Archived Events – Multiple Sclerosis Therapy and Support in Surrey

Fri 15 June – collection in Guildford – many hours to cover for this very helpful collection Guildford. Please contact the office if you can help out

Sun 27th May– Anne Brett is running in the Edinburgh Marathon on 27 May for the Samson Centre for MS. She is running with her running club ‘The Sunflowers’ who are based in Cranleigh. All the very best of luck to Anne. Please help support Anne via this link:-http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AnneBrett

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Entries for the annual Samson Charity Golf Day, held at Puttenham Golf Club on Monday 14th May have opened.

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As always it promises to be a wonderful day, at a friendly and lovely Surrey golf course. This well established event raises a large sum of money for the Samson Centre for MS. Check out our poster for more details and there is an entry form to reserve an individual place or register a Team.

Samson Golf Day 2018 Entry Form

This year we have 2 brave runners taking part in the London Marathon on 22 April – Heather Law and Georgie Grassom.

Georgie has already set up her online sponsorship page. Please see the following link:-

http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/georgina-grassom

If you are able to support our Marathon runners, please do. They would love your support!

Sat 14 April – collection in Farnham – several time slots to fill. Please offer an hour or more of your time to help with this street collection.

15 April 2018 Brighton Marathon

3 runners taking part in this race for the Centre –David Collins, William Parrott and Sam Moore.
Their sponsorship pages can be found via

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DavidCollings6
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/run-willy-run 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Sam-Moore13

Mon 19th, Tues 20th & Wed 21 March – Cake and gift sale plus a small raffle at the Centre from 10.30 – 12.30pm. Please come along and any offers of homemade cakes, chocolates, marmalade etc would be most welcome

Easter Closure at the Centre will be from Fri 30 March (Good Friday) until Fri 13 April inclusive. No gym, classes or physio during this period. However, we aim to be open on Tues 10 and Wed 11 April for certain classes and gym activity. More detail to follow in due course. Oxygen therapy will continue over the Easter break but not on Fri 30 March (Good Friday) nor Mon 2 April (Easter Monday).

We will be closed for all physio, gym and classes during half term week w/c 12 Feb 2018.

Oxygen therapy will continue during this week.

Sat 13 Jan – collection inside Sainsbury’s in Guildford High Street. All hourly slots are taken up so many thanks to those of you who have offered your time for this collection.

Sun 14 Jan – collection at Sainsbury’s, Water Lane, Farnham. 2 slots left to fill – between 10 and 11am. Please offer your time if you possibly can

Please note that our last day of opening for physio, gym and classes is Tues 19 Dec. We are then closed from Wed 20 Dec – Tues 2 Jan inclusive for all physio, gym and classes. All therapies re-start on Wed 3 Jan.

Oxygen therapy continues but NOT on 25, 26, 27 or 28 Dec nor Mon 1 Jan.

Joe Rogers at the Samson Centre recently came up with a wonderful fundraising idea and here it is.

Donating all or part of a ‘Winter Fuel Allowance’.

Thank you Joe for your idea and for also donating your
‘Winter Fuel Allowance’ to the Samson Centre for MS..

If anyone would like to join Joe, please do let me know and I will keep a running total of ‘Winter Fuel Allowance’ monies raised.
Denice
 07751 667645

Fri 15 Dec

In store collection at Sainsbury’s in Guildford High Street. Please offer an hour of your time if you can.

Sat 16 Dec

In store collection at Sainsbury’s in Guildford High Street. Please offer an hour of your time if you can

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This year we will be taking a different approach and instead of holding our Xmas Fair over in Milford, we will be having a mini Xmas Fair at the Centre on 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Dec from 10am – 12:30pm.

We hope that by doing it this way, many more of our members and carers will be able to buy some lovely goodies at the Centre. We will be focusing on the following stalls – cake stall to also include chocolates, chutneys, jams etc, bottle tombola, plants, good quality gifts and there will also be a raffle. A great opportunity to get involved in this while you are at the Centre w/c 4 Dec.

For those of you who like to make jams and chutneys, please reserve some for us to sell at the Xmas Fair. Also, please start putting aside bottles only for our tombola – we will need lots of them! Alcoholic and non alcoholic bottles all very welcome.

