At our AGM last year, members voted to change how we work. One of those changes was to remove the annual membership fee. We don’t want cost to be a barrier for anyone who is thinking of joining the MS Society, so instead of charging a membership fee we’re now asking people to contribute what they can. 

If members would like to receive a printed copy of MS Matters three times a year, then they will need to pay a £5 magazine subscription. 

Whether you’re new to quiz hosting or just looking for some extra support to take your quiz to the next level, we have just the thing for you!

During the month of March, sign up to our Scott Mills’ DIY Quiz Month and help raise vital funds to support everyone affected by MS. You could join with family and friends, or even connect with another local group for some friendly rivalry and the chance to meet some new faces.

Hello!

I hope you’re keeping well during what has been an extremely tough start to the year for us all.

Do you want to take the next step on your campaigning journey?

Local Action for MS offers an exciting new range of activities and resources to support you to campaign in your local area. So, whether you’re frustrated about hospital parking charges, concerned about cuts to local MS services, or want to speak to a decision-maker about an issue, we can support you to make a difference. And even though we can’t meet face to face at the moment, there’s still plenty of ways you can take action online.

We’ve teamed up with over 20 other leading charities to write a joint letter to the UK’s biggest supermarkets, urging them to waive online delivery charges for customers who are shielding.

With those who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 being asked again by Government to stay at home, many people with MS have no choice but to shop online. This means added delivery charges and minimum spends, significantly increasing the cost of food.

We’d like to hear more about the experiences of people with MS during the pandemic, and particularly the impact of the latest lockdown and the hope of vaccines.

This will help us ensure we’re providing the right information on our website and raising your concerns and issues with the UK Government, media and others.

We’ve set up a special 'Share your story' page, which you can find on our website here, so please add your experience and, if possible, encourage, others to do the same.

It’s only week two of the New Year yet somehow the holidays seem a long time ago already. This festive season was very different for so many of us - I personally missed seeing our close family (brothers, sisters, cousins) and some of our close friends as we normally do at this time of year.  

2020 was a tough year for everyone, in many ways.

Our research programme has been significantly affected by coronavirus. Researchers were redeployed to the NHS and labs closed due to social distancing. This affected many of the vital projects we fund – projects that could change what it means to live with MS.

2020 was a difficult year for everyone, but our campaigns community still spoke out on issues affecting people with MS.

In January we handed in an open letter to the Prime Minister signed by 21,000 of us demanding change to unfair PIP assessments. Find out more about our PIP campaigning work here.

Whilst 2021 is still unknown, we have high hopes for coming together in 2021 for some fun outdoor activities. If things change, we'll be sure to update you but we're excited to get planning for them. We know summer is a little way away yet though. We’ve therefore launched an exciting new initiative called Game Over for MS in the meantime.

Game Over for MS

Looking for something to keep you busy during lockdown? If you, or someone you know is into computer games, then we’ve got the perfect thing for you!