Light a Lantern Celebration

On Tuesday October 6th the Cheshire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is taking part in the Association’s national 30th birthday celebrations with a Light a Lantern celebration.
The celebration will take place at Nantwich Methodist Church between 7pm and 9pm and anyone who is affected by the disease or who has been affected in the past is welcome to attend. Members and Friends of the Association will be lighting lanterns in memory of those who have been lost to the disease and to mark hope for the future. Jane Parry, a talented 17-year-old school girl from Calveley will be singing for all those attending and there will be hot drinks and nibbles served.

If you would like to come along please contact Hazel Francis on 01270 626222 or hazel@mndcheshire.org

Cheque handover at Hankelow

The organisers of Hankelow village fete raised money for two very good causes this year; Audlem First Responders and the Cheshire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Mr. Tom Bourne who lives in the village and has been living with Motor Neurone Disease since October 2001 received a cheque for £500 which represented 50% of the proceeds from the raffle.
Tom said: “On behalf of the MND Association I would like to thank the Hankelow Amenities Group committee and all those who helped with this donation.”
Debbie Ruscoe-Icke, fundraiser for AFR added: “Thank you for thinking of us. Your generous gift will allow us to maintain the medical emergency cover the Audlem First Responders provide for the local community. The money is definitely appreciated and will be put to extremely good use.”



Caption: Barbara and Tom Bourne (receiving the cheque on behalf of MND); cheque given by Val Morrey, Ann Jones and Ian Jones of the Hankelow Amenities Group.
Amenities Group.

MND in the Independent

Clare Dunn's sister, journalist, Sarah Dunn has written a wonderful piece in The Independent today about their mother's death from MND in 2008. The article is beautifully written and really brings home the horrible suffering, not just to Mrs Dunn but to everyone else in Clare's family too.

Cover Stars - Hal and Margaret Bailey!

Hal and Margaret Bailey, leading lights in the Cheshire branch of the MND Association, were recently the subject of a feature in the latest edition of ‘Speech and Language Therapy in Practice’ magazine – even appearing on the front cover! Hal, a retired managing director of a software company, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2004. In the Autumn issue of the magazine he gives his views on the Motor Neurone Disease Association's Year of Care Pathway, which he believes will increase healthcare professionals' ability to respond to the particular and changing needs of individuals.
For more details of the magazine log on to www.speechmag.com or for up-to-date information on subjects covered in the magazine as well as a mention for the Cheshire branch look here http://speechmag.typepad.com/speechmag/