| 30 Sep 2015 |
There is a Fashion Show in Lissan House this Friday 2nd October 2015. Tickets are £10 and recipients include the Cookstown MS Help and Support Group.
CALLING ALL FASHIONISTAS! Lissan House is very excited to announce that we will hold a charity Autumn Fashion Show on Friday 2nd October at 7:30pm in aid of Cookstown MS Help and Support Group. There will be refreshments, live music and an exciting raffle with wonderful prizes on the night.
Fashions from Serephina, Claire's Formal Wear, Sparkle Boutique,The Little Fashion Boutique, Red and Funky Kids will be showcased in the Ballroom on our specially constructed catwalk.
Please do come to enjoy this wonderful evening of high fashion, fine food and entertainment all for a very good cause.
Tickets, costing £10.00, are available from Serephina Boutique in Oldtown or on 02886862550/ Mob. 07803272142. All proceeds to to Cookstown MS Help and Support Group.
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| 28 Sep 2015 |
Rose Quinn recently completing an 80 mile sponsored cycle for the group. More later. |
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| 27 Sep 2015 |
LCC Cookstown Raise over £2000 for the Cookstown MS Group. |
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| 25 Sep 2015 |
Cookstown MS Help and Support would like to thank Briege Ferry and all the Dunamore Hall committee for a dance they held recently. A total of £465 was raised for the group on the night. Many thanks to all those who participated, especially to the organisers of the event. |
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| 23 Sep 2015 |
The group are well rested and back for the new 2015-16 weekly meetings and an increased membership. They are currently in training for a Boccia competition in November. The weekly meetings include individual Indian Head Massage and Reflexology. |
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| 12 Jun 2015 |
The Boccia competition, which features several disabled groups, will take place on the 25th June. The group have been practicing hard. |
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| 12 Jun 2015 |
The arts and crafts course has now finished. |
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| 11 Jun 2015 |
A Fun quiz night was held in Moe's Bar on Tuesday. A raffle for a hand-made cottage (made by the group on their arts and crafts course) was won by Mrs Burton. Many thanks to Pat England, our quiz master, and to Molly and Una, our scorekeepers. Some photos of the event can be seen here. |
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| 11 Jun 2015 |
Some £350 was raised from the Tractor Run on Sunday past. Some 50 tractors took part as the event grows in size every year. Thanks to all those who contributed and took part. Photos of the event can be seen here |
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| 23 Apr 2015 |
The 2015 Kildress Tractor Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday 7th June 2015. |
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| 23 Apr 2015 |
The group are having a fun Table Quiz on Tuesday 9th May in Moe's. Time and venue to be confirmed. |
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| 23 Apr 2015 |
The group are having a meal in the Kildress Inn on the evening of 15th May 2015. |
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| 20 Apr 2015 |
The arts and crafts course is proving quite therapeutic and enjoyable in equal measure. |
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| 2 April 2015 |
The group have started an arts and crafts course at their Thursday meetings. Photos later. |
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| 7 Feb 2015 |
The Easter chicks went on sale again |
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| 3 Feb 2015 |
The group resumed their meetings after the Christmas break |
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| 14 Nov 2014 |
The AGM took place on 13 November 2014. No changes were made to the make-up of the committee or other positions. |
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| 8 Nov 2014 |
The Craft Fair (on 6th November) raised a grand total of £425 for the group. Many thanks to all who exhibited and attended on a very inclement evening. |
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| 1 Nov 2014 |
The Christmas Dinner is scheduled for the evening of Friday 12th December in the Braeside, Cookstown. |
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| 24 Oct 2014 |
The Table Quiz in Mulligan's Bar raised £321 for the group. Many thanks to Eddie Doris and to Heather for the food and to all who attended a good night was had by all. |
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| 15 Oct 2014 |
Mulligan's Bar in Cookstown are hosting a Table Quiz on Thursday 23rd October 2014. Proceeds to the Cookstown M.S. Help & Support group. |
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| 13 Oct 2014 |
Cookstown M.S. Help & Support are holding a Craft Fair at Fairhill Parochial Hall on Thursday the 6th of November from 7.00pm -9.00pm.
