Competition

New this month: we have a competition. This is open to everyone, entry is free and there is even a special prize for the lucky winner!! Visit the branch page for details.

Please register for the Branch Walk, September 12th, Cornbury Park

This year the Oxfordshire Branch Sponsored Walk will take place on the 12th September at Cornbury Park, Charlbury.

Please put the date in your diary and register early! A registration form can be downloaded, in word or pdf format. Please send the completed form to Jackie Reeves together with the registration fee of £5.00 (See the contacts page for Jackie's address). A sponsorship form can also be downloaded, in word or pdf format.

Lord and Lady Rotherwick have very kindly allowed us access to parts of their estate not usually open to the public. The walk will pass through the Park with fine views of the main House, round the beautiful Lakes with, perhaps, sighting of the deer herd. Part of the walk will also pass through picturesque countryside between Charlbury and Chilson and a section of the Wychwood Forest.

The walk is open to all and one route is easily accessible for wheelchairs and buggies. Please see the events page for full details of the route and timing, and information on places to stop for refreshments.

Altogether this should be a magnificent occasion which we hope will raise a great deal of money for the work of the Oxfordshire Branch in support of those living with MND. Last year the walk in Blenheim Park raised over £3000 and we hope to do even better this year.

Please help with advertising the event by downloading our poster and displaying it wherever you can.

About the Branch

The Oxfordshire Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association is dedicated to providing help and support to people in the area affected by MND including their carers, families and friends.

Our aims are to raise funds and increase public awareness of the disease. We cannot achieve these aims without volunteers, and we need as many as possible, even for the smallest tasks. Please visit our Volunteers page to see how you could become involved.

We have a close relationship with Health and Social Care Professionals in our area such as Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Social Workers, Medical and Care Staff. Some of our volunteers attend the MND Care Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

Among the support services we provide is a team of trained Association Visitors who will visit families when requested. The Branch also holds regular Family and Friends meetings for people living with MND and their carers. These give people an opportunity to meet with others who are living with the disease, and to share experiences and ideas.

Fundraising and raising awareness about MND in the general public are also very important aspects of Branch activities. For meetings and events planned for the next few months please visit our Events page.

We are always investigating ways in which we can help. Our Support page provides information on a number of Support Services available nationally and in the Oxfordshire area. We have also collected together a number of items of interest on our Information page. This provides links to other websites, information about books and other materials that may be helpful, and some advice on things such as travel, technology, and mobility equipment.

For details on how to contact members of the Branch, a map of the area covered by the Branch, and links to adjoining branches, please visit our Contacts page.

The Branch is one of over eighty local groups that are affiliated with the National Motor Neurone Disease Association. For information about the work of the Association (founded in 1979) and up to date news about research into the disease and advances in care, please visit the website at www.mndassociation.org.