Robert Buckland Weblog

The Swindon MS Therapy Centre was welcoming guests on Friday at the official opening of its new premises at Westmead Drive, Westlea.  The Centre, which is moving from smaller and inferior premises in Cheney Manor,  is funded entirely by charitable donations and is staffed by dedicated volunteers.  It offers support and oxygen therapy to MS sufferers in the local area.  The use of oxygen, adiministered to clients in large decompression tanks, has been found to be of real benefit to many people with MS.  It can also be of help for a range of other conditions, including autism.    The Therapy Centre is a charitable trust run by a team of dedicated trustees including Dave and Jackie Wray, who have worked incredibly hard to raise the funds needed to make the move.

I was delighted to be one of the guests at Friday’s opening, and enjoyed a guided tour of the gym facilities, consultation rooms and the oxygen chambers themselves.  We also heard from several clients with MS, who told us how much they valued the Centre and its services.

It was wonderful to see the results of the hard work of fundraising, which included the efforts of me, Justin Tomlinson and a team of other local residents on the Midnight Walk from Avebury to Bishopstone last June.

For more information, please go to http://www.msswindon.org.uk/