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On Thursday, 12 June "A Cut Above" is organising a "Hair and Fashion Extravaganza" in aid of the group and Action Cancer. The event will be in the Glenavon Hotel. A champagne reception is included in the price of 10 pounds entry. Amongst the companies showing their wares are Menarys, Bramble Brides, Guess, Oh-la-la, FCUK, Fusion, Red and Morgan. Click on the poster for more details |
| The Oldtown Inn Charity Night raised 527 pounds. Th night included an auction, a raffle and a quiz. Many thanks to the Oldtown for an excellent evening. |
| The now annual table quiz in Magheraraised 308 pounds. Again, nany thanks to all in Maghera for their generous suppport once again. On Thurday |
| Four members of our group were down to the Newry/Mourne oxygen therapy centre, this Spring. They had to go five days a week Monday to Friday for twenty sessions, That's four weeks. 2 people got a lot out of it, although all said the 100 mile round trip each day was a negative. More information will be posted later. |
| The golf experiment has now become a fortnightly fixed event because of the positive reactions. |
Last meeting of the Cookstown MS Groups 07-08 year will be on Thusday 26th June. Meetings will be held every Thursday till then. |
| We hope to start bowls also at our weekly sessions for patients. This will entail plastic bowls and skittles in an indoor environment. |
| We hope to send 3 members of our group down to the Newry/Mourne oxygen therapy centre for intense oxygen therapy again this Spring. |
| Our new Reflexologist is Valerie Atkinson, from Stewartstown |
The group has enlisted a golf professional for an experimental indoor session/therapy for 6 weeks. The golf sessions are aimed at loosening joints, improve touch and provide some light relief for patients. Plastic clubs are used to try to hit short range targets. putting is a lighter option. |
| The group have been invited to a Table Quiz in Maghera on Friday 18th April at Peter's Bar. This has been organised by a relative of one of our members, Joe McGrath. All proceeds are going to the Cookstown Group. |
| The charity Pancake Tuesday Dance raise some 1250 pounds. Many thanks to all involved. |
| A guest book has been added to the website |
| The charity Pancake Tuesday Dance is to take place on Tuesday 5th Feb 2007 at the Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown. "Deal or No Deal" will be followed by music from This and That, Missing Link and Justin & the Boogiemen. All proceeds are going to the Cookstown MS Group. Compere for the evening will be Seamus McNally. Anyone looking for tickets can contact Denise @ 075 0203 3351. |
| The Photos of the Christmas Meal have now being added. |
| The Recipe Book has been a great success and a more detailed report will appear here shortly. |
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The Group want to pay tribute to member Ernie Watt, who donated a cheque for £500. Ernie, (front, left) donated the proceeds from his Birthday party. Included in the picture are members of the Cookstown MS Support Group |
| The "bagging" day at Asda raised £1140. Thanks to Asda. Also a special thanks to the pupils of Holy Trinity School, Cookstown, who done the hard work. |
| A golfing day organised by Cookstown Enterprise Centre raised £1000 for the Group. Many thanks to Ciaran and the others for their generosity and effort. |
| This year's Christmas Dinner will take place on Thursday 29th November in the Oldtown Inn, Cookstown |
| We will be introducing "Indian Head Massage" as a new therapy after Christmas. More details to follow. |
| A golfing day organised by Cookstown Enterprise Centre raised £1000 for the Group. Many thanks to Ciaran and the others for their generosity and effort. |
| The Cookstown MS Group have a new reflexologist, Mary Eastwood. |
| The Cookstown MS Group meetings have resumed after the summer break. They take place every Thursday at Fairhill Community Centre, Cookstown. (located beside the benefits office). The time remains the same, 11 am through to 1:30 pm. |
| Carol Doey donated the sum of £1000 from the receipts of her latest play. The Group are immensely grateful to Carol and wish to send their best wishes to her and her family. |
| Bagging day At ASDA is on Saturday 29th September. We will be helping Asda's customers to bag their shopping all day. Donations are of course optional. |
| An exciting new gallery feature has been added to the website as well as a host of new photos. |
| The Cookstown MS Group are currently working on a book of recipes, to be published late this year. All recommendations welcome. |
| The Cookstown MS Group finish for the summer on Thursday June 28th. |
| The group had an enjoyable meal the Brayside restaurant for their Easter dinner. The food was delicious, everyone enjoyed a good nights craic. We'd like to thank the staff of the restaurant. We also made a presentation to Una Teague and Molly Dingly (Helpers of the Group), for all their hard work, we do appreciate it. |
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The relay team took part in the Belfast Marathon on the 7th of May. They raised an amazing £4,422 for our group. We would like to mention the names of everybody who took part: Sean Beggs, Nicola Beggs, Caroline Mullin Beggs, Jennifer McElhatton, Deirdre McQuaid, Sinead McElhatton, Michaela McElhatton, Patrick McElhatton, Anthony Doherty, Donna Mullin, Niamh Small, Anne Maguire, Paul Tracey, Marty Heagney, Michael Grimes. We would like to thank them for all their hard work. |
| We have sent three members of our group down to the Newry/Mourne oxygen therapy centre, Joe McGrath, Steven Larmour and Mertie Beattie. They had to go five days a week Monday to Friday for twenty sessions, That's four weeks. They kept a log of how they were feeling during the treatment. Joe McGrath felt that fatigue that he has on a daily basis had lifted. His energy level had greatly improved, His mind felt clearer and he was more alert, with improvement in his appetite. Steven too had signs of less fatigue, he's more alert, has more energy especially in the evenings before he would have had to take a rest. Mertie also felt less fatigue and feels refreshed, he doesn't need to rest in the afternoon as he used to in the past. Unfortunately he did experience difficulties with his sinus's which was uncomfortable for him but he stated that the positive effects of this treatment outweighed this. He felt more focused, less lethargic and the desire to do things. All three men have to return for top ups to enable them to continue them feeling an improvement in there everyday life. It is important to note that this was a TRIAL we were running. We may consider it in future IF THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. |
| The group have been invited to a Table Quiz in Maghera on Friday 9th March at Peter's Bar. This has been organised by a relative of one of our members, Joe McGrath. All proceeds are going to the Cookstown group. |
| The Group is taking a break for Easter so there will not be any meeting on the 5th and 12th April. We will be back to normal on Thursday 19th at Fairhill Community Centre, Cookstown. (located beside the benefits office). The time remains the same, 11 am through to 1:30 pm. |
| This year's table quiz in Maghera in March was an excellent night's entertainment. A total of £370 was raised. This is the third year this event has been staged for us and we would like to thank the organisers for all their hard work. |
| Once again this year the group have Grand National fundraising sweepstakes which will operate in the pubs in Cookstown. £700 was raised. |  |
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The sisters of group member, Rita Beggs, have kindly taken it upon themselves to take part in the Belfast City Marathon this year. It will be held on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May. All sponsorship proceeds will go to the Cookstown MS Group. We would like to thank the sisters in advance for their efforts. |
| The group have been invited to a Table Quiz in Maghera on Friday 9th March at Peter's Bar. This has been organised by a relative of one of our members, Joe McGrath. All proceeds are going to the Cookstown group. |
The Cookstown MS Group was the main beneficiary in this year's Pancake Tuesday Dance in the Greenvale Hotel, on the 20th Feb 2007. We received the magnificent sum of £2060. The group would like to thank
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| The Cookstown MS Group have moved premises. We now meet every Thursday at Fairhill Community Centre, Cookstown. (located beside the benefits office). The time remains the same, 11 am through to 1:30 pm. |
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