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with their disability and achieve an improved quality of life. On average, the Centre offers 256 hours of physiotherapy a week through one-to-one care and group exercise sessions. There are just over 110,000 people diagnosed with MS in the UK, and approximately 850 in Buckinghamshire, of which 550 of them are members of the Chilterns MS Centre.
Robert Breakwell, Chief Executive, said “We are delighted that Buckinghamshire Freemasons have made this very generous grant to support our physiotherapy service. As a small charity, we rely on grants like this to continue to treat and support people living with MS in the local area, and to keep them independent for as long as possible.”
Many people using the Centre feel that it really makes a difference to their everyday lives. One of their members, Sue, said If you can help from September onwards on “thanks to the fantastic physiotherapy I have either or both sessions, please contact Susan had, I managed to appear in my daughter’s Morton or Mel Greasby at the Library. wedding photos without my walking aids. Local People with MS helped by A year ago that just wouldn’t have been possible, so you can never know how much Bucks Freemasons this means to me. Thank you for being a People living with multiple sclerosis (MS) in lifeline to me and so many others”. Buckinghamshire will benefit from a grant of £30,000, which will provide over 850 The grant from the Buckinghamshire hours of physiotherapy to members of the Freemasons comes through the Masonic Chilterns MS Centre. Charitable Foundation, which is funded by
Barry Sparks, Provincial Grand Secretary for Buckinghamshire Freemasons, said: “We’re very pleased to be able to help the Chilterns MS Centre to do outstanding work for people living with MS. The regular physiotherapy they provide can make a huge difference to their quality of life and extend their capacity for independent living.”
Can you spare an afternoon once a month to guide people on computers and help with accessing the internet? Learn My Way is run by friendly volunteers that team up on the first Tuesday of the month for two sessions 2:15 to 3:15 and 3:30 to 4:30pm. If you can access the computer and send emails for your own use, then you are fully qualified! Help will be given to show you how to guide our students to further online courses.
Bus Survey
A review of bus services to small towns, villages and rural areas was launched Wednesday, 6 June by Buckinghamshire County Council.
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