Newsletter and Diary for July and August

July & August 2015
Prime News is the monthly event diary of The Derby and District MS Society based
at the Derby MS Activity Centre
Carers Week
On Wednesday 10th June to kick off our participation in Carers week, we
held our first Traditional Afternoon Tea for our members carers. The event
went really well and everyone enjoyed their sandwiches, cream
scones and strawberry tarts, on our
vintage tea services.
Thursday 11th June saw our resident
Physio Melanie begin her moving
and handling course for carers,
Melanie gave our carers advice on the best and safest way to move people.
If you or anyone you know would be interested in taking part in a Moving
and Handling Course in the future, please do let Becca or Kay know.
On Friday 12th June our Tent on Tour took part in the Derbyshire Carers Tea
Party at the Derbyshire Cricket Ground, we had a lovely afternoon in the
marquee with great entertainment and food all organised by the team at the
Derbyshire Carers Association.
If you would like any information about the Derbyshire Carers Association
and what help they maybe able to offer you , we have leaflets here in the
centre or alternatively you can contact them directly on 01332 200002.
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Local News
Unless otherwise stated, contributed by the members of the
MS Society Derby & District Branch at Lilian Prime House. Contact details on back page.
Centre News
Due to the Holiday period this edition of Prime News is for July and August.
We have now entered the silly season, with our Tent on Tour out nearly every weekend over June and July, (see page 10 for details). So far the Tent on
Tour has been to ‘The Big One’ at Chadd Park, The Ramathon and Mickleover
Summer Fete, raising awareness for the centre and Multiple Sclerosis. Volunteers are still required for the July events and If you think there is somewhere we ought to send our Tent next year please get in contact with Becca
at the Centre.
We are hoping to have our new kitchen fitted over the coming weeks, which
has kindly been donated free of charge by Howdens Joinery, Derby. Works
should not affect the day to day running of the centre, but please do keep
your eyes peeled for emails and notices at the centre in-case we run into any
difficulties.
You will notice in the diary that there is no Saturday Open Day in August, the
next Saturday Open Day after July will be Saturday 19th September.
It’s coming up to that time of year again when our disclaimer forms need to
be reviewed, so please be aware that you will be asked to review your forms
with Kay or Becca over the next few weeks.
And finally, We’d like to hear from you.. We would like you to send in any
articles or information that you would like to share, and would also like to
know what you think of Prime News. If there are any changes you think we
should make, we would really value your input, so please feel free to email
us at centre@msderby.org.uk or, put your ideas in the suggestion box in the
foyer.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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Becca & Kay
Derby MS Activity Centre
Open Day
Derby MS Activity
Centre
7 Enterprise Way
Saturday 18th July 2015
10am—2:30pm
Come along to our open day at the
Derby MS Activity Centre.
Chair Yoga 12:30pm - 1:30pm
11:00am - 1:00pm
Access for MS Focus Group
Please come along to our Focus group on
access to facilities for people with MS
Or alternatively why not pop in to have a
look at our facilities or just call in for a chat,
coffee and cake
Please contact the Centre on 01332 611810
for more information
Derby MS Activity Centre
Jubilee Business Park
Stores Road
msactivityderby
Derby DE21 4BB
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Local News
Unless otherwise stated, contributed by the members of the
MS Society Derby & District Branch at Lilian Prime House. Contact details on back page.
‘Stamp Out Multiple Sclerosis’ MS Charity Bollywood Ball 2015.
When my husband Bal Samra and I, parents of two teenage boys, had an idea to raise
some money for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) back in October 2014. We couldn’t comprehend or predict on how the event would have turned out, the result was amazing.
Saturday 23rd May 2015 was the first ever ‘Stamp Out MS’ Bollywood Ball in Derby,
the aim - to get at least 400 attendees to the event, which did appear to be quite ambitious. People were very unsure on how I was going to pull off such an event, but
when I have a plan, there is no stopping!!!
For the past 7 months, whilst studying for my Masters, I planned and organised every
aspect of the event, devoting many days and evenings organising the entertainment
for the night, collecting prizes for the raffle and auction to make the evening a very
special and unique occasion. With the help of some good friends and the Derby MS
Activity Centre we held two ‘Try and Buy Nights’ and ‘Henna Evening’ for all those
wishing to wear traditional outfits on the night. These beautiful garments had been
donated from family and friend. Just from these three events we raised around
£1,000.
The event took place at The Heritage Ball Rooms in Derby.
The amazing floral displays on the tables and around the
room where supplied by Petals 4U Florist and Flower
World. Mama Masala Kitchen supplied and served the
food which was described to be outstanding and extremely delicious. I managed to get the help and support
of DJ Gurj Singh from Desi Sounds Roadshow and Harj
from UVD Lighting, Mr Bindi Sandhu & Mr Amrik Kang
from Stoppress PR, Birmingham where very patient with my continuous questions
and crazy requests and I would like to thank them for their unswerving support.
