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MS Hope Programme – starts 6th March 2024 – 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 it is rooted in science.
What will the programme involve?
You will be asked to enrol on a 6 week online Hope Programme. It focuses on you and your wellbeing.
- Learn whenever you like, at a pace that suits you. Please note that the Programme is not delivered in a way for people to be on “at the same time”. It takes about 2 hours to go through the materials each week, but you can do this at your own pace and time that suits. Some people do chunks of 20mins some people do more or less whenever they can find the time
- Learn wherever you like. You can access the Programme on desktop, tablet or smartphone. You will require an internet connection to complete it.
- You can learn whatever you like. If you do not enjoy some of the content or activities, just skip it or bookmark it and come back to it later.
- Share and learn from each other. We all have a story to share and we learn best with others. If you want to, make sure you join in the page discussions, forum topics and by liking and commenting on others posts.
Each week the programme covers topics like:
The programme includes quizzes, worksheets, audio and video materials, interactive activities and social networking via email and forums. There will also be a mindfulness session and an opportunity for the group to come safely together online. You will be supported throughout by trained facilitators who live with MS.
The programme can be accessed from PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone. The programme is not delivered in a way for people to be on “at the same time”. You will have access to the programme 24/7. It takes about 2 hours to go through the materials each week, but you can do this at your own pace and time that suits. We deliver the programme to people living with MS around the country and many found the programme helped them to feel better and improved their quality of life.
Next course date: 6th March 2024 – ONLINE
Sign-up and more info: BOOK NOW
With thanks and best wishes,
Anna
Dr Anna Lynall
Head of Partnership and Projects
Hope For The Community CIC
Tel: 024 7736 0153
Our vision is for everyone to have the tools to lead a hopeful and flourishing life
Follow us on Twitter: @HOPE4TC
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MS Newsletter Spring 2024
Membership
Membership – It’s that time of year again.
2024 membership is MS: £15, Non-MS: £30.
Please collect your membership form from the desk or ask Sue to email it to you.
Can you help?
Bottles of wine wanted please for our Quiz Night winning team, 8 bottles needed. Also unopened and unwanted Christmas presents would be much appreciated.
Quiz night – Friday 8th March
Quiz night – Friday 8th March, teams of up to 8 people. £8 per person. The Barn, Foxhall Road, Didcot. 7.30pm start. Money raised to go towards new flooring at the centre. Speak to Reception or email sue on ms.therapy@btconnect.com for team application form.
Life Admin Life Hacks – MS Society webinar, 18 January
Life admin is the “office work of life” and is all the administrative things we need to get organised. It can also be applying for schemes that can make your life more accessible and help you to continue the things you enjoy doing.
This session will be be joined by Louise Welsh, MS Society wellbeing volunteer and accessibility advocate. Louise is passionate about sharing the tips that have helped her make the things she loves more accessible whilst living with MS. Louise will be talking about different schemes such as the Access Card, CEA card, and sunflower lanyard, as well as the disabled person’s rail card.
Date: Thursday 18 January
Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
This session is organised by the national MS charity, the MS Society. You can find out more about them by visiting their website at www.mssociety.org.uk
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Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for our Christmas Raffle
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for our Christmas Raffle and to those who donated the lovely raffle prizes including the luxury food items for our large hamper. The draw took place at the Christmas Lunch on 18th December. The winners of the prizes were:
1st prize – Luxury Hamper – Michael Ross
2nd prize – Blenheim Palace Annual Family Pass – Luisa Vasseghi
3rd prize – Hornby Christmas Train Set – Nick Ray
4th prize – Wizard of Ox Tickets – M Blackman
5th prize – Indian Cookery Voucher for 2 people – Gordon Vaugham
6th prize – Next Hamper – Kate Finney
7th prize – Coffee Selection – Stephen Moss
Again, thank you so much to everyone who made it such a success. I hope you all had a great Christmas and we wish you all a Very Happy New Year.
