Previous Events

Wine Tasting on Pangbourne Meadows

Due to Pangbourne Fete being postponed until further notice, the Wine Tasting could not take place in the Beer Tent as planned.  It was re-located to Pangbourne Village Hall and 50 people attended and had a great night out.

Thank you to Will Waters, Claire Campbell and Adam Newman for giving their time and expertise for a really enjoyable evening   

Reading Half Marathon

This year over 30 people ran for the Centre and sponsorship is still coming in, but currently it has reached £9597.38.  Thank you to everyone who ran for the Centre and to the many hundreds of people that sponsored our runners

 To support the event the BMSTC manned a Jelly Baby Station in Green Park, just as he runners began their final straight into the Madejski Stadium.

We ran the 10^th Quiz Night in February which was hosted by our patron Paul Daniels and his wife, Debbie McGee. The evening, as usual, was a great success and everyone had a great time listening to Paul’s banter with the contestants. The teams had to answer tough questions set  by Nick Broom and his team from BDO Stoy Hayward.

Businesses from all over Reading took part and the winners of the coveted trophy went to the Jelf Group (Insurance) with Rockwell Collins coming in as a close second. Boyes Turner kindly donated 12 bottles of Champagne for the Irish Bingo which raised over £500 and lots of laughs.

Winners   The Jelf Group with Paul and Debbie

The Quiz Makers from BDO Stoy Hayward (Nick Broom in centre) having a group hug with Paul and Debbie

Sheila and Graham Butler with Yvonne Gripton after completing a Walk in the Park.

On Sunday October 7^th 327 people walked a total of 2383 miles to support the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre. Beale Park was the venue and the walkers were offered a choice of three walks including a Half Marathon, an 8 miler taking them into Pangbourne, along the river on a beautiful autumnal day or a Walk in the Park which many centre members, many being wheelchair users and some with small children, opted for.

The Half Marathon attracted many keen walkers in the area and many competed for the prize of a meal for two at the Ferryboat in Whitchurch.  The winner completed the course in less that 4 hours. 

The most popular walk was the Pangbourne 8. 185 people took part and walked along the river into Pangbourne and back again. Many then went into Beale Park to enjoy the rest of the day.

The Walk in the Park was the walk designed for the members in wheelchairs and those with young families. Altogether 82 people took part and went on to collect their certificates and a goody bag, donated by Steve Gale.

Of course, the purpose of the walks is to raise money and already we have received £14,000 and money is still coming in.  There is a wonderful prize of the 32" Bravia Flat Screen TV donated by Sony UK, for the person that raises the most sponsorship. 

Any walker who wants to take part in this competition, will need to have all their sponsorship in by December 7^th.

The MS Challenge is an event organised by the MS Therapy Centres around the UK.

On Saturday, June 7th, Petula Bollon was taken over a gruelling course in Snowdonia by a team of volunteers from Vodafone.  Her wheelchair was strapped to a frame so that the team could carry her through flowing rivers, peat bogs and up and down the sides of mountains.  She had the time of her life and told her story on Radio Oxford at 2pm on 31^st July.

Petula raised over £1,000 in sponsorship and the Vodafone team about £1,500. This will be matched by a donation from Vodafone, so the total will be over £4,000 - a great achievement. Many thanks to all who carried, helped and sponsored.