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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: stcswindon@btconnect.com
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
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