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Guernsey has a few accessible taxis with the drivers having under gone additional training to assist with any mobility problems. Their training enables them to help with wheel chair access to the car and to ensure they are securely fastened. For further information and the list of qualified drivers please follow the link:  https://www.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=95567&p=0  

The 2019 MS AGM was held on Saturday 11th May at St. Saviours Community Centre. It was the first time we had arranged the meeting of an afternoon rather than an evening. This was with the intention of encouraging more members to attend. We started the afternoon with the usual affairs of our branch, and Linda gave a brief run down of events during the year. We then voted in your committee. Linda…

NICE has agreed to fund Ocrelizumab after reaching a deal with the maunfacturers.   Please read the full article which can be found on the BBC website at: https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl  

It was an unforgettable experience that has undoubtedly help to put things in perspective for me. It's easy to become so caught up by MS that you forget to appreciate and take in what is going on around you. That moment where I first left the plane is one that will stay with me forever and one that I will hold onto in any difficulty I face. That moment of freefall and wind rushing into your face…

What a billiant result this year.  Thank you so much to all of you who either donated or helped with the collection pots through out our beautiful island! A incredible £1918.37 was collected on 6th April followed by an amazing £2695.23 on the 27th April. This means an incredible £4613.60 was raised in total! Once again thank you to everyone who played a part in raising this amount!    

On 28 May Paul Robinson ran the 2019 London Marathon in aid of the MS Society. Paul ran the marathon in memory of his Aunt who passed away in 2017 after a 30 year battle with MS.  Paul says ‘It was fantastic being part of the MS team (there were about 270 of us running for the MS Society), sharing stories and backgrounds with the other runners and hearing why they were running for the…

The Guernsey Multiple Sclerosis Society are immensely pleased to announce that the Association of Guernsey Charities has very kindly awarded the MS Society £7,500 to fund two weekly specialised exercise classes at Beau Sejour. This money is from the proceeds of the Christmas Lottery fund. The fund is distributed between a variety of projects, all of which must be within Guernsey and for the…

April 22nd-28th 2019 was National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week and the Guernsey Group of the MS Society organised another WOW - Wear Orange Wednesday, on Wednesday April 24th. Due to the Easter School holidays some schools and colleges are supporting WOW on alternate days. This year WOW was kindly sponsored by Lince Salisbury. All people had to do was to wear something orange, use…

The Guernsey Football Club (GFC) supported our Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW) event on Easter Monday, April 22nd. Nic Legg, GFC Director explained “Orange is quite a colour contrast for our team, which is usually seen in green or purple, and yet supporting this excellent and important initiative, is a perfect blend with Guernsey FC’s ethos as a committed community club.” Thank you very much…