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

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 and our work is carried out at two locations.

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The Rife Way site is a small agricultural holding of about 8 hectares comprising of two units: Horticultural and Riding Therapy. Our second site, Brook Lane Workshop is a small specialised Workshop located in the heart of the village.

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 enjoy the Plant Sales

WE ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK

Events

Open Horse Show
25 August 2008 Bank Holiday Monday
From 9.00am
Please email office@ferringcountrycentre.org or call 01903 502373 for a full schedule and classes
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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 2008
Quiz Nights at the Tudor Close
7.30pm
Monday 11 August
Monday 8 September
Monday 13th October
Monday 10th November
Sorry - no quiz night in December
Bank Holiday Monday 25th August
Horse Show from 9.00am
Saturday 27th September
Winter Bedding Plant Sale
Saturday 18th October
Grand Boxing Night at Worthing Leisure Centre
Saturday 25th October
Pumpkin Fayre
Tuesday 23rd December from 6.30pm
Carols in the Sables
All events are held at our Rife Way site unless otherwise stated. For further details of any of our events please telephoen 01903 245078
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Ferring Country Centre