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28   swindonlink.com • January 2011
             the bigger picture



              MS Therapy Centre one year on
             On 25 January volunteers and staff at the MS Therapy Centre on
             Westmead Drive, Westlea will celebrate the fi rst anniversary in
             their new premises, in the company of the Lord Lieutenant of
             Wiltshire John Bush and other local dignitaries.
              “It’s been an exceptionally busy time for the centre, including
             recruiting and training new volunteers and opening our doors to
             double the number of people each month,” said centre manager
             Jackie Wray.
              “We now have on average 80 people using the centre each
             week, either for therapy or support. From February we hope to
             offer Saturday morning sessions for those people who can’t
             get time off work on weekdays, and who get very tired by the
             evening.
              “We have continued to help people with a whole host of
             conditions that benefi t from high dose oxygen therapy, not just
             multiple sclerosis, and our furthest travelled member is a
             Danish lady who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease.”
              Fundraising is the main concern for Jackie and her team, as it                                                          Shaw Chiropractic Clinic
             costs £100,000 a year just to keep the building open. “Link readers
             have been fantastic with ideas to raise money. It would be great if
             there are any more wonderful suggestions and people to organise
             events to sustain our work at Bradbury House.”
              To help the MS Therapy Centre expand its services call Jackie
             Wray 481700 or mail: [email protected]
                             www.msswindon.org.uk
                                                      Left,  David  and
                                                      J a c k i e   W r a y
                                                      ‘launching’  the    Diabetes talks coming up
                                                      new double cham-
                                                      ber  oxygen  tank  Swindon Group Diabetes UK meets at the beginning of each month in
                                                      with  therapy  cen-  the Broadgreen Centre, Salisbury Street to provide support to people
                                                      tre  member  Rose   suffering from the condition to learn more about services for people with
                                                      Fisher.      diabetes and fi nd out about the latest developments in its management.
                                                      Above, a panomor-  The Annual General Meeting takes place on Tuesday 1 February with
                                                      phic image  inside  a visit by Martin Cullen, editor of Diabetes UK’s Balance Magazine.
                                                      the tank by Robert   On 1 March Rob Gilkes from Bayer Healthcare will demonstrate the
                                                      Slade.  See  a  mov- latest products for the management of diabetes.
                                                      ing  picture  with   For details of the group call Matthew Spencer on 851229.
                                                      people in the tank
                                                      at  http://tinyurl.
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