A full evening of live entertainment began with DJ and singer Nav Johal who gave an
outstanding live performance of Bollywood favourites, Dhols played by Beats International from Birmingham and the award winning and absolutely amazing Gabhru Panjab De Mix Team who performed a very colourful traditional Panjabi dance and to
bring the evening to a close an awesome performance by traditional Panjabi folk
singer ‘JK’ which gave the night the ‘WOW’ factor it rightly deserved, The evening
was hosted by the excellent ‘Asian Network TV’ presenter Sukhi Bart.
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Local News
Unless otherwise stated, contributed by the members of the
MS Society Derby & District Branch at Lilian Prime House. Contact details on back page.
one who attended still donated throughout the night from buying
raffle tickets and paying ‘Fines’ to bidding in the auction. Those
who were unable to attend, offered generous donations to the
cause. Local businesses and some large companies that wish to
stay anonymous donated raffle prizes and items to go to auction.
The Raffle and auction alone raised a fabulous £1,000. Our aim was
for everyone to have a fantastic night and raise awareness and
funds for Cambridge Myelin Research and the Derby MS Activity
Centre., and everyone agreed we definitely achieved that goal!
Bal and I would like to announce the overwhelming amount currently raised
stands at
£7,000.00
A Massive thankyou to everyone who helped to support the event and to everyone
who didn’t manage to come this time... Look out for the next one!!
Sainsbury’s Grand Total
Over the course of the past year, we have been working with
Sainsbury’s Wyvern as their chosen Charity of the Year.
To raise funds for the Centre Sainsbury’s have organised
events in store and held quiz nights and race nights for their
staff, some of their staff also took part in our Fire Walk last
October.
A big thank you to all our volunteers who helped out with various awareness stands,
Bag Packing and other events in store.
We are incredibly pleased to announce that the Grand Total raised by Sainsbury’s Wyvern for the Derby MS Activity Centre is a massive,
£6885.77
On behalf of the committee, all our Members and Volunteers, we would like to take
this opportunity to say a massive
THANK YOU!!
to all the Staff and Customers of Sainsbury’s Wyvern for their outstanding
generousity
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The Diary Pages
July 2015
A day-by-day guide to the month ahead.
Date
Time
Activity
Physio Appointments Mon, Weds & Thurs
Physio unavailable from 2nd – 9th July
Wed 1
1.00
Chair Yoga – Fiona
Wed 1
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Cheryl Finch
Thu 2
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 2
11.30
Exercise – (standing or seated) - Max
Thu 2
10.00
Foot Health Practitioner – Taisiya
Sun 5
10.00
Tent on Tour – Elvaston Castle
Mon 6
11.00
Exercise – (standing & sitting & lying) - Max
Mon 6
12.00
Exercise – (seated only) - Max
Mon 6
13.30
Pilates – Tanya
Mon 6
14.00
Yoga – Mike
Wed 8
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Wed 8
13.00
Chair Yoga – Fiona
Thu 9
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 9
11.30
Exercise – (standing or seated) - Max
Fri 10
18.00
Proms on the Pitch – Ockbrook Cricket Club
Sat 11
12.00
Sinfin Community Fun Day
Sat 12
10.00
Oakwood Gala
Mon 13
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Cheryl Finch
Mon 13
10.00
Hairdresser – Karen
Mon 13
11.00
Exercise – (standing & sitting & lying) - Max
Mon 13
12.00
Exercise – (seated only) - Max
Mon 13
13.30
Pilates – Tanya
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Wed 15
13.00
Chair Yoga—Fiona
Wed 15
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Cheryl
Thu 16
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 16
10.00
Foot Health Practitioner – Taisiya
Thu 16
11.30
Exercise – (standing or seated) - Max
Sat 18
10.00
Open Day – Activities available as below
Sat 18
11.00
Access for MS focus Group
Sat 18
12.30
Chair Yoga - Fiona
Mon 20
14.00
Yoga – Mike
Wed 22
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Wed 22
13.00
Chair Yoga - Fiona
Thu 23
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 23
11.30
Exercise – (standing or seated) Max
Mon 27
11.00
Exercise – (standing & sitting & lying)
Mon 27
12.00
Exercise – (seated only)
Mon 27
13.30
Pilates – Tanya
Wed 29
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Cheryl
Wed 29
13.00
Chair Yoga – Fiona
Thu 30
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 30
10.00
Foot Health Practitioner—Taisiya
Thu 30
11.30
Exercise – (standing or seated) Max
Saturday 18th July - 11am Focus Group regarding issues in access to MS Society Centres.
Please come along and participate in a discussion surrounding any issues you
have faced when travelling to the Derby MS Centre or other Centres in the East
Midlands. Points of discussion will include financial restrictions, level of physical
mobility and the suitability of the location of MS Centres.
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The Diary Pages
August 2015
A day-by-day guide to the month ahead.
