News about the Centre
Can you spare two minutes to nominate BMSTC and hopefully we will receive £5,000? Ten charities will win £5,000 each in the Movement for Good Health Draw this week and it’s really simply to nominate the Centre to be one of them. Nominations are only open until midnight on Friday 26 April so please vote […]
Vote for us to win £5,000 this week! Read More »
We are launching an eight week Falls Prevention class for people with MS, run by our physiotherapist Analyn. It will run from 2pm to 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon, starting 28 May until 16 July 2024. This eight week course is designed to prevent and manage falls. The sessions are designed for people who are at
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A reminder that the Centre will be closed on the following Bank Holidays in May: Monday 6 May 2024 Monday 27 May 2024
Bank Holidays in May Read More »
Next week is MS Awareness Week and we will be using the opportunity to spread the word about the Centre amongst the local community. Members of the BMSTC team will have a stall in Reading’s Broad Street Mall on Tuesday 23 April from 10am to 2pm so if you’re in town, please come and say
Last week we said a fond farewell to two members of the BMSTC team – our Fundraising and Marketing intern Sheyla and our physiotherapy student Jake. We loved having them both and they have both been a great asset to the team. Jake said,” My placement at the Centre has been fantastic. I am immensely
Goodbye to Jake and Sheyla! Read More »
It’s great to see so many people enjoying sitting and chatting in our social area at the Centre! If you need chairs to be positioned around the tables or removed to accommodate wheelchair users, please do not hesitate to ask reception or approach a member of staff. We will be happy to help.
Chairs in the social area Read More »
We’re pleased to confirm that Sarah Whittard will be offering Reiki appointments at the Centre on the last Friday of the month, starting 31 May. Sarah is our Spinal Reflexologist here at the Centre but she is also a qualified Reiki practitioner and she is excited to be able to offer both therapies to our
We’re starting to work on our next Centre newsletter due out in May, and we need your help! Have you got any advice or useful tips to pass round? Had a celebration you want to tell us about, such as a new baby or wedding in the family, or anything else you want us to
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Our physiotherapy team are pleased to offer this new six week Fatigue Management course at the Centre. 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 and Energy effectiveness Techniques to life Style). The six sessions will help you find ways to manage your
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Everyone at the Centre would like to wish all our supporters and members a very Happy Easter. A reminder that we are closed on Good Friday 29 March and Easter Monday 1 April. Oxygen will take place as usual on Saturday 30 March. We look forward to opening as normal on Tuesday 2 April, probably
Happy Easter (and don’t forget the clocks!) Read More »
