The Lifeboat

February 2013

South Cornwall

Branch

Monthly Magazine

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Cover picture:

This picture is called Woman Blue Eyes,

but how about having your picture on the

front cover of our magazine?

Inside the Lifeboat

this month

MS News

Page 3 Chief Executive Simon Gillespie to

join British Heart Foundation.

PIP and DLA: changes announced

by Government

Page 4 Young Carers

Stories for 60th Birthday of MS

Society Page 5 ESA benefits assessment still not

working

Volunteer survey coming soon Page 6 What we do

MS 60th Birthday Page 7 Chiropodist vouchers

House money boxes

Sponsored Walk

Peter Noon

Common sense Page 8 How the internet began part two

Calendars Page 9 Quiz page Page 10 Quiz page

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Are you or do you know someone who is photogenic and could

look like Marches front cover picture? You don’t have to be good

looking, just photogenic!

The photos need to be in high resolution and we would be happy

to arrange a photo shoot, just let us know who and we will do the

rest.

This picture was my

second choice for

the front cover, it’s

the lovely February

Snowdrop.

Page 11 Read-A-Thon news

Page 12 Events application

Page 13 Poem by Sue Creese

Page 14 Jaspers new years eve party

Page 15 Megan’s page

Page 16 Youth group

Page 17 Cabaret

Page 18 South Cornwall Events

Page 19 Information page

Back by popular demand

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Chairman’s Report

Editors Note

As it looks that

the general

meeting is going

to return the

same committee

for one more year, it is time for some of you

started thinking of ways you can help us.

At our Christmas lunch I gave out

invitations to those who attended for

people to help us. Can you help? have you

got skills that can improve the branch. If

you are good at working with computers

why not contact Mike May? Have you had

a financial background? why not contact

Malcolm Thorne? Have you got the gift of

the gab? why not contact me! Secretarial

skills are always needed and we need you

all to help us. To finish, I have as you know,

a Personal Budget to help look after Lin.

Well our PA's have said they are willing to

help anyone in our branch in anyway they

can. So if you want help in cleaning, being

taken out shopping etc. they are going to

be able to help you. I can if needed recruit

more PA's from their work colleagues as

some work for agency's. This is not run

from our Branch as employment laws and

restrictions would have to be followed but

as private individuals. If you want to take

advantage of this initiative please contact

me. Now sit back and enjoy this fantastic,

interesting and the best magazine in the

whole country, mm I bet I have left out

some of the praises given to me by Jasper.

He is such a creep and no wonder Malcolm

keeps him in our magazine .

MikeMikeMikeMike

Hello everyone,

It’s February already and

Christmas/New Year

seems a long time ago.

I can foresee many

changes in 2013 with the

awareness project in the

balance and the need for a higher branch

profile within our communities there is

much work to be done.

February is the time for decisions, positive

action and a strategy that will give the best

for our members. I will report on

developments in Marches magazine.

On a lighter note Jaspers New Years Eve

party seems to have gone well, but don’t

try this at home!!

I am looking forward to receiving your

responses to the front cover picture project,

remember that it is your magazine so your

picture should be on the cover.

Send me your photos or get in touch so

that we can arrange a photo shoot, your

pictures must be clear in high resolution to

be enlarged to fit on the front cover.

I must apologise to the youth group, last

month I reported that they had raised

£158.00 when it was actually £358.00, well

done to you all, that’s really good as the

group has only been running 6 months.

I hope you are all going to the Cabaret in

March, this is an exception deal. Free for

people with MS and one carer, £5.00 for

others, see page 17 for details.

By the time you read this Mike Georges

table top sale will be upon us, please

support this venture, Mike works tirelessly

for our branch, lets support his efforts.

You will see on page twelve an application

for events in 2013, these events will only be

held if there is a response from you so it is

important that you take the time to indicate

which ones you would like to attend.

Please fill in the box relating to your

requirements it helps us to get it right.

I hope you enjoy your February magazine!

MMMMaaaallllccccoooollllmmmm

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News from the MS National Centre

Chief Executive Simon Gillespie to join

British Heart Foundation

PIP and DLA: changes announced by

Government

MS Society Chief Executive

Simon Gillespie is leaving

the MS Society to become

Chief Executive of the British

Heart Foundation (BHF).

Simon has provided strong

leadership for the MS

Society since becoming

Chief Executive in July 2006, and has

helped the charity achieve a step change in

the quality and breadth of its services.

Chairman Hilary Sears said:

“I’d like to thank Simon for the significant

contribution he has made in improving the

lives of people affected by MS and wish

him the very best in his new role.

