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Thank you to all those people who volunteered and helped at the
collection at the Riknel Car Park in the rain it really is appreciated.
A massive thank you to Amelia Jones and her group of girls for running
the London 10k for us – a large amount has been raised and details will
follow. Also thanks to Amelia for being so kind as to mention us in her music
magazine. All mentions gratefully received by anyone.
DONATIONS
£30.00 Costa Quedgeley
£32.13
Quedgeley fellowship church
£25.00 Costa Quays
£33.58
Mr J Dean
£50.00 Costa Cattle Market
£47.52
Ageas (John Blackford
daughter)
£847.79 Woodys
M French
£100.00
Andy Mustoe Delphi
£1000.00
GCHQ tuck shop
£50.00
T Child
£48.07
Rank Foundation (building
fund)
Email - glosmsinfo@tiscali.co.uk
Website - glosmsinfo.org.uk
COLLECTING BOXES
S. Merrett buy a brick
Highfield Trust (Andy Milyard
partner Cheryl)
Gloucestershire Multiple Sclerosis Goodridge Avenue Trading Est
GLOUCESTER
Information & Therapy Centre GL2 5EA
Registered Charity No. 800909
£4000.00
R Bucklands
£26.54
£130.00
Martin Randall
£22.25
Stonehouse post office
£23.35
Quedgeley Post Office
£24.65
Brilliant Disguise
£17.50
Old Badger Pub
£36.15
Gilly Hayward buy a brick
£10.00 FUNDRAISING
Jeremy Brett (Falcon
Copiers) buy a brick
£20.00 Riknel Car Park
Tom Llewelyn buy a brick
£10.00
Highnam WI
£50.00
If you have any comments good or
bad about the newsletter please feel
free to contact the centre.
£18.22
£185.35
John Prout Coffee Morning
£890.00
Jewellery Stall, Shurdington
£75.00
BBQ and Treasure Hunt
£247.75
R Wallace Hair
£170.00
(so far)
John Prout Pollypin BBQ
Contact details
£468.50
Centre Manager, Rachael Mason, Tues – Fri
01452 419246 or email
glosmsinfo@tiscali.co.uk or mobile 07972 716350
Assistant Manager, Karen Phillips, Mon & Thurs 01452 419246 or email
glosmsinfo@tiscali.co.uk
Friends of Gloucester MS Centre (FOGMC) Vicki Savage 07505 759307 or facebook FOGMC for news and info or email fogmic@hotmail.com
Gloucester Classic
Car & Bike Show
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IF YOU ABLE TO HELP AT ANY OF THE EVENTS
PLEASE SEE THE CENTRE MANAGER, RACHAEL.
19th Aug
FREE 1st Aid training for carers family and friends of MS
sufferers SPACES AVAILABLE speak to RACHAEL/KAREN to book
a place
23rd Aug
th
Morrisons Collection at Abbeydale - volunteers required please
A man took his wife to the maternity hospital when their baby was due and
phoned later in the day to see if there had been a happy event, but he
misdialled and got the local cricket ground, ’Has there been any progress?’ he asked,
’Yes, Sir,’ the official replied, ’Three out so far and the last one was a duck’.
Why was the foal so unhappy?
Because every time he asked his mother
for something, she told him neigh!
What do you call a dog that’s swallowed
a bell?
A dingo!
What did the bull say to the cow?
When I fall in love it will be for heifer!
26 Aug
Fundraising meeting at the Centre, all welcome
31st Aug
Car Show
What did the rich chiropodist say?
There’s no business like toe business!
11th Sept
Committee meeting
A couple of Limericks
th
13 Sept
th
20 Sept
Morrisons collection Abbeydale - volunteers required please
Skittles Evening Gala Club
th
Jumble Sale
th
Committee meeting
4 Oct
9 Oct
th
11 Oct
Riknel Car Park collection - volunteers required please
25th Oct
Sponsored Swim at Brockworth. Get your costumes on, have a
laugh and raise funds for us - Give Rachael or Karen your name
to join in
EVENTS
Tesco Collection Brockworth ~ Saturday 2nd August again please see
Karen to offer your services.
Morrison Collection Abbeydale ~ in August has unfortunately been
cancelled by Morrisons head office as we were ‘bumped’ for the Sue Ryder
appeal. We have however been given a new date of Saturday 13th
September again please see Karen to offer your services.
FREE 1ST AID TRAINING available to any carer, family or friend of an MS
sufferer. This will be held at the centre on Tuesday 19th August 6-8pm. You
are more than welcome to come but you must let Rae know details so as you
can be booked onto the course, there are a limited number of 20 on this 1st
session and hopefully we will be able to follow up with more.
I sat next to the Duchess at tea;
It was just as I feared it would be:
Her rumbling abdominal,
Were simply phenomenal,
And everyone thought it was me!
There was a young lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes,
So she hired an old lady,
Whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.
Don’t Forget We’re on the
Web www.glosmsinfo.org.uk
Please feel free to send in your favourite
jokes or puzzles.
Either write them down
and hand them in at the centre or email them
to the centre at glosmsinfo@tiscali.co.uk
Flip flops
The last straw
Two feet
Man overboard
Parting comments
Tesco Collection at Brockworth - volunteers required please
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2nd Aug
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Events continued
Car Show ~ Sunday 31st August – This is approaching us fast – so any
car show queries let Rae or Karen know and we will pass onto Marion for
you.
