The Wild Mane Project

03/05/2026

A great day at Mottram Show Official today. Lots of people met 🙋‍♀️ Lots of rocks painted 🎨 And lots of pooches stroked 🐶
Make sure you check out our website to see what's on offer.

02/05/2026

🦅 2 days to go!

Mottram Spring Show is almost here 🌸

A full day out packed with entertainment across the showground, including:

🐎 Horse Show
🐕 Dog Show
🔥 Farrier Demonstration
🐴 Shire Horse Display
🐑 Sheep Dog Demonstrations
🦅 Birds of Prey
🚜 Vintage Tractors & Engines
🚗 Classic Cars
🪖 Military Vehicles
🛍️ Trade Stalls
🎗️ Charity Stalls
🍔 Food Court
🍺 Bar
🎵 Live Music
🎡 Fun Fair

🚪 Gates open from 9am

🎟️ Advance tickets (10% off) available until midnight Saturday
👉 https://linktr.ee/mottramshowofficial

02/05/2026

The Wild Mane Project have taken on our new main Wild Base in Dane Bank.

This is where the ponies will be living, and where sessions will run.
But right now, it’s full of rubbish. Years of build-up. Before we can do anythingon the field, it needs clearing.
So we’re opening it up and asking for the communities help.
If you’ve ever followed what we’re doing, sent a message, shared a post, or live in the area, we would love your help.

Every pair of hands makes a difference.

Message us or comment if you can help, or just turn-up on the day.

We’ll bring the biscuits 😋

Thanks.

30/04/2026

This Sunday 3rd May, we’ll be at Mottram Show Official 🐴

Come and find us and have a chat,
have a go at one of our games,
and help us choose a name for our foal that is due soon.

We’ll be there all day 🐴🌳

25/04/2026

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for The Wild Mane Project 🐴🌳

We’ve secured a new home in Dane Bank, Denton, which will become our main base for most of our programmes.

We’ll still be keeping our Werneth Low fields, but Dane Bank gives us the space to grow, build, and properly shape what The Wild Mane Project is becoming.

A big thank you to the Tameside Estates Team for their help in making this possible.

The land needs a lot of TLC before the ponies can move over, so we’ll be organising a clean-up day for the 9th May. Volunteers will be welcome 🙏

More updates coming soon, this is a huge step for The Wild Mane Project. 🐴🌳♥️🫶

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23/04/2026

We are out and about today.

Come and see us. Tameside Proud To Be Me.

19/04/2026

The kids did amazing today at the Wild Child Club 👏 Some serious skills here 👌 Plus take a look at their Mandela ♥️

16/04/2026

If you’re looking for something for the kids on a Sunday…
that isn’t busy or loud…
We run a small Wild Child Club at 12pm

It’s outside, with the ponies.
Some weeks they’ll be doing groundwork with the ponies &
some weeks it’s outdoor wilderness skills.

Wild Child Club
Sundays at 12pm
Ages 5+

Bookings here:
https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

16/04/2026

If you’re looking for something for the kids on a Sunday…
that isn’t busy or loud…
We run a small Wild Child Club at 12pm

It’s outside, with the ponies.
Some weeks they’ll be doing groundwork with the ponies &
some weeks it’s outdoor wilderness skills.

Wild Child Club
Sundays at 12pm
Ages 5+

Bookings here:
https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

Last few spots available on the Wild Child Club for tomorrow. Book online, small groups and lots of fun.

Sunday at 12pm
Ages 5+

https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online

15/04/2026

Classrooms are older than the oldest person alive 🧑‍🦳
And the model most schools still use today, it was designed over 200 years ago 😞

State education, as we know it, is around 150 years old 🇬🇧
It expanded access, but it didn’t redesign the model, and since then, the world has changed beyond recognition 🌏

Women’s rights have moved forward 👩
Civil rights have reshaped society
We landed on the moon, and through the Artemis program, we’ve set a new record for the furthest distance humans have traveled into space, with a lunar flyby and the clearest pictures we have to date of Earth and the Moon. 🌕
The internet changed how we live 📱
AI is now shaping how we think and work
Hybrid working became normal 💻
A global pandemic reshaped daily life
Two world wars came and went
The Children Act came into force 👶
Young people are now expected to remain in some form of education until 18

And yet, in many places, the classroom still looks the same 🤔

That doesn’t mean schools haven’t changed
And teachers do an incredible job 👏
They are often the first place a child is seen, noticed, safeguarded 🫶
For many, they are the consistency that is needed 🥰

This isn’t about schools
This isn’t about teachers

It’s about the classroom 🏫

The structure hasn’t crucially moved on with the world around it

❌ Rows
❌ Too many rules
❌ Pressure to fit one way

The world moved forward
The classroom hasn't moved with it

So it’s not about removing classrooms altogether, it’s about widening the approach to learning for so many schools 🤔

Science out in the field, not just on a page
Maths that is used, not just answered
Time in woodlands, not just corridors
Museums
Work experience
Local businesses
Real responsibility, real context

Self-esteem, regulation, and self-expression all link to behaviour, learning, and mental wellbeing 🥰

It’s not just about one group of children
It’s about everyone

And when we start to change the structure of classrooms, learning follows, and more children and young people don’t just cope…

they actually take part ♥️

14/04/2026

We’ll be here next week 🫶

AUTISM: Proud to be Me

This is a drop-in event bringing together services, organisations, families and individuals across Tameside, focused on support, understanding, and what’s actually available locally.

The Wild Mane Project will be there, so if you’ve been following us and wondering how our sessions work, or if you are new and want to see what we're about, come and have a chat with us.

If you want to see how that might fit for you or someone you support, come and find us on the day.

📍 Active Oxford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne
🕛 12pm – 7pm (drop in anytime)
📅 Thursday 23rd April

We’ll be there all day, come and find our stall!

11/04/2026

Last few spots available on the Wild Child Club for tomorrow. Book online, small groups and lots of fun.

Sunday at 12pm
Ages 5+

https://www.wildmane.org.uk/book-online