“A key characteristic of his leadership has

been his determination to ensure people

affected by MS are at the heart of

everything we do. He has raised the volume

of the collective voice of people with MS

and has played an integral role in increasing

our research spend and our public profile,

while also introducing new, robust

governance arrangements that have

ensured the charity is fully transparent and

accountable.”

Simon will leave the MS Society in mid-

February, replacing the outgoing chief

executive of the British Heart Foundation,

Peter Hollins, in April.

The MS Society will be considering the

arrangements to appoint a new chief

executive as a matter of priority.

The Government yesterday announced

rates, regulations and criteria for the new

disability benefitPersonal Independence

Payment (PIP)– which will eventually

replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

PIP rates

Like DLA, PIP will also support people

with the increased costs of living with a

disability. There will still be two parts, but

they will now be called ‘daily living’ and

‘mobility’.

However, the lower rate for the care

component of DLA will be scrapped.

There will only be two rates for the daily

living and mobility components of PIP, and

they will pay the same as the middle and

higher rates of DLA.

People currently receiving low rate

support for their care on DLA who still

qualify for PIP will see an increase in the

amount of money they get - but PIP is

stricter in some areas than DLA, and

some people are likely to miss out or see

their payments reduced.

Benefits shake up

Everyone on DLA will need to reapply for

PIP, and the Government has estimated

that around 600,000 will be removed from

the disability benefit in the shake up.

The MS Society has been working hard to

ensure the Government recognises the

needs of people with MS in the new

assessments. They’ve included a number

of key considerations in their plans – our

campaigns blog, to be published next

week, will give more detail. Two key areas

announced were:

• more consideration given to a broader

number and type of aids and appliances

people with disabilities might need

• more consideration given to people with

fluctuating conditions who need to

reapply for disability benefits following a

flare up of symptoms

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Importantly, the government also

announced that the main reassessment

phase for PIP will now be delayed until

October 2015. Those with indefinite or

lifetime awards of DLA will not be

reassessed for PIP until this time.

But we’re still not happy with the approach

being taken to assess people with

fluctuating conditions like MS. We will

continue our fight to make the assessment

as fair as it can be for people with the

condition.

Get involved

You can play a vital role in helping us make

PIP fairer for people with MS. To get

involved with join our campaigns

community at: www.mssociety.org.uk/campaignscommunity.

If you are under 18 and have a family

member with MS, you may be giving them

extra help and support.

If you are you may have heard of the term

'young carer' which is often used to refer to

children and teens in your situation.

You might be caring for brothers or sisters,

doing housework, cooking, shopping,

helping them get dressed or move about

the house.

Lots of people 'help out' at home, but if

you're giving lots of care and it's causing

you problems, or you just need some

information about living with MS, there is

help available.

There's an MS Society publication, 'MS in

your life: a guide for young carers', which

might help.

You may also want to take a look at a

couple of websites for young carers:the

Children's Society Young Carers

Initiative and the Princess Royal Trust for

Carers young carers site.

The MS Society Young Carers Fund offers

grants to young carers, or young people

who have extra responsibilities because

someone in the family with MS.

Young Carers

We give grants of up to £300 to young

people up to the age of 18, to pay for

things like school trips, music lessons or

sports equipment. have a look at

the financial support for carers page for

more information.

If you have any worries or questions you

can call us on free on 0808 800 8000.

MS StoriesMS StoriesMS StoriesMS Stories

People affected by

MS are at the

heart of the MS

Society and the

heart of our anniversary. To mark 60 years

of the MS Society, we’re collecting and

sharing the stories of people affected by

MS since 1953.

We already have some stories and at the

start of next year we’ll begin to make them

available so branches and support groups

can use them.

The types of stories we’re collecting

include:

• When I was diagnosed

• When I first contacted the MS Society

• How life has changed since MS diagnosis

• How life has changed since 1953

• Memories of the MS Society

• Or any other kind of story

We’re also asking people affected by MS to

look to the future and tell us about their

hopes for MS and the MS Society.

Download the MS stories form to share

your story or to collect stories at your

branch

MS Society birthday packsMS Society birthday packsMS Society birthday packsMS Society birthday packs

In 2013 we’ll be adding some “anniversary

sparkle” to our existing events across the

organisation.

MS Week, nation council meetings, national

fundraising events and the MS Awards will

all showcase the stories of people affected

by MS. In the spring, branches and support

groups will receive birthday packs full of

materials to help add sparkle to your plans

for 2013.