Date
Time
Activity
Physiotherapy by appt. Mon, Wed or Thu
Mon 3
13.30
Pilates – Tanya
Mon 3
2.00
Yoga – Mike
Wed 5
1.00
Chair Yoga – Fiona
Wed 5
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 6
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 6
10.00
Foot Health Practitioner – Taisiya
Mon 10
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Cheryl Finch
Mon 10
10.00
Hairdresser – Karen
Mon 10
11.00
Exercise – (standing & sitting & lying) - Max
Mon 10
12.00
Exercise – (seated only) - Max
Mon 10
13.30
Pilates – Tanya
Wed 12
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Cheryl
Wed 12
1.00
Chair Yoga – Fiona
Thu 13
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Thu 13
10.00
Foot Health Practitioner—Taisiya
Thu 13
11.30
Exercise – (standing or seated) - Max
Mon 17
11.00
Exercise – (standing & sitting & lying) - Max
Mon 17
12.00
Exercise – (seated only) - Max
Mon 17
2.00
Yoga – Mike
Mon 17
13.30
Pilates – Tanya
Wed 19
13.00
Chair Yoga – Fiona
Wed 19
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
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Thu 20
10.00
Foot Health Practitioner—Taisiya
Thu 20
13.00
Complementary Therapies—Chris Ross
Thu 20
11.30
Exercise – (standing or seated) - Max
Mon 24
11.00
Exercise – (standing & sitting & lying) - Max
Mon 24
12.00
Exercise – (seated only) - Max
Mon 24
13.30
Pilates – Tanya
Wed 26
10.00
Complementary Therapies – Cheryl Finch
Wed 26
13.00
Chair Yoga - Fiona
Thu 27
10.00
Foot Health Practitioner—Taisiya
Thu 27
13.00
Complementary Therapies – Chris Ross
Mon 31
Bank Holiday—Centre Closed
Cake Break News
A big thank you to Donna Heffernan for raising
£117.00 at her Cake Break on Friday 15th May
and to Doreen Botham for raising £233 at her
Cake break on Saturday 20th May. All monies
raised have been donated the Derby MS Activity
Centre.
Thank you ladies for all your time and effort in taking part in this years Cake
Break.
The Derby Ramathon
Thank you to all those fabulous people who took part in the Ramathon on
Sunday 7th June and ran on behalf of the MS Society and the Derby MS
Activity Centre. Our Tent on Tour was there to support them and cheer
them on over the finish line.
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Up and Coming Events
Unless otherwise stated, contributed by
the members of the MS Society, Derby & District Branch at Lillian Prime House,
TENT ON TOUR DATES FOR JULY
Date
Event
Location
Fri 3rd, Sat 4th &
Sun 5th July
Tin Rattle
Morrisons, Derby
Sat 4th & Sun 5th Tent on Tour
July
Elvaston Steam Rally
Elvaston Castle
Fri 10th July
Proms on the Pitch
Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket
Club
Sat 11th July
Tent on Tour
Sinfin Community Fun Day
Sinfin
Sun 12th July
Tent on Tour
Oakwood Gala
Oakwood
Sat 18th July
Tent on Tour
Horsley Woodhouse
Carnival
Horsley Woodhouse
If you would like to volunteer for any of our events in July, please contact
Becca or Kay at the Centre.
PROMS ON THE PITCH
The Ockbrook and Borrowash Cricket Club have very kindly chosen us to
be their Charity of the Year.
They will be holding a ‘Proms on the Pitch’ event on Friday 10th July
6:30pm—10:00pm Tickets are £6 and can be purchased on the night. Entertainment includes a Brass Band and other musical genres.
Bring your own picnic, chairs and blankets. There will be a bar and a
Raffle. For more info please contact the Centre.
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The Multiple Sclerosis Society
Derby & District Branch
Invite you to
A
Ceilidh
with live band
Bang on the Wall
On Saturday 26th September 2015
If you are a beginner or seasoned dancer you will have a great
time.
Doors open at 7pm—Music starts at 7:30pm
Licensed bar will be open till 10:30pm
Supper included in the ticket price
Tickets £12.00 adults, £9 children
Little Eaton Village Hall
Little Eaton
Tickets from Derby MS Activity Centre
01332 611810 or centre@msderby.org.uk
Derby MS Activity Centre
Lilian Prime House
7 Enterprise Way
Jubilee Business Park
(Off Stores Road)
Derby DE21 4BB
Tel: 01332 611810
Email: centre@msderby.org.uk
Website:www.mssociety.org.uk/derby
Opening Hours:
Chair: Peter Milner
Monday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
07973 329420
Wednesday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
peter.milner@msderby.org.uk
Thursday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Support Officers:
The views expressed in this publication
are individual & not necessarily the view
or policy of the Multiple Sclerosis
Society & its supporters.
0800 328 1554
mssupport@msderby.org.uk
Diary & Newsletter:
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company in England & Wales
No. 07451571. All imagery complies
with the Data Protection Act, & is given
additional attribution where appropriate.
01332 611810
centre@msderby.org.uk
STOP PRESS
Charity of the Year
We have just been informed that Nelsons Law, Derby Branch have
chosen the Derby MS Activity Centre as their Charity of the year
2015/2016. A big thank you to everyone at Nelson Law and we look
forward to working with you over the next 12 months.
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