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| 31 Dec 2013 |
Cookstown M.S. Help and Support would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who helped us with fundraising this year, and to all who gave us the motivation to carry on thank you one and all happy new year. |
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| 19 Dec 2013 |
Many thanks to the teachers and pupils of Holy Trinity Primary School for the carol singing today, and to our volunteers Una Molly Lauren and Kaila for the catering and all their help all year. We wish everyone a Happy Christmas and New Year. photos |
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| 28 Nov 2013 |
Winter Warm Packs were handed out today to Margaret and Noleen at the weekly Cookstown MS Help and Support meeting. Many thanks to Cookstown District Council for providing the packs. |
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| 21 Nov 2013 |
Thanks to everyone who supported Mulligan's table quiz on Thursday night. Here are some pics of the event. The total raised on the night was £300. Thanks to Heather for the food and to the quiz masters. |
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| 10 Nov 2013 |
Members of the group will be attending the Agewell Awareness Information night, to be held on the 19th November. |
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| 10 Nov 2013 |
The AGM took place on 7th November 2013. No changes were made to the make-up of the committee or other positions. |
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| 4 Nov 2013 |
The group are holding their A.G.M. on Thursday 7th November 2013 at the Fairhill Community Centre from 11.00am-1.00pm. Everyone welcome. |
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| 24 Oct 2013 |
Hugh Graham gave a talk on the new 'Personal Independence Payment' . |
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| 11 Oct 2013 |
The entire group had an outings to Bluebells Restaurant, Dungannon Road, Cookstown. photos |
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| 10 Oct 2013 |
Some members of the group attended the Volunteer Event in Magherafelt. photos |
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| 1 Oct 2013 |
Donations are still coming in from the Cake Sale in Ballinderry a few weeks ago. Donations now top a fantastic £1300. The group are greatly appreciative of the generosity of the people of the area. |
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| 12 Sept 2013 |
The Multiple Sclerosis Information Night at the Hub, Cookstown was a great success. Thanks to all our guest speakers Dr McDonald, Marion Orr, Janet Scott, Ursula Marshall and all who turned up on the night. Thanks to the Hub and all their staff for all their help. Photos |
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| 7 Sept 2013 |
What a fantastic night in the A.O.H. Hall in Ballinderry last night. To all the singers - Shauna McStravick John Joe O'Neill and of course Mary Harbison for her poems, to the Irish dancers, a big thank you. Thank also to Elizabeth Canavan and everyone on the A.O.H. committee and to all who made cakes and jams buns, tray bakes, etc. Thank you also to the ticket sellers anyone who helped make this night a huge success. The final amount raised will be announced soon. Here are some photos |
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| 27 Aug 2013 |
Cookstown MS Help and Support are hosting a Coffee Evening and Cake Sale on Friday 6th September in the AOH Hall in Ballinderry from 7 pm-9 pm All welcome. For more information ring 028 8673 7472. |
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| 23 Aug 2013 |
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Cookstown Multiple Sclerosis Help and Support invite you to our Information Night on Tuesday 10th September 2013 in The Hub, Burn Road, Cookstown. Commencing at 7pm, the evening will include guest speakers and representatives of various relevant local organisations. |
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| 03 July 2013 |
Volunteers with Cookstown M.S. Help and Support receive volunteer certificates from Denise for all their hard work; from left - Una Teague, Molly Dingley and Lauren Gallagher. |
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| 02 July 2013 |
Cookstown MS Help and Support normally suspend their Thursday meetings over the summer, but this year we're experimenting and meetings will continue hopefully all through the summer time. |
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| 01 July 2013 |
Cookstown MS Help and Support are having an Open Evening on Friday 9th August at the Hub in Burn Road, Cookstown. There will be Live music, refreshments and therapies available. The event kicks off at 7pm. If you have been recently diagnosed with MS, come along and see what is on offer meet new friends. Therapies and live music plus refreshments. |
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| 30 Jun 2013 |
The larger Open Night is confirmed for Tuesday 7th September in the Hub. More details of this later. |