Stories for 60th Birthday of MS Society

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ESA benefits assessment still not working

Professor

Harrington, who is

undertaking an

independent

review of the Work

Capability Assessment on behalf of the Government,

says some progress has been made to

improve the failing system - but more

needs to be done.

In his third report, he claims that the speed

of improvements is slower than he would

have liked, and while the DWP has

committed to change and improvement,

Atos - the company that carries out the

Work Capability Assessment (WCA) – have

done less to improve their role in the

system.

The findings apply to people in England,

Scotland and Wales who are being

assessed for Employment Support

Allowance.

In the report Harrington recommends:

• the Department for Work and Pensions

monitors Atos more closely decision

makers should actively consider the need

to seek further evidence in every

case – or be prepared to fully justify their

decision

Recommendations must go further

The MS Society’s Director for Policy and

Research, Nick Rijke, said:

“We share many of the concerns raised in

Prof Harrington’s review, but his

recommendations do not go far enough.

“Too many people with MS tell us horror

stories of stressful experiences of Work

Capability Assessments, from misleading

assessor reports to inaccessible

assessment centres. To make sure

assessments improve, Atos should not just

be monitored more closely, but should face

financial penalties for poor performance.

“Snapshot face-to-face assessments often

fail to recognise the impact of fluctuating

conditions such as MS, so we support the

call for more evidence to be sought in such

cases – but it’s vital this evidence is

collected as early as possible in the

process and properly considered.

“We also want future reviews to look at

rates of reassessment, to prevent people

with long-term conditions such as MS

being subjected to multiple and onerous

assessments when they are not necessary.”

Volunteer survey coming soon

In January 2013 we ran a UK wide

volunteer survey and we want to hear from

you.

The survey is your chance to share your

experience of volunteering with us, and to

make sure your views are heard. What you

say will help us better support all our

volunteers and make important decisions

about how we develop volunteering at the

MS Society.

We first ran our volunteer survey in 2009,

asking you about your opinions and

experiences. In response to what you said

we made some changes. For example,

we:

• developed a new committee handbook

for branches and national support

groups

• appointed a Learning & Development

Manager for volunteering

• Launched a new volunteer news and

resources website.

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Have your sayHave your sayHave your sayHave your say

In 2013, we want to hear from as many of

our volunteers as possible - it doesn’t

matter how long you have volunteered with

us or what your role is.

Copies of the survey will be sent out to

volunteers by post or email in January

2013. You will also be able to complete the

survey on this website.

Any questions?

Contact the volunteering team on

020 8438 0944

or

email volunteering@mssociety.org.uk

To mark our 60th anniversary, we have

created a special logo to be used on our

materials throughout 2013 – from 1

January to 31 December.

The 60th logo contains the main MS

Society logo within it, so you don’t need to

use both the 60th logo and the main MS

Society logo at the same time.

We’ll only be using the 60th logo on

materials and in places where we know it

won’t last past the end of 2013. For

example, we’ll use the 60th logo on a

poster about an event in June 2013,

because the poster will no longer be used

in 2014. However, on a booklet about a

branch or service we’ll use the main MS

Society logo as it will be used past the end

of 2013.

Thank you to everyone who took part in

choosing this logo.

What we do

We fund research, give grants, campaign

for change, provide information and

support, invest in MS specialists and lend

a listening ear to those who need it.

MS research:

£133 million

invested in world

-class MS

research since

1956

Better treatments and services:

Fighting for what you’re entitled to.

Better MS care: Investing nearly £6

million in MS nurses since 1999

Financial help

for people

affected by

MS: Giving

2,000 grants

every year

The best MS information: Online

information and an award winning

series of publications on all things MS

Fantastic fundraising: A range of

fundraising events and ideas to suit

everyone, and full support for amazing

MS Society fundraisers

Local support: 350 branches all over

the UK supporting people in their area

Phone and email support: Award

winning helpline and email support and

information

Resources and funding for

professionals: Courses and resources

for health and social care professionals

MS events and

courses: Free

learning and

information

events to meet

other people affected by MS and learn

to manage your condition.

Online support: Over 20,000 people

affected by

MS

support

each other

in our

online

community.

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Chiropodist vouchers

We have two chiropodist’s who are willing

to take our vouchers so give them a call:

Stephen C Bloor DPodM, MChS, HPC Reg

RunRight StepFree Clinic

The Angel Centre

Tyacke Road

Helston TR13 8RR

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved

old friend, Common Sense, who has been

with us for many years.

