Do you have 1.5hrs spare to help with a charity collection at Tesco Extra in Abingdon on Saturday 25th March. We need people to just stand inside the entrance/exit with a collection tin to collect spare change. It’s a great opportunity for the centre and these collections. These collections are usually very productive generally raising in… Read more »
Posts By: Karen Jones
Please sponsor our Marathon runner Alison
Our marathon runner Alison is now running the London Marathon on 23 April 23 (the October place didn’t work out), she is running for US! Please would you kindly sponsor her using the link below or there is a paper sponsorship form at the Centre. Alison has been very patient due to issues with MS… Read more »
Staying Active with MS: Cycling, MS Society webinar – 6 March
hese Staying Active with MS sessions are led by two MS Society volunteers, they talk about how getting physically active has helped them to take control of their own wellbeing. In these sessions they discuss different ways you can try to get and keep active as well as share hints and tips on ways to… Read more »
Goals and Intentions: MS Society webinar – Tuesday 28 February
Do you find yourself setting goals but not achieving them? Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by setting goals. This webinar will feature life coach Andrea Thomas. Andrea runs her own health and wellness business and has been living with MS for over 25 years. She will cover the purpose and value of setting goals in order to enable… Read more »
Potential fraudulent campaign targeting unpaid carers
We have been sent the following warning from a carers’ organisation which we are sharing for your information: “We are getting in touch to alert you to a marketing campaign that targets unpaid carers as we have strong concerns about its legitimacy. The campaign can be seen via its website You will see that the campaign… Read more »
MS Hope Programme – starts 19th April 2023 – Places available to book now!
Are you living with MS? Do you want to enhance your resilience, rediscover strengths and increase your ability to cope? Hope For The Community CIC are running a group self-management programme for people living with MS to improve their wellbeing. The Programme was co-created with people living with MS, healthcare professionals and researchers at Coventry University to make sure… Read more »
Remyelination, MS:UK Online Information session – 20 February
Remyelination is the production of new myelin sheaths that protect the nerve fibres ensuring the electrical impulses are carried to the intended destination within the nervous system. To slow down the progression of MS, remyelination needs to be able to repair the nerve fibres, since the nerve fibre itself cannot be recovered or regenerated once… Read more »
An opportunity to get involved with research
We have been sent information about the following organisation which might be of interest: Open Inclusion are a London-based research organisation who specialise in helping to improve the design of products and services through authentic insight from disabled and older people. They work with household brands from Microsoft and Google to NatWest, John Lewis, the NHS… Read more »
Changing Symptoms, MS Society Information Webinar – 21 February
The Changing Symptoms online MS Society sessions are for people affected by MS who are looking for a chance to find out more about changing symptoms and they feature MS nurses and volunteers alongside members of the helpline team. They will cover topics including: Date: Tuesday 21 February Time: 6pm to 7pm This session is… Read more »
A useful research project
Final year Illustration degree student Christina Collis has asked for help with her research into designing cards for people with MS to show when they need priority access to a toilet. Christina explains; “For my final year research project everyone has to choose their own topics and I chose to do mine on MS. I… Read more »
