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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has launched a new national charter to improve services across the country. Read on.
Didcot First’s 7th Annual Business & Community Awards (BACAs) are now open for nominations. The BACAs recognise and reward excellence within Didcot, the surrounding villages and business parks such as Milton Park, Culham Science Park, Harwell Campus and Southmead Industrial Estate.
Entries can be made by anyone who would like to recommend a charity, community group or organisation that they think deserves to be acknowledged. Nomination forms can also be found at Soha offices, Newbury Building Society, and Cornerstone in Didcot or on the Didcot First’s website (I have attached the link below) The deadline for applications is 25 September 2015. Anyone who submits a nomination form will also be entered into a free prize draw to win two tickets to the awards gala evening on 13 November 2015. There are also application forms at the centre.
Started in 1988, the Independent Living Fund (ILF) has provided financial support to people with disabilities across the UK.
From Wednesday, 1 July, it will no longer exist in England, while Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have made different plans for the fund.
ILF users in England have been protesting since the closure was announced in 2010. Read on
Professor Alastair Compston has been awarded the first ever ‘Richard and Mary Cave Award for Services to People with multiple sclerosis’.
Professor Compston’s commitment and perseverance from the early 1990s led to the development of Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) – one of the most effective first line treatments ever approved for MS. For some people, using the drug has meant they’ve been able to live symptom free for up to ten years. Read on.
Disabled people should not have their benefits cut – in fact they should receive more support from the state, according to an MS Society survey.
A poll of 1,000 people by One Poll found that 67% agreed disabled people should receive more financial support from the state, to help them live independent lives. Read on.
Thanks to Gloria, Dave and Andy who helped collect at Sainsbury’s on Sunday 5th, total raised: £264.01.