No one knows for sure how old he was,

since his birth records were long ago lost

in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having

cultivated such valuable lessons as:

⇒ Knowing when to come in out of the

rain;

⇒ Why the early bird gets the worm;

⇒ Life isn't always fair;

⇒ And maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound

financial policies (don't spend more

than you can earn) and reliable strategies

(adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly

when well-intentioned but overbearing

regulations were set in place. Reports of a

6-year-old boy charged with sexual

harassment for kissing a classmate; teens

suspended from school for using

mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired

for reprimanding an unruly student,

only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents

attacked teachers for doing the job

that they themselves had failed to do in

disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were

required to get parental consent to

administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a

student; but could not inform

parents when a student became pregnant

and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the

churches became businesses; and

criminals received better treatment than

their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you

couldn't defend yourself from a burglar

in your own home and the burglar could

sue you for assault.

Common sense

House money boxesHouse money boxesHouse money boxesHouse money boxes Do you remember

these money boxes?

They have raised in

excess of £800.00

and we thank all

those that are still putting in their pennies, if

you require more money boxes, just ask

and we can provide.

Thank you all again.

It’s a great way to

support your branch,

keep up the good

work!!

Age UK : Staff, volunteers & families have

held a sponsored walk in aid of the four MS

branches in Cornwall & raised a grand total

of £832.20.

We are most grateful to them for our share

of this amount which is £208.05.

Sponsored Walk

House money boxes

Peter Moon

It is with regret that I report the death of

Peter Moon. Peter died on the 22nd

December, with his daughter having MS he

was a great supporter of our branch and

also a dear friend of Betty Oxley who was

a previous newsletter editor.

Peter was a South Cornwall treasurer

some years ago, he died at the age of 87.

Our condolences go to his family and

friends.

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2013 Calendar

We still have stocks of the 2013 Calendars

and they are only £4.00 each. If you wish to

purchase them please send a cheque for

the correct amount, depending on how

many you require. Please make cheques

payable to: MSS South Cornwall.

Send your cheque with your delivery

address and quantity required to:

Malcolm Glister

Whispering Winds

Crellow Hill

Stithians

Nr Truro

TR3 7AQ

And he then insisted that drums be made

to work only with Brother Gates'

drumsticks.

And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we

have started is being taken over by others."

And Abraham looked out over the Bay of

Ezekiel, or eBay as it came to be known.

He said, "Therefore, we need a name that

reflects what we are."

And Dot replied, "how about Young

Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

"YAHOO," said Abraham. And because it

was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot

Com.

Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the

Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK)

that he was, soon started using Dot's

drums to locate things around the then

known world. It soon became known as

God's Own Official Guide to Locating

Everything (GOOGLE).

And that is how it all began. And that's the

Gospel truth.

Amen.

How the internet began part two Common Sense finally gave up the will to

live, after a woman failed to realize that

a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She

spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly

awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death,Common Sense was preceded in death,Common Sense was preceded in death,Common Sense was preceded in death,

⇒ by his parents, Truth and Trust,

⇒ by his wife, Discretion,

⇒ by his daughter, Responsibility,

⇒ and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;

⇒ I Know My Rights

⇒ I Want It Now

⇒ Someone Else Is To Blame

⇒ I'm A Victim

⇒ Pay me for Doing Nothing

Not many attended his funeral because so

few realised he was gone.

Judy ReedJudy ReedJudy ReedJudy Reed

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February quizFebruary quizFebruary quizFebruary quiz January Quiz answersJanuary Quiz answersJanuary Quiz answersJanuary Quiz answers

Thought of the Month

"Anger is the feeling that makes

your mouth work faster than your

mind."

Target

£2,000.00

Actual

to date £849

Money Boxes

Happy birthday to:

21st Crystyn Day

21st Louvaine Chinn

26th Jamie Nankervis

27th Keith Shirley

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What’s this mystery object?

Bingo numbers called in: Bingo numbers called in: Bingo numbers called in: Bingo numbers called in:

January January January January 10, 26, 43, & 61

FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary 52, 90, 76, & 85

March March March March 5, 30, 46 & 67

AprilAprilAprilApril 13, 49, 23, & 73

May May May May 79, 45, 16, & 28

JuneJuneJuneJune 65, 18, 41, & 87

July July July July 57, 3, 8, & 69

August August August August 83, 59, 71, & 20

SeptemberSeptemberSeptemberSeptember 38, 63, 75, &1

OctoberOctoberOctoberOctober 33, 77, 55, & 89

NovemberNovemberNovemberNovember 51, 86, 48, & 35

DecemberDecemberDecemberDecember 11, 32, 53, & 68

January 13 January 13 January 13 January 13 81, 31, 15, & 25

February 13 February 13 February 13 February 13 40, 22, 78, & 36

1 Jive Talking

2 How Deep Is Your Love

3 I Started A Joke

4 Stayin Alive

5 Nights On Broadway

6 To Love Somebody

7 Massachusetts

8 Words

Unscramble all the letters to reveal well

known pairs 1 YUAALR / DHERL

2 RYR / MEOJT

3 LIEB / NLB

4 PEPL / TRPAES

5 KIEFF / RNKO

6 LALC / KJIJ

7 KBUBE / LCLA

8 YYGAEL / ACENC

The best cure for sea sickness

is to sit under a tree.

