Each March over 300 MS nurses gather in Leicestershire for their three-day conference run by the MS Trust. Joining our Information Team Editor Richard on the MS Society stand this year was our MS Helpline Officer, Harshil.
Harshil’s mission was to make sure the nurses know about the many services our MS Helpline provides, from its legal, benefits and physical activity advisors to our own three MS nurses. One of these, Liz, was a conference delegate herself, there to catch up on the latest developments in MS.
On the first Tuesday of every month, at around 3pm, our Health and Safety Officer will join the weekly Zoom drop-in hosted by the Volunteer Support Team (VST).
Summer is fast approaching and we’re looking forward to our MS Walks returning this year in Cardiff, Glasgow, London and Manchester. Plus there's a new walk in Birmingham!
The walks couldn't happen without the generosity of our volunteers. If you can give some of your time to help at an MS Walk, we’d love to hear from you. We have various times and roles available throughout the day. There are no specific skills required — just enthusiasm and a can-do attitude.
Please find the links below to get in touch and find out more about volunteering at a walk near you.
Mark your calendars because MS Awareness Week is back! This year, it runs from 22 – 28 April, and we’re hoping it'll be bigger and better than ever before.
For the second year in a row, we’re teaming up with our friends at MS Together, the MS Trust, MS-UK, the Neuro Therapy Network (formerly MS National Therapy Centres), Shift.ms and Overcoming MS.
Our information booklets for family, friends and carers have all been reviewed and updated.
For family and friends - when someone close to you has MS
Supporting someone with MS
Advanced MS - a carer's handbook
Any copies sent out since 5 February will be the latest versions (all dated October 2023).
Thank you to all the volunteers who reviewed this information.
Our web information for family, friends and carers has also been updated.
The MS Society £4,000 raffle launched last month. It’s a fun way to support our work and be in with a chance to win one of over 20 prizes. Every £1 ticket sold in our raffles helps to fund vital research into MS, as well as much needed support and services for the 130,000 people living with MS in the UK.
Our new-look main website is set to go live early April. As well as a fresh new face there are some important changes that will help us develop stronger, deeper and longer-lasting relationships with our audiences.
More than just a pretty face
The new website will include a refreshed colour palette and new fonts, which will both improve accessibility.
If you’re eagle-eyed, you may already have noticed that our refreshed new brand identity is now rolling out across the organisation at a fast pace. With new bold colours, new accessible font, a new refined logo, and new illustrations… it’s all systems go! And there’s loads more to come.
We hope that you enjoy our new brand and how it positively represents our community. As well as being vibrant, engaging, and modern, it’s highly accessible, flexible, and inclusive.
The London Marathon 2024 is just around the corner and we have a team of over 300 runners taking on 26.2 miles for the MS Society. Together they’re hoping to raise an incredible £700,000, so we really want to ensure that they have a great experience and feel supported along the whole route.
We need your help!
This year we need the help of volunteers to join us in making lots of noise and cheering on our fantastic team. Volunteers are a vital part of all our cheer points along the route.
We’ve taken a look back at some of the things we shared with you through our monthly newsletters in 2023. It was a busy year for our organisation and volunteers! Here’s a reminder of some of the things we covered.
We celebrated our volunteers and our 70th anniversary
This year we wanted to highlight and celebrate the diversity of our volunteer network and give thanks for the different ways in which they contribute. We did this through:
