Happy New Year

Yes it is a bit late but this is the first edition of 2005. A lot of things are happening this year so please read through this very carefully.
 

The Big Night Out

The big night out will be held at East Bowling Unity Club On the 12th of April which is still a second Tuesday meeting but it will be a late night.

I have managed to book 4 superb acts again this year

• Jet Sommers
• Tony Lord
• Tony Marco
• Carolyn

And anybody else that might turn up on the night.

You can guarantee it will be another good night out with raffles etc, so bring your friends along.

Tickets includes a free prize draw and will again be priced at £1

If you have never been to one before you are missing a fantastic night out.

We are hoping to get started at 7:30pm and as you never know what might happen on the night, please try get there on time.
 

First Social Meeting

Our First Social Meeting Will Be Held On The 8th Of March, But, It Will Not Be A Night Of Entertainment As Usual. It Will Now Be The Bradford Branch A.G.M.

Due To Peoples Holidays Etc It Has Been Very Difficult To Get Everyone Together For The A.G.M. So We Changed The Whole System Round. It Will Be Held At East Bowling Unity Club As Usual At 7:30pm

Up For Election This Year

Liz Watson

The Bradford MS Nurse

Who Am I?

I wish I could say that I had always wanted to be a nurse. That I’d been one of those little girls who was thrilled to receive a nurse’s fancy dress outfit for her birthday and wore it until she was old enough to wear a real nurses uniform - but I wasn’t.

Admittedly, I did play doctors and nurses with the boys at school, but I seem to remember the motivation back then was very different!

In all honesty, my childhood dream was to be one of Charlie’s Angels! But it seems Charlie wasn’t interested in me, apparently my hair is too short and my bum is too big! And besides, I’m not sure if I could have done all that running, fighting and driving in high heel shoes! Let’s face it, I can’t even walk in them so I’d have no chance!

The inspiration to be a nurse came when I was aged 15. For my school work experience placement I went to a residential home and loved it. From then onwards my mind was made up. I wanted to help people, I wanted to be a nurse. I worked at the home for a couple more years and I started my nurse training at 17 with all thoughts of Charlie and his Angels well and truly behind me.

After three years of nurse training, I registered and took my first job on a medical ward which eventually specialised in Neurology. I worked on that ward for over 8 years, moving up the ranks but always feeling restricted. I wanted to make more of an impact, more of a difference, help more people. And now I can.

I’m really excited about my new job and feel that I’ve started at a time when I can help to make a difference to the lives of the many people within the area who are affected by Multiple Sclerosis in one way or another.

I have no personal links with Multiple Sclerosis. I have of course met hundreds of people over the years, whose lives are affected by it, but it has never impacted on me or my friends and family.

I haven’t really thought about my childhood dream in a long time but it has just occurred to me that I did actually end up being an Angel, albeit of a different kind.

An Angel in Comfortable Shoes!
 

Fund Raising Chest Wax

A sponsored chest wax took place at the Monkey Pub in Great Horton Raising £400

£200 to cancer research and £200 to the Bradford MS Society. Many thanks go out to Mr Jason Sparks for putting up with the pain to raise this amount.
 

Tesco Collection

The Tesco store in Cleckheaton had a collection and managed to raise £577 and later this year a collection will be held at the Halifax road store in Bradford.
 

MS Resource Centre

We are still working on getting the Bradford MS Resource Center underway. We now have a steering committee to make sure that things run as smoothly as possible.

We have had two meetings up to now and will be meeting every month to go through each stage as it comes.
 

Ideas

If you have any ideas for future news letters please let Stuart Lee-Haigh know.