~ Spike Milligan

Can you spot the 9 differences?

Poetry CornerPoetry CornerPoetry CornerPoetry Corner

January

mystery

object

My wife and I were sitting at a table at her

high school reunion, and she kept staring at

a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat

alone at a nearby table. I asked her, "Do you know him?" "Yes", she

sighed, "He's my old boyfriend.... I

understand he took to drinking right after

we split up those many years ago, and I

hear he hasn't been sober since." "My God!" I said, "Who would think a

person could go on celebrating that long?" And then the fight started...

The old boyfriend

When the cat lies in the sun in February

She will creep behind the stove in March. Of all the months of the year

Curse a fair February If it thunders in February, it will frost in April If February gives much snow

A fine summer it doth foreshow

Which one of the following is the celebrity

above: Ali Larter, Sharon Stone, Cameron

Diaz or Diane Kruger?

You have a string like fuse that burns in

exactly one minute. The fuse is

inhomogeneous and it may burn slowly at

first, then quickly, then slowly and so on.

You have a match, and no watch. How do

you measure exactly 30 seconds

Brain teaser

If toast always lands butter-side down and

cats always land on their feet, what

happens if you strap toast on the back of a

cat? 10

Read-A-Thon news

The list of schools taking part is growing all the time with schools booking

in for this year.

Others that have completed the Read-A-Thon said they would take part

again. Schools Taking Part:Schools Taking Part:Schools Taking Part:Schools Taking Part:

Cape Cornwall, St Just (completed)

Darite CP School, Liskeard (completed)

Lanivery School, Bodmin (completed)

Kehelland school, Camborne (completed)

Devoran School, Devoran presentation on 21st Jan

Gulval school, Penzance (completed) St Mary’s C of E start on 31st January

St Mary’s Roman Catholic 17th January Family groups at: Lanivet and St Buryan There are school children who want to take part but their schools are not, in these cases

we can supply the Read-A-Thon packs to parents who can and have in some cases

formed reading groups outside of the school environment. If you would like to take part in this way please contact me and I will set you up with all the

necessary resources.

Malcolm Glister

Feeling down and miserable about not having someone to help you achieve the little things you used to do so easily?

My name is Sharon and will help you achieve those little things again and more, I will help you become happy again.

As an introductory offer I can give a discount for you to see how we can to work together !

10% off first visit.

Telephone Mike: 01872 862031 Working with a client to make some home made cakes

Just for You

Qualified PA’s at the ready.

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Notification of interest:

I would be interested in attending the following events, (please tick boxes)

Event Number/s Possible Numbers Attending

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In our annual programme

Please return this slip with your comments to:

Malcolm Glister

Your comments are important to us! Whispering Winds

Thank you. Crellow Hill

Stithians

Nr Truro

TR3 7AQ

South Cornwall Branch Events 2013South Cornwall Branch Events 2013South Cornwall Branch Events 2013South Cornwall Branch Events 2013

Dates for these events are to be advised: This programme

is subject to support from branch members therefore dates

will only be set after sufficient interest has been shown by

returning the slip for each event. If sufficient interest is

shown a venue and date can be published, we do not wish

to book venues for non attendance. Event 1 Table Top sale at Mike Georges - 2nd February - To book a table please

phone Mike (01208 862031) This is a table top sale not a craft fayre. Event 2 Annual meeting - 16th February 2.00pm at the Carnon Inn, Carnon downs Event 3 Seminar for potential committee volunteers: March Event 4 Get together’s April and October Event 5 Computer awareness and parts sale May Event 6 Bingo afternoon June Event 7 Auction July Event 8 Quiz and games night August Event 9 Magazine tombola Event 10 Wine and cheese party September Event 11 Carwinion open day September/October

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by Susan Creeseby Susan Creeseby Susan Creeseby Susan Creese

Dear Malcolm/Monthly magazine

Hi All

Thank you for keeping me going

over 2012 and into 2013.

On December 1st 2012 the MS

centre had another finance

support day.