BACK BY POPULAR REQUEST ~ SKITTLES at the Gala Club Saturday
20th September. Tickets will be available mid August please come join us
for a night of fun which will include SAUSAGE AND CHIPS IN A BASKET!!!!.
PAMPER EVENING Saturday 4th October This has been arranged with one
of our members who owns a beauty salon. Come and support for a bit of
ME time. Tickets fill follow and information with be on notice board nearer
to the time. If you know anyone who would like a stand at the evening
contact Rae or Karen who will sort for you
Riknel Car Park Collection ~ on Saturday 11th October. Please see
Karen to offer your services for this day – This collection specifically needs
2 people on per hour at least as there are 2 car parks which need to be
manned. Thanking you in advance!
Here are a few puzzles for you to work out.
Puzzle
Write your answer here
1.
2
NEWS
3
4
5
Answers are on the next page.
No peeking!
Please be aware that following an indepth exercise in looking at
membership payments due to the ever increasing costs of running the
centre it has become apparent that subsidies are being paid for people who
are not members of the centre. We have informed the therapists that as of
1st August only one session per week will be subsidised by the centre and
unless we are informed of otherwise outreach sessions will also only have a
subsidy charge paid, travel costs and extra time will need to be paid for by
the member as we do not receive grants to cover the costs it comes purely
from your fundraising efforts.
WE NEED YOU – Fundraising team needs people to JOIN. One meeting
a month or bi monthly to chat through ideas and then implement them.
Please YOUR centre needs YOU. This is the only way we can keep it up
and running Fundraise, Fundraise, Fundraise and unfortunately Karen and I
can’t do it all!!!!
As a centre we need to raise large funds to locate to a new building ANY
fundraising ideas you may have or want to share Please contact Vikki or
Hazel on the fundraising team details can be found on the back page.
Anyone who would like to do a sponsored something in aid of the MS
centre would be fantastic – We can organise some sponsorship forms and
let you have them accordingly – maybe children would like to do a sponsored silence or sponsored car clean type bits and bobs. Ideas Ideas
Ideas!
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Fancy being a volunteer – Do you fancy learning how to run a session on
the chamber? Please contact Rae or Karen and we will happily advise of
training sessions available. (Wednesday evenings, Thursday and Friday
mornings only). We will be looking at running another evening session as it
is becoming increasingly more popular with members who are able to work
in the day.
Wheelchair Friendly Walks - The Cotswold wardens have a number of
wheelchair and buggy friendly pathways around the Cotswolds. For more
information look at www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk.
Personal Independence Payment A Free guide to making a claim can
be obtained from www.disabilityrightsuk.org – click on How we can help/
free factsheets/Factsheet F60.
PIP will be replacing DLA for people under 64 from 2015.
Kayaking for the Disabled Kayaking in Catamaran style boats is now
available every Tuesday from 11am. It takes place at Over Basin (behind
the Wharf House at Over and turn right). There is a hoisting facility for those
in wheelchairs. Lifejackets provided.
For details call Pete Bisson 01452 417259. You can just turn up on the day.
This is a very friendly group who will welcome new people.
Buy a Brick Thanks for the many donations that have come in recently,
both large and small. There is no space in our newsletter to mention
everyone’s name, but they are all recorded here at the Centre. If you
would like to buy a brick please call into the Centre.
Advice for older people - If you are looking for help with housing, care,
finance or rights you can contact First Stop tel 0800 377 7070 or email
info@firststopadvice.org.uk
Looking for information on the NHS? - GUiDE and PALS provides
information on health, social care and disability. They will also give advice
and support particularly if you have complaints about NHS services. Call
0800 0151 548 or email community.pals@glos.nhs.uk
Water Rates - Seven Trent offers a special scheme for those on low
incomes. Phone 08456+ 043 772 for details. They even give grants to
anyone in severe hardship. Phone 0121 355 7766
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Glos Young M.S.ers change of phone no to 07505 759307. They can be
contacted on Facebook too.
The MS Helpline - 0808 800 80000. This phone line is dedicated to those
with MS and their friends and relatives. Offers emotional support and
advice.
I n f o r m a t i o n Leaflets - At the Centre there are lots of information
leaflets, from a wide variety of sources about anything that you could wish
to know and more!
Get Clicking and Raise money for the Centre
Help raise money for Multiple Sclerosis Information & Therapy Centre just by
searching the web! Please set your home page by following the instructions
on www.everyclick.com. We are registered as Multiple Sclerosis Information
and Therapy. Please choose us as your favoured charity. This will cost you
nothing!
RAISE FUNDS for the Centre WHEN YOU SHOP ONLINE
If you shop online there’s now a simple, easy and free way for you to help
support the Centre. Easyfundraising is a great idea where you can shop
with hundreds of popular retailers including; Amazon, Toys’R’Us, Viking
Direct, Marks & Spencers, B & Q and many others, and at no extra cost we’ll
receive a FREE donation of up to 15% from every purchase you make. You
just log on to the easyfundraising site then shop as normal and it doesn’t
cost a penny extra to shop and raise funds in this way. All you have to do is
register with the easyfundraising site at www.easyfundraising.org.uk and
select the Centre in the charities list.
Donating made easy - If you would like to donate to the Centre by credit/
debit card log on to justgiving.com and look for us there. They will arrange
gift aid for us and send your donation to our account.
Text giving We now have text giving available at vodaphone. Just text
GMSC20 £5 to 70070. For other amounts text the £ sign followed by the
amount you want to give.
Counseling for MS This is a free service now based at the Winfield in
Gloucester Mondays and Wednesdays phone 07810 572527.