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| 18 Jun 2013 |
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The final total raised on the 2013 Vintage Tractor Run was £705. Thanks to Kildress Hall Committee for the venue and to all the who took part in the run, and to all the volunteers who helped with the catering afterwards. Thank you all so much. |
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| 07 Jun 2013 |
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Sunday 2nd June was an extremely busy day for the group. Tom McDonald ran his 100th marathon in aid of Cookstown MS Help and Support. Full details here. |
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| 07 Jun 2013 |
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Sunday 2nd June was also the inaugural Cookstown MS Vintage Tractor Run. More details here. |
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| 24 Apr 2013 |
Kildress Kare are having a Charity Dance this Sunday night the 28th of April in Dunamore Hall. Music is by Country Traditions. All proceeds from this Dance will go to Cookstown MS Help and Support. A raffle will take place with lots of great prizes. Dancing starts at 10pm. It's sure to be a great night's craic. All welcome. |
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| 16 Apr2013 |
The final total for the knitted chicks was an amazing £2,135. A big thank you to all the knitters and all the premises who sold them, and to everyone who bought one a big thank you from Cookstown MS Help and Support. |
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| 14 Apr 2013 |
Hi all Cookstown M.S. had a great night at Braeside on the 13 April 2013. Great food and great craic. Molly and Una were surprised to get a bouquet of flowers for all their hard work with the knitted chicks. |
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| 28 Mar 2013 |
The group are in the early stages of Twittering. They have created a Twitter account @CookstownMS |
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| 28 Mar 2013 |
The knitted chicks are selling like hotcakes. The various schools and shops involved are doing an excellent job. |
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| 27 Mar 2013 |
The group will be having an open night in the 'Hub' on the Burn Road in Cookstown. The date is set provisionally for Thursday 12th September 2013. |
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| 26 Mar 2013 |
The group shall be having their Easter group dinner on Saturday 13 April 2013 in the Braeside, Cookstown. |
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| 20 Mar 2013 |
The group attended the Boccia competition and enjoyed it immensely. |
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| 07 Feb 2013 |
A surprise 50th birthday party at one of the group was enjoyed by many. photos |
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| 06 Feb 2013 |
The group will have 'knitted chicks' for sale shortly. These will complete with Easter egg. |
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| 01 Feb 2013 |
The group welcomed Aileen Mackle to the group last week. Aileen is a trainee nurse in the community and was interested in the the group's work. |
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| 25 Jan 2013 |
Preparations are well under way for the upcoming Boccia competition. The competition brings together 28 teams at Cookstown Leisure Centre on Thursday 21st February. The group have entered two teams, the MS Meerkcats and the MS Macaws. Training is now taking place at each weekly group meeting. |
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| 10 Jan 2013 |
On Thursday 29th November a quiz was held in Mulligans Bar in Cookstown. An excellent £735 was raised |
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| 05 Jan 2013 |
A full set of boccia equipment has been purchased for the group. |
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| 10 Nov 2012 |
The AGM took place on 1 November 2012. No changes were made to the make-up of the committee or other positions. |
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| 09 Nov 2012 |
On a cold evening in autumn, almost 100 people turned out to take part in the quiz in Time-Bar Venue on Wednesday 24th October. more |
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| 16 Oct 2012 |
Cookstown M.S. are holding a quiz night on Wednesday 24th October. Check-out the poster below for details |
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| 12 Oct 2012 |
Boccia has been introduced at the Thursday Group Meetings. MUSA provide the staff. Photos here. |
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| 16 July 2012 |
The Coffee Evening and Cake Sale held last week was a resounding success. More details to follow. |
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| 15 July 2012 |
The Ballymena trip photos are now available. Photos of the final group meeting can be viewed here |
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| 14 June 2012 |