I took my 3 grandchildren, and

they had the most amazing day

thanks to Holly and others,

(Holly the inspiration for the

poem).

On Christmas day when I was in

respite, (when I saw long term

friends). The songs flowed, the

Cornish donated pasties ate, the

stalls, lucky dips - my grandson

eleven, winning after shave

cream and a bottle of booze

Ha!, along with MS carers

inspiring my seven year old

grandson into giving a

performance, helping him along

to become the rock star life style

he aspires too!

Yours as ever x

Sue Creese MS member

Poetic Justice

(And not real you understand)

Lesley and Paul play the strings, pulling a cord

Holly and Banjo pluck in tune

With Wind and the Willows

Blowing along with a tuba

Magical moments at Christmas time

Sounds of British movement when all are tucked in bed

How Santa fooled you all, into thinking he was dead

Rock on Santa Clause, Rock on…

Making merry by candle light when sparks will fly

Burning misdemeanours

Go Santa go, just hold on very tight

It's going to be very bumpy ride under those cold Cameron lights

The year to come will be a daunting task

With poor little children dying everywhere

Fat cats don't care - So why should `I`

But I'm not fat nor a cat, becoming feral maybe?

Tiger Lily blooming, booming out into another country

The Red Sea looks good this time of year

But I need to get past another port of call

Or just sail in a boat, onto any other shore

Where the seas take you anywhere, most hopefully

My new year's resolution this time of year

Is to be happy, naughty and maybe even a little sexy

Stuff to being honest, stable and in a grotto mangier with

Little baby Jesus'

Drinking booze and smoking weed but not any skunk and Nancy

Types, just playing along for the cameras'

Don't you know?

Joking and jiving to a jovial song -

How I wish this were true

But I'm stuck in that mangier

And so bloody honest, it's so untrue

Can't smoke, it makes me sick

That religious red wine extracts my mind

And being on crutches, definitely is not sexy

But sailing away onto the seven seas most definitely is!

@ Susan Creese 25.12.12

Thanks Susan, great input to Thanks Susan, great input to Thanks Susan, great input to Thanks Susan, great input to

the magazine.the magazine.the magazine.the magazine. Why not send in your poems, Why not send in your poems, Why not send in your poems, Why not send in your poems,

stories or comments? They all stories or comments? They all stories or comments? They all stories or comments? They all

make the magazine a better make the magazine a better make the magazine a better make the magazine a better

issueissueissueissue

Recipe’s

How about sending me your recipe’s for publication in our

magazine, there must be lots of you out there with some

delicious ingredients for making sweets, cakes,

sandwiches, quick meals and desserts. Send them in to me and I will publish them for all to try, we

could even have a competition with a prize for the tastiest recipe.

Don’t delay, get them off to me now!!

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JasperJasperJasperJasper

Your

Message board

Innocence is bliss!!Innocence is bliss!!Innocence is bliss!!Innocence is bliss!!

A little three year old boy is sitting on the

toilet. His mother thinks he has been in

there too long, so she goes in to see what's

up.

The little boy is sitting on the toilet reading a

book..

But about every 10 seconds or so he puts

the book down, grips onto the toilet seat

with his left hand and hits himself on top of

the head with his right hand.

His mother says: "Billy, are you all right?

You’ve been in here for a while."

Billy says: "I’m fine, mummy... I just haven't

done it yet."

Mother says: "OK, you can stay there a few

more minutes. But, Billy, why are you hitting

yourself on the head?"

Billy says: "It

works on the

tomato sauce

bottle!"

Sadly your message board is empty

I have just received the

pictures from my new

years eve party, we had a

great time as you can

see. Of course nothing

but tea passed my lips.

Oh Arthur, what atrocious behaviour! Yes

dear, put Cedric to bet immediately while I

go and see what’s going on.

Arthur joins the party

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MeganMeganMeganMegan

I walked through the big entrance doors I

used to hate with a passion. It’s been 10

whole years since I had seen this place. A

place where I spent 5 years of my life,

learnt most of the things I know now, met

the greatest friends anybody could ask for,

and still couldn’t stand. I made my way to

the main hall, I took a step in and all of the

memories came flooding back to me, from

the first day of year 7 to the very last day of

my mainstream education.

The Reunion

The laughs, the fights, the tears and the

happiness everybody had shared here.

Everyone turned to face me they had all

changed so much, the nerds everyone had

picked on now looked completely different

without the big glasses, spots and braces,

the cool kids had now turned into business

women and lost all of their swag, the

regulars well they hadn’t changed much

they still looked well… regular, and best of

all the idiots that are also known as my best

friends all pulled stupid faces as I beamed

at them from across the room.

