An Olympic legacy is quietly slipping away — unless we act now.

Greenwich Equestrian Centre, opened in 2013 by HRH Princess Anne, is the only London 2012 equestrian legacy facility with dedicated rehabilitation, learning and community riding spaces. It was created to give local people lasting access to sport, nature and opportunity.

Today, it faces permanent closure and disposal — with no meaningful public engagement — at the very moment the UK is losing riding schools, green space and accessible sporting programmes faster than ever.

This isn’t just a yard.It’s a community anchor built on protected Metropolitan Open Land, designed to:

• Give young people & adults a pathway into sport and equine careers
• Offer safe, therapeutic riding for neurodiverse and disabled riders
• Provide families with affordable, healthy outdoor activities
• Support equine rehabilitation and welfare in a purpose-built environment
• Strengthen mental health, confidence and connection

For over a decade, this site has changed lives.
Closing it now would not just remove a facility — it would erase a promise London made in 2012.

Across the UK, public sports venues are disappearing.Once they’re gone, they never come back.That is why this site matters far beyond Greenwich.

We are not asking for funding. We are offering a realistic, sustainable, community-led plan to safeguard and revive the centre — supported by:

✔ British Horse Society - SE
✔ National sporting partners
✔ Equine welfare experts
✔ Thousands of residents and neighbouring boroughs
✔ Sport England, now actively engaged in next steps

All we are asking for is a transparent Community Asset Transfer, so this Olympic legacy remains in public hands and continues serving the people it was built for.

🎥 See what’s at stake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9h3voP_-BY

Author Michael Morpurgo once wrote:
“A gentle squeeze… and well did we come to understand each other.”
That is what this place represents — connection, trust, growth, and hope.

There is real legacy here.
There is real future here.
But only if we protect it — now.

Let’s honour the spirit of London 2012. Let’s save this irreplaceable sporting facility for generations to come.