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Please note that the Shalford Christmas Fair takes place on Sat 18 Nov 2017.

We are lucky enough to be one of the charities that is being supported by this Fair as we were last year.

Do go along and support the Fair if you can.

It is renowned in this area for being a very good Christmas Fair.

Dear Members and Supporters,
Some great news to report…….

Having submitted an application, our ‘Standing On Our Own Two Feet’ project has made it through to the Aviva Community Fund voting stage.

Now we need your help. We need votes and lots and lots and lots of them to stand a chance of winning one of forty amounts of £5,000 that are up for grabs. It will be tough, as we are small and we are regional but where there is a will there is a way.

Please tell your friends, family, work colleagues and neighbours to cast their 10 votes for Samson Centre for MS and our ‘Standing On Our Own Two Feet’ project, within the Health and well being category.

Votes need to be placed by midday on the 21st November 2017. To register and cast your 10 votes simply click the link. If anyone has any difficulty please email or phone me and I will try to make sure you can cast a vote or 10 for Samson.
Denice
 07751 667645

Mon 23 Oct –  23 Oct is half term week. Centre closure for all physio, gym and classes. Oxygen therapy continues this week.

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Fri 13 October –

Quiz night at the Clockhouse in Milford from 7.30pm.

A really good evening for all you quizzers!

Bring your own food and drink.

Tables of up to 8 people.

Only £7.50 per person.

Proceeds split between the Samson Centre for MS and St John’s Milford.

Cheques made payable to St John’s Milford please

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On Thursday, 5th October an evening of supper, suspense and drama will be kindly hosted by Compton Little Theatre in aid of the Samson Centre for MS.

The performance is the Agatha Christie mystery ‘Afternoon at the Seaside’ and a fish and chip supper and dessert will be served.

This promises to be a fabulous evening and the Samson Centre for MS are delighted to be chosen for the second year to benefit from the proceeds of the Compton Little Theatre’s drama and dinner.

All tickets, priced at £20 for this special performance to be purchased direct with Compton Little Theatre. Telephone 07964 515103 or by email:

Sat 9 Sept – street collection in Haslemere. Please offer an hour or two of your time.

Sat 12 Aug – street collection at Waitrose in Goldsworth Park, Woking. Please offer an hour or two of your time to help.

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Is it simply luck or down to pure genius …..that is the big question and now who has the right answer?

Right answers, wrong answers it all adds to the fun and a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

Taking part is what matters as ‘Quiz Nights’ arranged on behalf of the Samson Centre for MS help us to raise the valuable funds that we need to
‘Make Samson Stronger’.

On that note we have some Quiz Nights coming up in the Autumn but the first is a special Summer one and takes place on Friday 18th August, kindly hosted by the Godalming and Villages Lions Club in Godalming in aid of the Samson Centre.

Check out their flyer (Click Image) for full details. If anyone would like to take part but hasn’t got a table of six just give me a ring or drop me an email and I can put you on a table.

It promises to be an excellent evening as well as raising valuable funds.

Take part if you can.

Denice.                  ‘Making Samson Stronger’
07751 667645.    

Sat 8 July – street collection in Cranleigh. Please offer an hour or two of your time to help.

Sun 9 July – street collection at Sainsburys in Godalming. Please offer an hour or your time to help.

We have one brave cyclist taking part in the Pru Ride 100 – Dean Hemmings. A huge challenge to take on. We wish him very good luck for his 100 mile bike ride from London and through the Surrey Hills

Sponsorship Links:-

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dean-hemmings

Please come to our cake sale !

Please note that our next cake sale at the Centre will be on Wed 26 July from 10.30am – 12.30pm. Please make a note of the date in your diary and bring along money on the day to buy some lovely homemade goodies. There will also be a raffle and cards/wrapping paper for sale.

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A great acoustic music festival is taking place at the Guildford Tup pub in Chertsey Street on Sun 16 July.

Half the proceeds from the event are very kindly being donated to the Samson Centre for MS. Thanks so much to Gavin Thomas for making contact with the Centre about this and offering to raise funds for us.

