Centre News

Dick Kennedy was a long term member, Trustee and supporter of Berkshire MS Therapy Centre. During his time at the Centre, he led the ‘Positive Thinking Group’ and he was someone who always saw the positives in life himself. Sadly Dick passed away in 2023 after living with MS for over fifty years but it […]

Do you want to find ways to manage your MS fatigue? If so, why not sign up for our in person six week FACETS Fatigue Management course at the Centre this spring. This course is based on a programme developed by researchers at Bournemouth University and the Dorset MS Service at Poole Hospital called FACETs (Fatigue: Applying Cognitive behavioural

Come and share your favourite tunes with us – join the informal sing-along at 11.45-12.45 on Mondays at the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre. Why join us? Singing offers benefits such as: Lyrics appear on a screen while the original music plays, allowing us to sing along. Featuring popular songs from the 1950s through the 2000s,

We’re starting to work on the next edition of our Centre newsletter, which will be out in February. We’d love to share more news and contributions from our members. Maybe you’ve celebrated a special wedding anniversary or the arrival of a new grandchild. Or perhaps you would like to share some top tips for people

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and motivated fundraising professional to lead a team focussed on securing funding to support our life-changing work. You will seek, select and prioritise opportunities to grow income and increase the charity’s profile. You will regularly monitor progress and inspire our team to reach their targets, take the lead on trusts, foundations and individual giving, and oversee supporter stewardship. You

Don’t forget that the Centre closes for Christmas on Tuesday 23 December and will reopen on Friday 2 January. There will be no physiotherapy on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 December but oxygen should hopefully take place as usual. There are also oxygen sessions planned for 27 and 30 December. We would like to say

We are sad to have to let you know that our Fundraising and Communications Manager, Samantha Harper, has decided to leave the Centre. Sam has been with us since 2015 and in that time, has done huge amounts to raise funds and awareness for the Centre. She will be greatly missed. Sam will be working

We are very grateful to everyone who took the time to complete our feedback survey. Your feedback really helps us plan our services, attract more people and fundraise for the Centre. We are looking through all the responses and will report back in the new year. Congratulations to Dillwyn who completed the questionnaire and won

Last week, we said goodbye and thank you to our physio student Sarah. We had some lovely feedback from our members about Sarah and we wish her all the very best in her future career as a pysiotherapist. Sarah wanted to say a few words; “As my six-week placement here at the BMSTC comes to