The Pony Club
for gay women and their friends
About us
The Pony Club was dreamt up by a string of fillies fed up with the South coast scene.
It is more than just a website, it is a way of life.
Our special events cater for all pony tastes - from beach parties, live music,
to horse riding, theatre trips, fine dining or walking the coastline...
Pony Club is here for you!
Our site theponies.co.uk is also a useful information guide for women visiting
the area looking for gay-friendly places to stay, eat, party or chill and
anyone wanting to meet new fillies. It is becoming a comprehensive guide to
Dorset and the South for special events, listings for bars, clubs, community
and social groups and professional services.
Primarily for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans women - it is also open to
those who have an affinity with our community.
But a group is only as strong as its members, so join us now!
THE PONY CLUB NEEDS YOU!
It is thanks to our small team of volunteers that we can provide this service.
The club is ever-growing and your feedback or input always welcome.
Pony News And Clip Cloppings
Ponies in the news
Click on the links to see our grass cuttings...
Gay Uk News
Ponies to join first Dorchester Pride
A new club for gay women is taking to the streets of Dorchester as part of the county town's first ever pride parade.
The Pony Club, a social group for gay women, will be joining hundreds to celebrate diversity in the county at the Love Parade on August 30 from 1pm till late.
Sarah Shirtcliffe said, "It's fantastic that the gay community now has its own parade in west Dorset. Many living in rural areas can easily feel isolated and the parade is a great show of strength and unity. The Pony Club hopes that gay women at the parade will come and join us for some of our amazing events, to meet new friends, find love or simply to promote their gay-friendly business to a wider market."
Dorset Echo
DORCHESTER is ready for its first Gay Pride festival later this month, organisers say.
The county town will play host to a Love Parade on Sunday, August 30 when diversity, music and freedom will be celebrated.
Gay men, lesbian women and bisexual and transgender men and women are inviting all residents and visitors to join or watch the South Street procession.
A big party for all will be held afterwards at Café Jagos in High West Street featuring live drag acts and singers and cash will be raised for local charities.
Members of The Pony Club, a new group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transwomen and their friends in Dorset will be joining the celebration.
Founding member Vered Zaada said the group was set up as a networking tool and to help fill the huge void in the scene for gay women in the area.
Daily Echo,
Aug 7th 2009
One80, Issue 55 2009
Pony Club Presents...
Winter Warmer and
Music Jam!
Come along all wrapped up in you coats,
hats and scarves to our festive winter warmer!
Down by the sea and under the arches In Alum Chine, Bournemouth!
Members only event!
Mulled Cider will be kept warm on the fire pit! Yum!
So come along and brave it.....
instruments always welcome!!
Pub Quiz
Come and socialise with the ponies and test your wits!
The Goat & Tricycle Pub, 27-29 Westhill Road,
Bournemouth. BH2 5PF Tel: 01202 314 220
7.30pm till late
19th March
Contact us if you need directions or visit
www.goatandtricycle.co.uk
Coastal Walk
Join the ponies on a walk then a beverage!
Members only event
Members click on events page of
our sitefor more details
Calendar
To become a member please visit the membership page...
August... August's open dates to be comfirmed!
There are lots of other events and fun stuff
to do this month are which are only
open to members...,
please visit the membership page for further info...
More coming soon...
Man... I
feel like
a woman...
Stop Press....
We are planning to
reduce membership costs. !!
Check back soon for
further information.!!
Pony Membership Includes...
Entry to exclusive members' only events.
Free events.
The right to bring a non-member as a guest to certain events.
Use of our social networking site.
Chance to promote your events to all the ponies on the networking site.
Monthly newsletter.
with much more to follow...
You can join whoever you are
Social Networking
Welcome to our social networking page.
This is for members only.
Click the membership page for more info!
Click the logo to to log in
to our social networking site...
Tickets £10 plus 50p booking fee....
Buy Now
Listings
Pets Corner
Meet The Pony Club pets
Gallery
Send your pics to
info_theponies.co.uk
Click for pets
corner
Ponies on film
Stable
The Amarillo Hotel - gay owned and gay friendly guest house opposite Knyveton Gardens, Bournemouth. Restored Victorian house with contemporary ambience close to beaches. 01202 553884.
www.amarillohotel.co.uk
The Bondi Hotel - Very popular gay friendly hotel in the middle of Bournemouth's "gay village" Triangle. Open for the last 19 years. 01202 554893.
www.thebondi.co.uk
Bonnington Beach Hotel - all rooms en-suite, 24 hr bar, newly refurbished,
clean and friendly, 2 min walk to "gay village" Triangle, Bournemouth.