I made my way towards them and pulled

each and every one of them into a long

tight hug. After chatting for a while we

decided to go and get a coffee and go to

the same shops we used to go to when we

were 14. We ALL had nicknames I was

baby, my best friend was sporty, and the

others were scary, posh and ginger. Yes we

were massive fans of the spice girls I think

it’s fair to say we were small fans…. Ok, ok

big fans but who cares. After a few hours of

shopping we all swapped numbers and

went our separate ways…. God! I had

missed these girls!

South Cornwall branch MS

Youth Group West “Making Sense”

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Bodyshop Party

The youth group held a bodyshop party on

Friday 18th January 2013 at The

Commercial Hotel in St Just by kind

permission of Mr Paul Woolcock. Nikki was

given a make over much to the amusement

of those present. A total of £46 was raised on the night and

we would not only like to say a big thank

you to Paul for allowing us to use his

premises free of charge but also to Karen

for again doing the party for us, to Mrs

Lindsey Harry for her kind raffle donations

and a huge thank you must go to those

who came out on a horrid night to support

us. Thank you all!!!!

Nikki Jenkin

Snow is falling

Noses are cold

One single footprint in the snow

Winding down the roads

Merry laughter fills the air

And

Noisy children playing everywhere.

A poem from Lauren

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Fire ‘n’ Ice

Please indicate number of wheel chair

spaces required: - Number

An evening with

Open to all and free for people with MS, plus one carer and £5.00 for all others.

Don’t miss this opportunity, you may not get another at this price

The Details :

Venue: To be held at the Membly Hall Hotel Cliff Road, Falmouth TR11 4NT on the 2nd

March 2013

The Meal: Two course meal, Roast Chicken with dessert (Vegetarian option).

Programme: 7.00pm for 7.30pm Meal Entertainment from 9.00pm till at least

11.00pm

Entertainment: Fire ‘n’ Ice - popular Duo plus star guest Laura Raffle in aid of MS plus Lucky ticket draw.

Total Price: Free for people with MS, plus one carer and £5.00 for all others.

A special rate of £35.00 per adult and £15 per child under 11 bed & breakfast is

available, quote Fire ‘n’ Ice when booking. (Hotel Tel No 01326 312869) If you wish to attend please complete the return slip below and send it with your

remittance to:-

Malcolm Glister Whispering Winds, Crellow Hill, Stithians, Nr Truro, Cornwall TR3 7AQ

Tel: 01209 860754 Email: malcolmglister@btinternet.com

Please make cheques and orders payable to MSS South Cornwall (do not send cash). You

will receive confirmation of purchase and the tickets will be held on the door for you on

arrival unless you state otherwise.

Important Notice:

There is only one month to go before the cabaret, If you are intending to come

to the cabaret, please let me know as soon as possible. Remember this is Free to people with MS and one carer and only £5.00 to all

others!!

Your name and address (printed) ………………………………………………………………………………………………... …………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………...

………………………………………………………………………………………………...

I would like tickets for the Fire ‘n’ Ice Cabaret on 2nd March 2013

No of people with MS No of carers

Other

February 2013February 2013February 2013February 2013: Valentine disco 4 -11 year

olds, Preparation for Easter coffee morning,

making cards and craft items.

March 2013March 2013March 2013March 2013: Outing to Paradise Park

Preparation for Easter coffee morning,

making cards and craft items.

April 2013April 2013April 2013April 2013: Easter coffee morning with

cakes and goodies

May 2013: May 2013: May 2013: May 2013: Summer BBQ and Car boot

sale

South Cornwall Youth Group West

activities

South Cornwall Branch

events 2013

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In next months Lifeboat magazine: Members pages & Magazine Bingo Youth Group page MS News Megan’s page Branch events Read-A-Thon news

Events taking place at Merlin MS Centre Dates for these events to be advised: Table Top sale at Mike Georges, 2nd Feb

Seminar for potential committee volunteers

Get together’s

Computer awareness and parts sale

Bingo afternoon

Auction

Quiz and games night

Magazine tombola

Carwinion open day

Wine and cheese party

The need to know message centre

Your choice of activities Look out for the application slip on page 12

take the opportunity to give us feed back

on your requirements.

FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary

In February The Glendorgal Hotel at

Newquay will be the setting for our Bond

inspired night of glitz and glam!

There will be fun casino tables, dinner and

entertainment and of course the chance to

dress up to the nines. Details to be

confirmed.