Admission £3.
if anyone would like a stall at this event please contact Denise on 028 8676 6146 or John on 077 0624 9349. |
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| 26 Aug 2014 |
The first group meeting will take place on Thursday 4th September 2014 at the Parochial Centre, Fairhill, Cookstown. New members welcome. |
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| 25 Aug 2014 |
Cookstown MS are hosting a Craft Fair at the Parochial Centre, Fairhill, Cookstown on the 9th October 2014. The event will take place from 7pm to 9pm. More details later. |
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| 23 Aug 2014 |
A presentation was made to the group by Cookstown Mugendo and Cookstown Boxing Club, who recently held a White Collar Boxing Night in aid of Cookstown MS, where they present with the group with a cheque for £4,010. Many thanks to all those who participated. especially to Joe and Adrian who organised the event. |
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| 9 July 1914 |
The group meetings will return on the first Thursday in September, which is Thursday 4th September 2014 |
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| 8 July 2014 |
The group has now ended their weekly Thursday meetings for the summer. The get-togethers will resume in September |
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| 5 July 2014 |
The winners of the Boccia Competition at the MUSA recently were the MS Meerkcats, namely Margaret Mullan, Liz Canavan and Jacinta Gallagher. The group went to Bluebells for lunch afterwards. photos |
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| 24 June 2014 |
Kaila Gallagher, Molly and Una were all presented with gifts for their volunteer work over the year for the group |
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| 17 June 2014 |
At a recent meeting, presents were given out to Molly Dingley for a 'significant birthday' |
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| 10 June 2014 |
The Tractor Run 2014 took place in very inclement weather, namely thunder, lightning and torrential rain and many thanks to all who turned out. photos |
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| 20 May 2014 |
Gary Kelly, a chef in Jordanstown University, who ran the Belfast Marathon for Cookstown MS, raised a colossal £1300. Many thanks to Gary. |
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| 5 May 2014 |
Preparations continue for the 2014 Tractor Run which will take place on Sunday 8th June 2014 |
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| 5 May 2014 |
The group are having a meal in the Braeside on the evening of 23rd May 2014. |
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| 5 May 2014 |
Gary Kelly, a chef in Jordanstown University, is running the Belfast Marathon for Cookstown MS. |
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| 1 May 2014 |
The Cancer Focus bus attended the weekly meeting on Thursday and gave some of our members an 'MOT'. |
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| 25 Apr 2014 |
The grand total raised from this year's knitted chicks campaign has now reached £4,100. Thanks to Una and Molly and the others for the non-stop knitting over the last six months!! |
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| 20 Apr 2014 |
The annual Dunamore Dinner Dance in Kildress on Sunday 13th April raised a mammoth £615. Many, many thanks to the Dunamore Hall Committee for their charity and generosity in 2014. |
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| 10 Apr 2014 |
Ursula Scullion from Agewell attended the weekly meeting on Thursday and provided information on caring for older and vulnerable people living in the Cookstown area. |
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| 24 Feb 2014 |
Cookstown MS have withdrawn from the Boccia competition. Because of organisational problems, the tournament had to be moved to Dungannon Leisure Centre. Sadly, the logistics involved means that the group is unable to attend. |
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| 20 Feb 2014 |
Preparations are well under way for the upcoming Boccia competition. The competition brings together teams with various disabilities at Cookstown Leisure Centre on Thursday 27th February 2014. 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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| 18 Feb 2014 |
Congratulations to Dean Hodgett who won the raffle for a lovely Valentine's hamper which was run by the Dunleath Bar. The Raffle to was held on Thursday 13th February 2014. |
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| 13 Feb 2014 |
The knitted chicks are back on sale this year and are selling like hotcakes. Amongst the outlets where the chicks are available are the Greenvale Hotel and the Royal Hotel in Cookstown |
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| 10 Jan 2014 |
A great night at the Braeside last night at the Cookstown M.S. Help and Support Christmas night out. Thanks to Iris for the fantastic food and all the staff who were very helpful and to Gerry Loughran who provided the music. Photos to follow.. |
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