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We really need runners!

Do you know anyone who is up for a 10k run challenge on Sun 9 July in London as part of the British 10k race?

We have lots of places still to fill in this race.

We ask that you raise a minimum of £200 for the Centre.

Please read the leaflet for further info and “share” if you have friends who might be interested.

please get in touch.

Fri 16 June – street collection in Guildford. Please offer an hour or two of your time to help.

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Located between Sunbury on Thames and Staines upon Thames, Join us for a day of golf while helping us to raise funds for a local charity commited to helping people living with Multiple Sclerosis in Surrey and surrounding areas

Samfest is coming……and we are delighted to say that the Samson Centre for MS are one of their chosen beneficiaries.

Click here for more and  tickets.

The Music Festival is taking place on Sat 24th June in Tongham and showcasing some of the local and surrounding area’s top talents.

Over 20 acts perform an array of different music, covers and originals with an Arts & Crafts festival market which leads impressively to their international funfair which frames the site in the wonderful Surrey Hills.

Sat 13 May – Collection inside Sainsburys Guildford High Street store. Please offer an hour of your time to help with this

Mon 15 May – Golf Day at Puttenham Golf Club

Fri 19 May – street collection in Dorking. Please offer an hour or two of your time to help.

Mon 29 May–  w/c 29 May is half term week and Centre closure for physio, gym and classes. Oxygen therapy to continue this week.

Most of us know and love John Hambly and appreciate what he has achieved in helping to make the Samson Centre for MS what it is today. Some of those people are his beloved Rugby friends who themselves have raised many tens of thousands of pounds for the Centre.

You will probably remember a few years back their famous ‘Thames River Challenge’. Well, they are up to their old tricks again and ready for a new challenge. This time they are taking on 80 miles of the Caledonian Canal in Scotland. Joking aside, they do give up many hours to train and put much effort into fundraising and I am sure the challenge itself doesn’t come easily either.

To show how much we appreciate their efforts we are aiming to join them along their way by running the Samson Caledonian Canoe Challenge at the Samson Centre which Sara has kindly agreed to support. To this end we are hoping to encourage members, staff and volunteers to take part in our own event to assist in the fundraising. Whilst the ‘16 Idiots’, as they like to be known, will be facing both calm and rough, open waters, our own Samson Caledonian Challenge will take place safely on dry land and take the normal format of cycling, rowing or walking etc – unless anyone would like to opt to go out onto the river!

As you know we have run several successful active challenges like this for members of recent months, but we promise this will be our only fundraising one until the same time in 2018.

On a serious note, the ‘16 Idiots’ have a goal of raising £20,000 for the Samson Centre in May, and I think that they would really appreciate any help that we can offer in promoting their venture. Please pick up a few Caledonian Challenge “business cards” when you are next at the Centre to spread the word about how to support their fundraising efforts.

They care, we care and we all work together to support the efforts of the Samson Centre to make a difference to so many lives.

If you are interested (or any friends or family) in taking part in the active Samson Centre Caledonian Challenge, I will have details available shortly. If anyone would like help on how to promote this event to friends and family please just ask me.

In the meantime, if you would like support the team or just visit the Just Giving page to see how the campaign is progressing – simply Click on this Link

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Please join us for a day of golf while helping us to raise funds for a local charity commited to helping people living with Multiple Sclerosis in Surrey and surrounding areas

Sat 1 April – street collection at Sainsburys, Burpham. Please offer an hour or two of your time to help with this.

Easter Closure Dates for the Centre for all physio, gym and classes are:-
Mon 3 April, Thurs 6 & Fri 7 April,
Plus w/c 10 April and Easter Monday 17 th

Note:- We will be open however for some classes, physio and gym activity on Tues 4 and Wed 5 April.
Please contact the office if you are interested in coming in on 4th or 5th April as we have a schedule of planned activities. First come, first served.

Oxygen Therapy will continue over the Easter period but not on Good Friday 14 April or Easter Monday 17th.

Thurs 6 April – street collection at Tesco in Guildford (near Royal Surrey hospital). Please offer an hour or two of your time to help with this.