Bond Night in aid of the Merlin MS Centre

The Hotel Victoria, Newquay will be hosting

an evening of glitz and glam on Saturday

March 2nd 6.30pm onwards. There will be

a 3-course Dinner, bar, fun casino tables

and live Jazz music.

The night will also include a Millionaire's

auction which will allow you to bid on the

fantastic auction lots using the chips won

during the night.

Ticket price TBC Merlin MS Centre are looking for willing and

friendly volunteers to help with their

supermarket collection days throughout the

year and throughout the county. If you think

you can spare an hour or two to help then

please get in touch with the centre on

01726 885530.

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Chairman: Chairman: Chairman: Chairman: Mike George

Telephone: 01872 862031

email: cornishmike@talktalk.net

Treasurer: Treasurer: Treasurer: Treasurer: Malcolm Thorne

Telephone: 01209 717237

email: malcolmt.southcornwallmssociety@live.co.uk

Address Coomar, 3 Chenoweth Close, Camborne

Cornwall TR14 7JR

Voucher Admin Officer: Voucher Admin Officer: Voucher Admin Officer: Voucher Admin Officer: Jackie Thorne

Telephone: 01209 717237

email: malcolmt.southcornwallmssociety@live.co.uk

Secretary: Secretary: Secretary: Secretary: Christine Sargent

Telephone: 01209 315386

email: christine.southcornwallmssociety@live.co.uk

M S Support : M S Support : M S Support : M S Support :

Telephone: 01872 274911

Carer’s Officer: Carer’s Officer: Carer’s Officer: Carer’s Officer: Neville Reed

Telephone: 01637 875823

email: nevnjude.southcornwallmssociety@live.co.uk

Branch Profile manager and Magazine Editor: Branch Profile manager and Magazine Editor: Branch Profile manager and Magazine Editor: Branch Profile manager and Magazine Editor:

Malcolm Glister

Telephone: 01209 860754

email: malcolmglister@btinternet.com

Branch Web manager: Branch Web manager: Branch Web manager: Branch Web manager: Mike May

Telephone: 01872 272 957

email: mikem.southcornwallmssociety@live.co.uk

Membership: Membership: Membership: Membership: Betty Alderton

Telephone: 01872 270901

email: betty.southcornwallmssociety@live.co.uk

Minute Secretary: Minute Secretary: Minute Secretary: Minute Secretary: Moe Fisher

email: moefisher@hotmail.co.uk

Branch Safety Officer and Youth Team: Branch Safety Officer and Youth Team: Branch Safety Officer and Youth Team: Branch Safety Officer and Youth Team: Nikki Jenkin

Telephone: 01736 787089

email: nikkijenkin@googlemail.com

Events CoEvents CoEvents CoEvents Co----ordinator ordinator ordinator ordinator Carol Batchelor

Telephone: 01326 373464

email: carol.southcornwallmssociety@live.co.uk

Fund Raising Manager Fund Raising Manager Fund Raising Manager Fund Raising Manager Vacant

Branch contact details:Branch contact details:Branch contact details:Branch contact details:

Llawnroc, Mount Carbis Road,

Redruth, Cornwall,

TR15 2LD

Tel: 01872 274911

www.mssociety.org.uk/southcornwall Satellite eventsSatellite eventsSatellite eventsSatellite events

1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month:

Trelowarren Arms, Budock Water,

Falmouth, between 11.00am and

2.00pm approx. Coffee and/or lunch.

Open to all. Last Tuesday of each month: Last Tuesday of each month: Last Tuesday of each month: Last Tuesday of each month:

Helston & Lizard Group meeting:

Wheal Dream Restaurant, Helston

from 11.00am to approx 2.00pm.

Lunch at discounted rate. Every Thursday: Every Thursday: Every Thursday: Every Thursday:

Yoga at the Well Being Centre,

Nance Lane, Churchtown,

Illogan. 11.00am to 12.15pm. with

Carolyn Smith by appointment only. Every third ThursdayEvery third ThursdayEvery third ThursdayEvery third Thursday

Carers meeting at Mike George’s Useful contacts:Useful contacts:Useful contacts:Useful contacts:

MS National Centre: 02084 380 700

MS Helpline: 0808 800 8000

Care Direct: 0800 444 000

NHS Direct: 0845 4647

Editors Contact detailsEditors Contact detailsEditors Contact detailsEditors Contact details:

To send in articles or comments.

Malcolm Glister

Whispering Winds, Crellow Hill,

Stithians, Nr Truro,

Cornwall, TR3 7AQ

South Cornwall Branch Information

Need help or advice, call our

support number 01872 274911

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