Festive connections: Christmas networking & Corporate social responsibility

The Home of Rest for Old Horses is a small island charity that looks after horses, ponies and donkeys. With a staff of just 4, the Home relies on volunteers to help look after 60 horses and 11 donkeys, 365 days a year.

CIPD has been offered a unique opportunity to visit the Home and hear from the “horses mouth” about what individuals and businesses can do to provide help and support.

The Home of Rest for Old Horses was established in 1950. Laura Bruder is the General Manager and will talk to us about history, what the Home does currently and how, with a small number of paid staff, they rely on volunteers.

After a light buffet, coffee and cake in the cafe, Laura will give us a sneaky preview of the fabulous Christmas Lights and who knows we might even get to meet some donkeys!

Santa can’t attend this event, but it will be a unique event on the IOM and CIPD members will get first sight of this year’s display.

Come along and get into the Christmas spirit and see what this wonderful charity does. The Home is only open on this evening for us but reopens to the public on 12-14th Dec and 19th- -20th Dec to the public when Santa most definitely will be attending.

Places on this CIPD are strictly limited to 32 so please do book early to avoid disappointment.

Donations are not compulsory but would be welcomed on the night

Speakers bio:

Laura Bruder, RVN VNCertECC has been the General Manager at the Home since April 2025.

Laura has many years of experience in the equine industry on the Isle of Man.

Please note:

1. Reminder emails will be sent to you the day before, with a further reminder on the day of the event.
2. Photography and video production may be taking place at the event, and these images may be used in the CIPD newsletters.
3. By attending the event, you are giving your consent for your image to be used on any CIPD promotional materials.
4. As we are supplying refreshments, if you can no longer attend, please cancel your place either on Eventbrite, responding to this email.
5. This event may include an external speaker who has prepared their own presentation. Any views or opinions expressed by the speaker are their own and do not reflect those of the CIPD.
6. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enhance your experience, please get in contact with us by responding to this email and we will do our best to accommodate

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