Ferring Country Centre

Ferring Country Centre
New Horizons for People with Learning Difficulties

The Ferring Country Centre is an independent charity which provides meaningful work experience and training for adults with learning difficulties.The Centre allows them to learn in a safe and supervised environment within our Riding Therapy Unit, Garden Centre and Arts & Crafts Workshop. We afford our Clients the opportunities others take for granted, like driving and helping others less able than themselves. The Centre was established in 1986 by a small group of parents who saw the need to provide choices for those who could not cope with indoor activities and would benefit from work in an outdoor situation.

We are open to the public 7 days a week Monday – Friday 8.00 am – 4.30 pm.
(Please note the garden centre is open Saturday/Sunday 8.30-12noon April-October)

At the Centre we promote repsonsibility by applying a work ethos to all who attend.
We are sitiuated in the small village of Ferring to the west of Worthing. The Garden Centre, Riding Therapy Unit and Brook Lane are all based at our Rife Way site.

Our football team

The Rife Way site is a small agricultural holding of about 8 hectares comprising of three units: Horticultural, Riding Therapy and Brook Lane.

The Centre is supported by a strong volunteer group who help in all kinds of ways. Our core funding is from Social Services payments for individuals attending the Centre. This income covers the major part of the day to day costs for operating the Centre. All other costs are met by fundraising through events held during the year and the sale of plants and other goods produced by our Clients.

Customers at one of our plant sales

Job Opportunities at the Centre
(See Donations section for details on Volunteering)

Vacancies do arise from time to time. Any current vacancies are posted on this website, which is updated regularly.

We do not have any current vacancies.

All our positions require an enhanced CRB check.

Please contact 01903 245078 for an application pack
or e-mail gm@ferringcountrycentre.org

WE ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEVEN DAYS A WEEK

Events

Adopt a Horse
Would you like to help us meet the costs of keeping our horses?

You can adopt a horse from as little as £10.00 per year.
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Dates for your Diary 2009
Quiz Nights at the Tudor Close, South Ferring

7.30pm 2nd Monday of every month
13th July, 10th August, 14th September 12th October, 9th November. December - sorry no quiz night

Summer Fayre
Saturday 20th June

Summer Fundraising Party
Saturday 22nd August
from 6.30pm

Horse Show
Bank Holiday Monday
31st August

Winter Bedding Plant Sale
Saturday 26th September

Pumpkin Fayre
Saturday 31st October

Carols in the Stables
Tuesday 22nd December

Santas Grotto
Sunday 20th & Monday 21st December

All events are held at our Rife Way site unless otherwise stated. For further details of any of our events please telephone 01903 245078
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Ferring Country Centre