit the Big Give website."

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As part of the campaign, the charity will be doing various activities to promote it.

Matilda rides with Park Lane Stables every Friday (Credit: Rob Addis)

You can find out more about this on PLS' Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) pages.

PLS' campaign goes live at 12pm today (Tuesday, 2 December).

You can donate to the charity here.