A new section has been added called documents. This includes copies of all published flyers and newsletters. |
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| 16 May 2012 |
A Coffee Evening and Cake Sale is to be held in the Fairhill Community Centre in Cookstown. The event will take place on the evening of Friday 6th July 2012. Doors open 7pm and the night will end with a prize raffle. |
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| 02 May 2012 |
The Spring-Summer 2012 Newsletter is currently in development and should be available in a few weeks time. |
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| 01 May 2012 |
The group are going on an outing to Ballymena on Wed 20th June 2012. This is to include lunch in the Tullyglass Hotel. |
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| 01 Apr 2012 |
On the 31st March 2012 Dunamore Hall Committee and Kildress Care held a Charity Dance in Dunamore Hall. The event raised £500. The group wish to offer an enormous thank you to the organisers and the to the people of Dunamore and Kildress who turned up in great numbers and were extremely charitable on the night. |
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| 31 Mar 2012 |
The group visited the Braeside for an evening out on 31st March. The meal was absolutely first class and the service second to none. The staff were excellent and there is no doubt the group will be returning. The group could not recommend the Braeside enough. Photos. |
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| 06 Jan 2012 |
The group started back yesterday from the Christmas Break for their first meeting of 2012. |
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| 06 Jan 2012 |
We would like to thank Liam Horner of Horner Gallery, Castledawson for the use of his premises. We would also like to thank Sheila McFerson who helped to organise the weekend and also Labodga Off-licence Castledawson who sponsored the wine. Also, Ross McClelland who put his portrait of Seamus Heaney up for auction. A grand total of £1,943 pounds was raised over the weekend from Fri 11th to Sun 14th November 2011. Cookstown M.S. would like to thank anyone who donated paintings or bought tickets for the raffle. Photos |
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| 31 Oct 2011 |
The group will be moving their weekly meetings to the Fairhill Community Centre from Thursday 10th November 2011. |
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| 31 Oct 2011 |
The AGM is to be held this Thursday in the Methodist Hall. |
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| 31 Oct 2011 |
The Christmas Dinner is to be held in Killymoon Golf Club on 11 November 2011, weather permitting. |
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| 31 Oct 2011 |
Thanks to Annette Collins of Ballinderrybridge Rd, Coagh who donated £250 to the group this week. |
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| 26 Aug 2011 |
The group starts back next Thursday (1st September) in the Methodist Hall in Cookstown. New members welcome. |
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| 25 Aug 2011 |
Congratulations and good wishes to Merdie Beattie and Lucia Townsend who are to be married shortly. |
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| 29 July 2011 |
Sheila Collins had a coffee morning in Ballyronan which raised an amazing total of £1,915 for the Group. We want to thank Sheila and everyone who helped and donated prizes and provided hospitality. |
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| 18 June 2011 |
An excellent night was had at Killymoon Golf Club. Photos |
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| 16 June 2011 |
Shopmobility held a presentation in the hall on the Thursday and the group had access to a couple of the Shopmobility scooters and were shown how they could utilise them. Photos |
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| 10 June 2011 |
Listen to Sheila McPherson talking about being part of the Cookstown MS Group on 106 FM radio station in May 2011 |
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| 31 May 2011 |
The Group has organised a meal for it's members on the evening of Saturday 18th June. Killymoon Golf Course are the hosts. |
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| 15 May 2011 |
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A magnificent £1,280 was raise for the group by the people of Rock / Slatequarry through Hayden's bar by running a vintage tractor run which involved some 98 vintage tractors. More photos |
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| 26 April 2011 |
The Easter Basket raffle in Menary's Cookstown raised £150. |
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| 22 April 2011 |
The draw took place for the Easter Egg Raffles. Sharon Teague won the Costcutters (now Spar) prize. Olivia Small won the Conway's Shop prize. They won Easter Baskets. |
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| 21 April 2011 |
Reiki started at the weekly meeting. |
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