Douglas ride out in aid of Yorkhill Hospital

THE cavalry has ridden to the aid of a very worthy cause, not in the Wild West but in our very own Douglas Valley.

Local equestrian Martyn Connor organised a ride out and scores of riders gathered near his Douglas base to take part, raising over £530 for Yorkhill Children’s Foundation.

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