Fri 7 April – street collection at Tesco in Guildford

Sat 22 April – street collection at Farnham. Please offer an hour or two of your time to help.

Sun 23 April – London Marathon

Stevie Stewart and Wendy Newnham running for us.

Please Sponsor Them

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WendyNewnham

This year, I will be running the London Marathon for a local and worthy charity ‘The Samson Centre for MS’.

The Samson Centre supports people and family members who have been affected by Multiple Sclerosis, including my husband, Adam and my father in law, Keith.

Thurs 27th April – Nicholas Owen fundfaising event in the Great Hall of Loseley House. Nicholas Owen, journalist, presenter and former Royal Correspondent for the BBC has agreed to be our speaker for the evening.

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Michael More-Molyneux has kindly invited the Samson Centre for MS to host a fundraising event in the Great Hall of his home, Loseley House.
I am also delighted to announce that the well-respected Nicholas Owen, journalist, BBC presenter and former Royal Correspondent for ITV has agreed to be our speaker for the evening. He will entertain with highlights from his notable career, and talk about his life both in front of and off camera. Nicholas will also be taking questions from the audience.

Michael More-Molyneux will also be giving a short introductory address about the history of Loseley Park.

Two interesting men, one historic and magnificent venue, for one night only.

Tickets are priced at £20 to include wine and canapes. Tickets are available from Guildford Tourist Information Centre on 01483 444334 or book direct by following the link tickets.visitguildford.

Tickets will also be available from Jackie in the Samson Centre office.

Finally I would remind all that this event is open to everyone and tickets will be on sale to the general public. Feel free to share this link with friends and family members but remember we have a maximum audience of 90 people and so it might be a good idea to book early to save disappointment.

Sat 25 March – street collection at Waitrose, Guildford. Please offer an hour or two of your time to help with this.

Dates for collections, centre closures and other events of interest this month.

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The Official UK No.1 tribute to the best selling boy band since the Beatles, Take That LIVE are proud to be endorsed as ‘fantastic’ by Nigel Martin-Smith, the man who created and managed Take That.

‘I’m jealous’ says James Corden, ‘You guys rock’ says Denise Van Outen and Sharon Osbourne believes ‘Gary will love you’. These guys are truly amazing and guarantee to give you a night that you won’t forget in a hurry.

They were honoured at the National Tribute Awards where they were recognised as the best Take That tribute band in the UK. They have featured on ITV, BBC3 and in a documentary on E4, and they now they are coming to Guildford to offer a live tour experience as if you were at a real Take That Concert.

Complete with computer controlled lighting rig and special effects and playing the Take That music you love and know they are going to provide the ultimate Take That tribute experience.

Be prepared for the ‘Best of Take That’ and to ‘Never Forget’ that this will be an amazing 2017 fundraising event for the Samson Centre for MS.

Mon 13th Feb – Centre closure during Feb half term week i.e. w/c 13 Feb. No physio, gym or classes this week but oxygen therapy will continue. All therapies re-commence on Mon 20 Feb

Dates for collections, centre closures and other events of interest this month.

Last Years Christmas Fair

Come along to our lovely Xmas Fair at the Clockhouse in Milford on Sat 3 December from 10am – 2pm.

Many stalls of goodies including raffle, tombola, books, gifts, cakes, jewellery, scarves, Phoenix cards, cards & wrapping paper, bird boxes and bee houses to name but a few!

Refreshments also available.

The AGM will be held at 12noon on Wed 30 November at the Centre. Please come along and have your say as well as hear how your Centre has been doing.

We also have Matthew Craner, Consultant Neurologist from Frimley Park Hospital coming along to talk from 12.45pm to our members, carers, staff, trustees and volunteers about ‘Horizons in MS’. Matthew is a very engaging speaker and he will also be able to take your questions after his talk.

It is really important that we have a good turnout for 30 November so please let Jackie or Carol know in the office that you are able to attend both the short AGM and Matthew Craner’s talk.

Please note that the Centre will be closed during half term week w/c 24 Oct APART FROM WED 26 OCTOBER when we will have 2 of our Gym Instructors here so there will be gym based activity and classes. More details to follow as we want to make that a nice full gym and class day.