01202 553621.
www.bonningtonbeach.co.uk
Cransley Hotel - gay owned and gay friendly period style, no smoking hotel set
in a quiet pine avenue in the East Cliff area of Bournemouth. AA, ETC 4 Star accredited. 01202 290067.
www.cransley.com
Manger
the natural larder - One of the best delicatessens in the south. Independent
specialist with over 75 cheeses, hams, olives, pates, jams, chutney, teas,
oils, confectionary and lots of Dorset produce. Westbourne, Bournemouth.
01202 540025.
www.thenaturallarder.com
Patisserie Angelique - Authentic French patisserie, home-made cakes and tarts. Toby and Philippe host PINK SUNDAYS 2pm - 5pm for chilled afternoons, cream teas, cake or milkshake on their sun terrace. Westbourne, Bournemouth.
Free WIFI - password 'stickybuns'.
www.patisserieangelique.com
Zoukinis - Vegetarian and Vegan restaurant in Westbourne, Bournemouth.
Locally and ethically sourced ingredients to create fresh and nutritious
dishes cooking with the natural rhythm of the earth. 01202 766797.
www.zoukinis.com
Water Trough
Bar Beyond -
http://barbeyondbournemouth.com/
Baker's Arms - A warm, friendly, traditional pub in Bournemouth. Food served 12 to 5pm. Downstairs bar/ function room. 01202 555506.
www.thebakersarms.com
The Branksome - Two floors, three bars, large beer garden, sun terrace, open 7 days a week from 12pm daily. Sunday cabaret, bingo, karaoke, top local djs. Bournemouth. 01202 552 544.
www.thebranksome.com
Circus - The South Coast's biggest gay night every bank holiday Sunday. Doors open 9pm till 4am at The Opera House, Bournemouth. Aug 30 is the Circus 25th birthday.
www.operahouse.co.uk
2930 The Triangle - from 9pm till late, 2 bars, 2 floors. Bournemouth. 0845 496 2934.
www.2930thetriangleclub.com
Xchange - Bournemouth's only gay owned club, 15 years in the Triangle, open from 7.30pm till late. Cabaret every Friday from 11pm. Free entry Sunday to Thursday. £1 members. £2 non members Fri and Sat.
www.xchangebar.co.uk
Tack Room
White Tiger - Underwear, fashion, bondage wear, books, DVDs and Cds, cards, magazines, rainbow novelties and venue tickets. For the wild side of your lifestyle. Serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community 7 days a week in Bournemouth. 0845 496 6305.
www.whitetigerstore.com
Pink Sofa
The world's biggest lesbian meeting place. Lesbian dating,
chat, community and more. Click the sofa to find a date,
make new friends, and interact with your community.
Bourne Free - Bournemouth's annual pride festival.
0845 224 3894.
www.bournefree.co.uk
Dorset Lesbian & Gay Helpline (DLGH) - Providing information, advice & support
to the LGBT community & their friends / families / colleagues across Dorset,
Hampshire, Wiltshire & the Isle of Wight. The line is manned Mon, Weds & Thurs from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
0845 388 3544, info_dorsetgayhelpline.org
www.dorsetgayhelpline.org
Dorset Mind - Mind OUT Dorset is the LGBT support group which meets at Over The Rainbow, Bournemouth, every Thursday from 1pm to 3pm.
0845 6036 309.
Sarah Shirtcliffe Art - Up-and-coming artist and Pony Club designer.
First solo exhibition at Peacock Gallery, Upton Country Park, Poole August 18th - 31st.
Come and see her quirky and unique take on life, the mundane will never be the same again - not everything is black and white.
www.hotbutteredcrumpet.co.uk
Over the rainbow - LGBT information, advice and support on general health,
sexual health, sexuality and coming out. Bournemouth. 01202 257 478.
www.rainbowbournemouth.co.uk
Gay Dorset - A definitive guide to all things lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans in and across Dorset. We cover Bournemouth, Weymouth, Dorchester and everywhere in between.
www.gaydorset.com
www.gaybournemouth.net
GaytoZ - Gay and lesbian events guide.
http://www.gaytoz.com
You can contact us by using the form below
or catch us on
facebook
Find us
Zoom in on the map to find where we are around dorset!
