Bank Holidays in May
A reminder that the Centre will be closed on the following Bank Holidays in May: Monday 6 May 2024 Monday 27 May 2024
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Centre News
News about the Centre
MS Awareness Week
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
Goodbye to Jake and Sheyla!
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
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Chairs in the social area
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.
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Reiki update
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
Do you have any news for our newsletter?
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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New Fatigue Management Course at the Centre
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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Happy Easter (and don’t forget the clocks!)
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
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Goodbye to Lorena!
On Friday, we said a sad goodbye to our Reiki reflexologist, Lorena. Lorena had volunteered with the Centre since December 2003, providing Reiki free of charge and requesting donations to BMSTC. We are incredibly grateful for everything she has done for the Centre and our members over the years. Lorena said, “I first became aware
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Welcome to Nikki!
We are thrilled to welcome Nikki to the Centre this week as our new full time Membership and Volunteer Support Officer. We will let her introduce herself; “Hi, I’m Nikki Harris and I’ve worked in the Voluntary Sector for over 20 years in a number of different fields such as community engagement, family support services,