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Photo shows Members of Castle Bromwich & District Lions Club

Sunday saw members of local Lions Clubs enjoying the sunshine in Canon Hill Park whilst raising money to support the Hospice at Home Service by participating in a 5km sponsored pyjama parade. The event was a family occasion organised by Lions Clubs International - District 105M.

Hospice at home provides free care and support to individuals nearing the end of their lives in their own homes. Just as importantly, that support extends to the family and carers of the terminally ill at a time when they need it most.

Staff from Solihull Charity SOLO ( Solihull Life Opportunities) will abseil off the top of Fort Dunlop tomorrow to raise funds to replace equipment stolen by Burglars. Thousands of pounds of equipment were stolen from the premises of the Chelmsley based charity which helps people with learning difficulties when burglars cut a hole through the roof into the store room.

80 people will join in the mass abseil, many in fancy dress hoping to raise money to replace the stolen equipment.

Castle Bromwich 700

My family recently heard about the Castle Bromwich Community Hall Project and its offer of a commemorative paver. The timing could not have been better as we were considering how to commemorate the life of a recently deceased relative and this seemed to offer the perfect opportunity to both preserve her name and to contribute some money towards a worth while community project.

St Mary & St Margaret's Church are offering for sale 700 walkway pavers which can be used to preserve your name, to remember a loved one, a special event, a business, a club or a society. The choice is yours. The pavers will be engraved for the area outside the proposed New Community Hall.

Anybody wanting further details should contact the Revd. Gavin Douglas OBE - Phone: 0121 747 8546

Living with MS means living with uncertainty and adapting to changing situations.The MS Society works along with health care professionals to run information sessions for people with MS. Additionally, the award winning MS Helpline offers confidential emotional support and information to anyone affected ny MS including the newly diagnosed, family, friends, carers and those who have been living with the condition for many years.

Phone: 0800 800 8000 (Monday to Friday 9am-9pm except bank holidays)

or email helpline@mssociety.org.uk

There is also a Solihull & District Branch of the MS Society which offers a range of support services including:

• Providing appropriate, high-quality information on MS
• Holding up-to-date information on other local services
• Communicating via a regular newsletter
• Providing a trained person to offer information and support to people who are newly-diagnosed
• Appropriate support for all those affected by MS, including family, friends and carers
• Financial support where this is needed but unavailable through other sources

In addition the Solihull & District Branch organise a range of events and activities.Aromatherapy, Chiropody, Physiotherapy and Reflexology are offered to members and one carer at home by fully qualified therapists. If you are interested in any of these, please contact the Branch on 0121 745 7981.

For more details on the Solihull & District Branch check out their website HERE

Staff and Volunteers at Age Concern Solihull are aiming to get fit by entering a team of runners in this year?s Blythe Valley Park Charity Fun Run taking place on Sunday 13th September.

The Running Team will be taking part in the 5Km Run,starting at 11.30am, to raise much needed funds for the work that Age Concern Solihull does with the elderly and vulnerable residents of the Borough of Solihull.

If you would like to sponsor the Age Concern Teamplease contact Denise or Alison at Age Concern Solihull on 0121 705 9128.  Alternatively please call into our offices in person at The Priory, Church Hill Road, Solihull, B91 3LF. 

Website address  www.ageconcernsolihull.org.  

Pictured in the photograph (attached) are members ofthe Age Concern Solihull  running team(Left to right, Alison, Julie, Margaret, Denise, Amie).

Acheque for £4000 was presented to Acorns Children's Hospice Trust byCastle Bromwich Friends of Acorns, this takes the total raised by theCastle Bromwich based friends to well in excess of £50,000, aremarkable achievement which is much appreciated by the trust.

 AcornsChildren's Hospice Trust cares for life-limited children and theirfamilies from across the West Midlands. Since 1988 more than 1100families have been helped by Acorns, but there are many more that wouldappreciate the help that Acorns can offer.

The friends were assisted in their fund raising attempts in 2008 by CastleBromwich Junior School  who themselves presented Acorns wiith a chequefor £898.98 in December. You can see photographs of this donation onthe CBJS website HERE.