Pony Club Rules
THE PONY CLUB rules
The Pony Club is for gay women and their friends aged 18 and over.
We wish to be open and reflect all members of the lesbian community.
To clarify this means:
MEMBERS - Gay, bi, lesbian, and female to male transexuals who identify with our community - pre and post op - can become members of The Pony Club.
PRIVACY - The Pony Club will not knowingly release private contact details - email or telephone numbers - of its members of www.theponies.co.uk. Any member using our open social networking site - pony-club.ning.com does so at their own risk and is contactable by registered users via the site's messaging services. SEE OUR PRIVACY POLICY AT END OF DOC.
GUESTS - Men and women of any sexuality are welcome to attend our events as guests of members.
Men can not attend on their own without being invited by a member.
EXCEPTIONS - Events which are women only will be specified.
Some bar staff or workers may be male.
ABUSE - Abusive language or behaviour - sexist, racist, homophobic - will not be tolerated,
Anyone whose language or behaviour is threatening or abusive (in the eyes of The Pony Club organisers) will be excluded from events and membership with NO REFUND of any monies paid.
EVENTS - Anyone attending our events does so at their own risk. The Pony Club accepts no responsibility for damage or loss of property, injuries or death, accidents and accidents resulting in injury or death.
LISTINGS / LINKS - The Pony Club accepts no responsibility for external sites and links.
The Pony Club does not endorse or guarantee any business listed - the listings and links are for information only.
FLEA MARKET - Anyone buying or selling goods or services does so at their own risk. The Pony Club accepts no responsibility for buying and selling between members and site users on the website.
SOCIAL NETWORK - The Pony Club accepts no responsiblity for members' comments, postings, pictures, videos posted on its social networking page pony-club.ning.com
The Pony Club - Terms and conditions
Refunds for membership fees
The Pony Club hopes that you are happy with the club. Unfortunately due to the low level of the annual membership fee we are unable to give refunds once you have paid your annual membership should you decide to leave before that year is up.
Refunds for event fees
If you have booked a paid event ( eg theatre / concert etc ) and find you can no longer go then it is your responsibility to sell your ticket to another member. You could e mail the host in case they are aware of anyone else who may want to attend but if we have no others wanting to attend then there can be no refunds.
If an event is cancelled for any reason then all fees will be refunded back to you.
Payment security
All credit card transactions are carried out over a secure server, and no card details are kept on file. Your payment method will be debited at time of registering for a paid event.
Cancelling Your Membership
If you wish to cancel your membership then you don't have to do anything as we do not operate automatic renewals. You may chose to be taken off our database so that you don't receive any further e mails / newsletters.
The Pony Club takes your right to privacy extremely seriously. We will not disclose your details to any third parties.
The Pony Club - Privacy Policy
All data is owned and managed by The Pony Club and we have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy.
This information is gathered from all members and includes, but is not limited to, email address, first name, last name, address and telephone number. All private information is confidential and will not be disclosed except as required by law or a legal process, to enforce the Agreement, to respond to claims that such content violates the rights of third-parties or to protect the rights or interests of The Pony Club, its users, members or others.
We do not disclose your email address nor do we sell it or make it available to any third party. However The Pony Club may contact you with new services, events, offers, etc. which may be of interest to you.
Email addresses may be used in private correspondence with the user for but not limited to customer service issues.
We do not store or have access to any debit or credit card details on The Pony Club systems. All online transactions are executed by Paypal, a secure third-party online transaction service providers. Their privacy statement can be viewed at www.paypal.com.
We have taken preventive measures to restrict access to sensitive data, as well as to detect and prohibit certain connections and operations by unauthorized users. While our measures exceed industry standards, no claim is made as to the impenetrability of the system under unusual circumstance or its resilience to future attacks. The Pony Club may access the content of your account in order to identify and resolve technical problems or service complaints.
All hosting servers collate data that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address. This information is gathered for all visitors to the site.
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