Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the upper and lower motor neurones. Degeneration of the motor neurones leads to weakness and wasting of muscles, causing increasing loss of mobility in the limbs, and difficulties with speech, swallowing and breathing.

Motor Neurone Disease can be extremely difficult to diagnose for several reasons:
1) It is a comparatively ‘rare’ disease.
2) The early symptoms can be quite slight, such as clumsiness, mild weakness or slightly slurred speech, all of which can be attributed to other reasons. It can be some time before someone feels it necessary to see his or her GP.
3) The disease affects each individual in a different way; there is no definitive symptom, which would immediately indicate diagnosis.

MND is not a widely known disease, but is becoming more and more common. This is why the MND Association needs all the fundraising it can get.

For more information, please visit the MND Association website by clicking below:

Parkview Day Center
Park View Day centre, is a caring, support service, for people who have various learning disabilities, by listening, learning and working in partnership with people, within a friendly environment, where people matter.

The centre aims to provide Social integration and Leisure Services and opportunities, which protect the rights and welfare of vulnerable adults, promote individuality, personal development, independence and choice. We also help people stay at home and support their carers.

The day centre, provides many learning opportunities, including the following:

Health Education: Provide support and learning, for individuals to develop
healthy, full filling lifestyles: Personal Relationships, Personal
care, Clothing, Healthy eating, Exercise.

Recreation and Leisure: Service users are given the opportunity to take part in a
variety of activities, both within the centre and the
community. They learn skills, which enhance their every
day lives and their self worth.

Activities include- Relaxation/Sensory, Community; library,
pubs, shops and social clubs. Sports;
pool, snooker, skittles, table games,
swimming, aqua therapy, bowls.

Other activities and learning opportunities:
Computing
Gardening/Horticulture
Keep Fit
Music
Individuals Hobbies
Food Preparation

CONTACTS
Pete Earl – Service Manager
Emma Smith – Assistant Manager
Jo Richards – Assistant Manager

ADD: Park View day Services
Monkspath Hall Road,
Solihull.
B91 3LU

TEL: 0121 7047499

Cancer Research
Cancer is a word we hear almost every day. Most of us can name at least one person that we know who has had it, or who has it. There are many charities devoted to the disease but we have chosen to support Cancer Research.

For more information about the charity, please visit their website by clicking below