Posts By: Karen Jones

Free Six Week Hope Programme for MS

Do you want to enhance your resilience through these difficult times, 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 it… Read more »

Hot water bottles and wheat bags

With immediate effect hot water bottles and wheat bags are now on the prohibited items list at the Centre. This is due to a recent incident.  Prohibiting them means the risk of accidents is eliminated completely.  We are sorry for any distress this may cause.  You are welcome to bring in blankets, dressing gowns etc… Read more »

Physiotherapist Tricia

It is with much sadness that we will be saying goodbye to Tricia our physiotherapist at the end of March.  Unfortunately she just hasn’t been getting enough folk in for appointments and it’s not worth her while coming anymore.  On a personal and professional note she will really be missed by all. 

Bev and Steve are volunteer oxygen operators at the centre

Steve, Chris (our son) and I are doing a 70 ish mile walk, from our home in Letcombe Regis to Bristol, starting next Thursday 2nd for 3-4 days to raise money for the centre. Here is our Just Giving information if you would like to donate.   www.justgiving.com/page/bev-aldridge-1677335282847  

A Chat with UK MS Register and MS Tissue Bank, MS Society Webinar – 15 March

This Asian MS Series webinar will be joined by Rod Middleton from the University of Swansea, who will be talking about the UK MS Register and Professor Richard Reynolds from Imperial College London, who will be talking about the Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Tissue Bank. Both these initiatives receive funding from the MS Society and… Read more »

What Next? Newly Diagnosed MS Society Information Webinar – 7 March

Who is this event for? The programme In the webinar and the following week’s conversational group, they’ll help you to start making sense of your diagnosis. They will provide you with the information and signposting to further support and guidance that you may need. The MS society hope through these sessions that they will empower… Read more »

Could you join our team? Volunteers needed for Tesco Extra charity collection – 25th March

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 »

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 »