Carers Week is returning from 8 to 14 June, helping recognise unpaid carers and connect people with support. Here are some local events taking place for carers that week that you might find of interest. Events in Wokingham Borough (source: Wokingham Borough Council Events organised by Age UK Berkshire, Promise Inclusion, Berkshire Youth and Wokingham Carers Partnership. For […]
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The Reading, Wokingham and Districts MS Society Group runs a partners and carers lunch on second Thursday of the month. Anyone who cares for someone with MS is invited to attend. You will be given a very warm welcome and the cost of lunch is covered by the MS Society. It is a lovely opportunity for family
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We have been contacted by Asian MS, a national support group working in partnership with the MS Society. They support people from South Asia in the UK who are affected by MS – whether they have MS themselves or are a family member, carer, or friend. Asian MS exists to: If you would like to find
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National charity MS-UK are running a free thirty minute online lunch and learn session designed to help people better understand MS in the workplace. Whether you are working, supporting someone at work, or simply interested, this session will share clear, practical information with no jargon. You’ll learn what MS is, why it affects everyone differently,
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Our friends at the Reading, Wokingham and Districts branch of the MS Society are running their ever popular bluebell walks during two weekends in April. The walks take place at Rushall Farm in Bradfield on 18-19 April and 25-26 April from 11am to 5pm each day. Walk through the woods and see the beautiful English bluebells and
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Life Changers is a free four-month programme run by local charity Thrive, designed for those recovering from a stroke, cancer, surgery or living with long-term conditions like diabetes, MS or Long Covid to experience all the beneficial aspects of gardening from their centre in Beech Hill near Reading. The programme runs every Tuesday from 10.00am to 3.00pm.
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The Reading, Wokingham and Districts MS Society Group runs a partners and carers lunch on second Thursday of the month. Anyone who cares for someone with MS is invited to attend. You will be given a very warm welcome and the cost of lunch is covered by the MS Society. It is a lovely opportunity for family
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If you’ve got a blue badge or disabled person’s bus pass, you may now qualify for a Disabled Person’s Railcard as the eligibility criteria for the scheme has been expanded from 1 March. Until now, the Disabled Person’s Railcard had only been available to those receiving certain benefits or with certain medical conditions. It will
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Dr Gretchen Hawley will explain the difference between ‘regular’ and ‘functional’ exercise and how functional exercise can help improve function and mobility for people with MS. Dr Hawley says “functional exercises are activity-based whereas ‘regular’ exercises are weakness based. The difference is that exercises that are weakness based will likely increase the strength of that
Regular and Functional Exercise webinar with MS-UK, 16 March Read More »
It’s half term this week and if you’ve been spending time with your kids, you might be thinking about ways in which you could learn and talk about MS together with your family. If that’s the case, there’s still time to sign up for our interactive Digesting Science event at the Centre on 28 February,
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