Come to Our Quiz Night

Another successful quiz night will be held on Fri 21 October at the Clockhouse in Milford from 7.30pm.

Do gather your friends and family together for this fun evening.

Bring your own food and drink. Raffle during the evening.

Half the proceeds to come to the Centre and the other half to go to St John’s Church, Milford.

Come to Our Quiz Night

Moore Stephens (accountancy firm in Guildford) are very kindly hosting this lovely Quiz night at the Albany pub in Guildford from 6.30pm and money raised will come to the Centre.

We hope to have two tables of people booked onto this evening.

Many thanks to Moore Stephens for supporting us via this quiz again this year.

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Following the huge success of last year’s Mother and Daughter Disco at the Centre, Marion Hambly and friends will be hosting another of these great events.

Last year event raised over £1000 for the Samson Centre and everyone had a great time

Do put the date in your diary.

Compton Little Theatre are kindly putting on two short plays and a meal during the evening of Thurs 6 October. All in aid of the Samson Centre for MS. Do put the date in your diary. Will be a lovely evening. Doors open from 7.30pm. Raffle and cash bar available from 7.30pm. Hot meal before first play, then dessert in the interval and then the second play. Venue is Compton Village hall, The Street, Compton GU3 1EG.

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The two short plays are by David Tristram. The first one, ‘Joining the Club’ is a bittersweet play that tells the story of a successful career woman who becomes unexpectedly pregnant. The second play, ‘Last Tango in Onslow Village’ is a hilarious tale of an am-dram company in trouble.

Tickets are £20 which covers both the plays and the delicious hot supper. Tickets available from the end of August from the Box Office on 07964 515103 or by post from CLT Box Office, 49 The Oval, Godalming GU7 3JZ, enclosing a cheque payable to Compton Little Theatre and an SAE. There are no on-line bookings for this production.

Please note that the Centre will be closed for all therapies on Bank Holiday Monday 29 August.

New York magician Chris Dugdale is in the UK and ahead of his tour he is performing for ‘one night only’ as they say for the Samson Centre for MS on Monday 25th July at Kokomo Cocktail Bar in Guildford.

With 12 Royal Performances under his belt the evening promises to be a fabulous event with cocktails, live music and Chris Dugdale’s close up magic.

Chris has global acclaim from stars of stage and screen. His magic is incredible.

Angelina Jolie says ‘You’re amazing’

Watching Chris perform is an experience you will  never forget. There is no other, and I mean no other magician like this man’ – Gary Rhodes

One of the finest magicians I have ever seen’ – Sir Roger Moore

‘The guy is amazing’ – Simon Cowell

‘The best I’ve seen, brilliant’ – Sir Richard Branson

and if you visit Chris’s website at http://www.moremagicandmischief.com/ there are even recommendations from our own royal family.

Why not come and see for yourself. Tickets priced £12.50 and will shortly be available at the Samson Centre or alternatively tickets may be purchased through the Tourist Information Centre or Kokomo Cocktail Bar as per the details on the attached poster.

Book early to avoid disappointment. Anyone wishing to reserve tables to ensure your party can sit together on the

evening, or if you require any further information about this event please contact Denice Logan Rose, event organiser on 07751 667645.

Please support one of our runners in the Vitality British 10k. They are all giving up their time to run to support the Samson Centre for MS to provide physiotherapy, fitness training and oxygen therapy to people affected by MS. The following people are running for us and when we know there fundraising page you can click on their name to link directly to it.

Maurice Wills
Christine Hamilton
Jenni Whitaker
Chris Gregory
Becky Simmonds
Richard Wilkinson
Emma Vincent
Tom Astley
Jon Fish
Lisa Hunnisett
Alison Ward
Tori Hacking
Susie Harris
Caroline O’Flanagan
Kim Gregory
Ellie Hambly
Megan Hambly
Amy Smith
Olivia Pegrum
Katerina Sarelli
Chris Foreman
Amanda Hunnam
Jo Wright
Laura Pitfield
Charlie Nicholls
Jake Lamport
Gareth Nicholls
Jack Gray
Veronique Gauthier
Steven Andrews