Due to the current restrictions in place to contain the spread of coronavirus, we have suspended all our wellbeing visits. We have postponed all our public visits in line with government guidance. We will resume visits as soon as it is safe to do so, and will continue to follow all relevant government guidance. We are issuing daily "virtual visits" via our Facebook page to keep in touch with the special people that we visit and the staff who care for them. We send our best wishes to everyone working to keep vulnerable safe at this difficult time.
We appreciate any support you can provide us with at this difficult time. You can Browse our Minidonks Merchandise, Sponsor one of our Minidonks, and you can Make a donation via our Justgiving page.
Any support you can give will mean that we will be here, ready and poised to carry on our life enhancing work, just as soon as it is safe to do so.
Thank you.
What do we do?
We bring our gentle and friendly miniature donkeys to your community group, voluntary organisation, dementia group or special needs group.
We are based in South Norfolk and operate across Norfolk and Suffolk. Basically, we visit anywhere where a mood boosting donkey visit would help people with their wellbeing.
If you want our donkeys to come to a Wedding, Private Party, Event or even a Funeral we can do that too.
Why do we do it?
Having worked with family carers professionally and having been a family carer for two parents with dementia, the group’s founder knows firsthand how stress can be relieved by spending time with these beautiful animals.
Sarah lost her mum to dementia in April 2017 and took the decision to set up a social enterprise to bring the benefits of interacting with mini donkeys to as wide an audience as possible.
How do you book a visit?
If you would like to find out more about how our visits work or would like to book a visit, you can e-mail us, give us a call or download a booking form.
Our visits do book up quite quickly and if you have a specific date in mind (wedding, summer fete, special birthday) call us to reserve your date. Bookings are confirmed on receipt of a completed booking form.
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And another little birthday treat for Immy - we caught Pippin having a sneaky little nap in the field yesterday.....
We have a big Birthday post going out today to one of Pippin's very special sponsors, Immy! We hope that you are able to have a fab birthday, and that you can get to do some fun things. We can't be out and about so we thought we would share a few photos with you of Pippin, when she was a baby donkey. There might be a special card in the post today we well! We hope you have a great day 🎂🍰🥕🥳
Good morning everyone! The boys have had the photographer round! Think you can tell who is the most photogenic. I was told Alf was very forthcoming and intrigued by the camera, think he was checking which was his best side 😂. Thank you Richard! Hope you all enjoy the ☀️, have a great day 🤩
Beautiful photos 🙂
Just beautiful. Xxxxx
So beautifulxxxx
Oh my gosh! Steph these are gorgeous photos, you must be so pleased. They will be inundated with girls now you know. They’ll be no living with them after this. 😆💕
They are all georgous 😍 Xx
Beautiful ❤️
You just want to hug them
Beautiful boys ❤️❤️❤️
So cute. L x
Gorgeous x
Gorgeous! I'm sure you've heard that Arnold Schwarzenegger shares his life with a mini donkey called Lulu. I wonder if he would like to know about your wonderful work? Just an idea 😉
Absolutely adorable.💗
Just gorgeous ❤️
Lovely boys lovely to sell in shop
They are both so beautiful. Id just love to cuddle them🤗
Oh bless my boys ! How gorgeous xx
Happy together, so loving.xxxx
Oh Steph love the one of the two of them together defo my favorite pic yet x
Absolutely lovely 😍
Oh look at there faces they are so cute
Amazing gorgeousness 😍
Handsome boys.xxx
And more feedback on our activity packs - Burlingham House are enjoying Linda’s donkey dot to dot and a few extra bits and pieces she has sent!
You're very welcome guys... lovely to see those smiles. I'm on the case of a few more bits and pieces in the next couple of weeks.🙂
Today’s post goes out to anyone who needs a cuddle. Social distancing is not natural. Animals, and especially us humans, thrive on the touch of a friend. Our Minidonks are no different. They are missing their cuddles, so when we spend some special time on the yard with them, they love it. So from us to you, here is a big hug. Xxxx
I really cannot wait to pop over and see these beautiful babies x
Thank you that is great and big hugs for everyone bless you all xxx 💕💕
This is so true. The hardest part of this is not being able to touch. Your minidonks are so used to being cuddled all day they too must really miss it. Sending a hug to you and them x
Absolutely gorgeous! Hope to see you in Mundesley soon! Xxxxx
Please hug Gordon if you're feeling brave! Love Hugo.
Think we all need extra hugs. Sending a hug to the mono donkeys.
Lovely pictures you old softie!
So gorgeous! and send Gordon to Linda, she’ll sort him out! 😉
I'm so looking forward to my volunteer training!
Lovely cuddles from our donkey friends, what a happy way to spend the day.x
Thank you for my lovely minidonk delivery, lovely ❤️virtual hugs x
Good Morning Minidonkers! We have been busy during lockdown. We have been talking to the places we visit, we have been sending cards and newsletter and we have been developing new ideas. Our very special Sponsor Coordinator, Linda White has been using her creative flair to develop a Minidonk Magic Activity Pack. The pack is being trialed at 6 care homes and we are getting some wonderful feedback. We have applied to The National Lottery for funding to enable us to make and distribute 500 activity packs to care homes. Here is how some of the residents at NorseCare Oakes Court have reacted to the pack - we have been blown away by the creativity!
Blown away by the response... thank you Oakes Court have sent more dot-to-dots to keep you busy. x 🙂
How lovely 😊💕💙
Fantastic work looks like it is being done there! Well done everyone. Your work looks great 🎉👍🏻👏🥳
Jan
Well done. Great ideas.
Absolutely marvellous.❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌈😉
Thank you very much for allowing us to trial your activity pack it was great fun for our tenants while they have been in lock down. As you can see one of our tenants adapted the peg donkey by putting wheels on him. We received our dot to dot in the post this morning and our tenants are already enjoying joining the dots. I would highly recommend the pack it is full of brilliant things to do singing along to the wonky donkey was very funny and enjoyable. As you can see some of our staff joined in the mask making and thought they were better than the PPE masks we currently have to wear in care homes, don’t think unfortunately they will be standard Norse care PPE issue. Again thank you so much you are amazing and we can’t wait to see the donks again soon.❤️
Today's post goes out to one of our very own volunteers, Jo Wright, whose birthday it is today! Happy Birthday Jo! Here are a few archive photos of Pippin (an maybe one or two of the other donks and beasts) for you 🍾🍰🎂🍾
Happy Birthday.🎉
Happy birthday Jo 🎂
Hope you have a great day Jo, Happy birthday! 🎉🥳
Happy birthday Jo - enjoy your day!
Happy birthday 😎☀️🥂
Happy Birthday Jo 🥳! Xxx
Happy birthday Jo. You do an awesome job.❤️❤️
Beautiful photos, so love donkeys.x
Happy Bank Holiday Monday!
‘You can’t buy love’
‘You can’t buy loyalty so they say;
I bought it though, the other day.
You can’t buy friendship, tried and true;
Well just the same, I bought that too.
I made my bid and on the spot,
Bought love and faith, and a whole lot of happiness.
So all in all,
The purchase price was pretty small.
I bought a simple trusting heart,
That gave devotion from the start.
If you think these things are not for sale,
Buy a brown eye donk with a rope like tail.’
I came across this poem when I first got the boys, and it rang true ❤️
Yes Happy Holiday Monday to you all bless you all xxx 💕
Oh wow, that is a perfect picture of a donkey, even if I didn’t see the word mischievous and eating machine. Lovely boys! 💕
Beautiful ❤️
What a perfect picture of love xx
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