16th October 2022
We met at Feering Community Centre, near Colchester in Essex on Sunday, 16th October 2022. Most of us were regular attenders but we were delighted to be joined, for the first time, by one of our members from Cambridge.
The next Milford Afternoon Tea is on Sunday November 20th from 2pm until 5pm. We are starting earlier in the hope everyone’s journey home is easier. Paul Graham, Senior Occupational Therapist from Queen Elizabeth’s foundation for disabled people, will be our speaker. The address for the meeting is, The Clockhouse, Chapel Lane, Milford, Nr. Godalming Surrey. GU8 5EZ Following refreshment …
We are pleased to announce our first group social meeting, on Saturday 8th October 2022 in Birmingham. Members should find further details of the day in their e-mails. We need members to confirm attendance by 26th Sept so that we can ensure appropriate catering. The main objective of the day is for socialising with other members. However, there are also …
It was expected to have as a F2F meeting as before, but we couldn’t find anyone able to help set up and take down. So we are having a Zoom. It will be a general chat, but people are invited to raise particular points either at the Zoom, or if they want to email me, I can do a bit …
On Weds 24th August at 7pm Andrew Crosby and Emma Baple will give us an overview of the work that Olivia Rickman did for her PhD via Zoom. We funded part of Olivia’s PhD at Exeter between 2016 and 2019. There should be time for some questions and answers afterwards. If you wish to attend please ask for details of …
On Weds 10th August at 7pm Janet McBride will give us an overview of disability and other related benefits via Zoom. There should be time for some questions and answers afterwards. If you wish to attend please ask for details of the Zoom link.
10th April 2022
We met at Feering Community Centre, near Colchester in Essex on Sunday, 10th April for our first face-to-face meeting since October 2019. It was so good to meet in person again.
30th April 2022
The Hitchin Get together was held on the 30th April 2022 @ 13.30 @ the Orange Tree pub. It was the first face to face meet up since the pandemic began in 2020.
23rd April 2022
During the afternoon, I heard these words many times. Why? So good to see each other again. So good to be able to chat and share again. So good not to be the only one with a funny walk. This last comment was surprising, but confirms the benefits of meeting with others with the same disability.
