The Chilterns Neuro Centre in Wendover has been awarded a £50,000 grant from the Gosling Foundation to fund its wellbeing service, which supports those in the local area affected by multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and strokes.
The two-year grant will enable the charity to provide therapies, practical advice and psychological/emotional support to improve physical and mental health and enable people to live active and fulfilling lives.
Head of Fundraising at the Centre, Stella Kubale, said: “This is an incredible award that will benefit the Centre tremendously and all the people who we support. We want them to live life to the full.”
Sarah McCready, a member of the Centre, expressed her enthusiasm for the leisure groups, saying: “I often feel like I can’t do much but the groups give me so much more confidence and last week I even got to steer a boat on the Thames. I get to meet so many lovely people who give me inspiration, friendship, ideas for what I can do at home and a real sense of purpose to my life.”
The Centre provides clinical counselling, adaptive aids, nutrition and weight management advice, fatigue management, adjustment to new diagnosis, help with speech/swallowing difficulties, lymphoedema massage, acupuncture for pain relief, yoga classes and a range of therapeutic leisure group activities. It also works closely with other voluntary and statutory services.
Despite the £50,000 grant, the Centre still needs public support to raise over £1 million each year to continue providing vital services. Anyone with MS, Parkinson’s or who have experienced a stroke can get in touch with the Centre by phoning 01296 696133.
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