NG14 Sept/Oct 2020
Local business directory and community magazine
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West Bridgford & Sherwood Versus Arthritis<br />
- monthly groups held in West Bridgford & Sherwood. We<br />
support people with any types of arthritis & invite interesting<br />
& informative speakers to our meetings. We also organise<br />
day trips twice a year & join together for Xmas lunch. Please<br />
contact Lorraine on 0115 981 6646 or lorrainesalt81@gmail.<br />
com or Muriel on 0776 484 6257<br />
for the love of scrubs still<br />
going strong<br />
arthritis action services<br />
update<br />
by Arthritis Action<br />
by FTLOS<br />
Here is an update on Arthritis Action’s services<br />
for people with arthritis looking for additional<br />
support.<br />
Online Arthritis Action Groups<br />
https:/www.arthritisaction.org.uk/media-centre/<br />
events/<br />
When we agreed to be the central hub for<br />
Nottingham - For The Love Of Scrubs group, little<br />
did we know we would still be going strong in<br />
August!<br />
Four months of making and the requests are still<br />
coming in. We have hit over 28,000 makes so far,<br />
these include scrubs, headbands, scrubs caps,<br />
laundry bags, ear savers and face masks for the<br />
NHS, community workers, frontline key workers and<br />
vulnerable groups around Nottinghamshire.<br />
We have only been able to do this with the hard work<br />
and commitment of hundreds of volunteers giving<br />
their time to help with sewing, sharing information to<br />
their contacts, delivering requested items, running<br />
local hubs, coordinating distribution, managing<br />
supplies, admin of the facebook group and all the<br />
other things needed to ensure the smooth running of<br />
a group of over 1700 supporters .<br />
With talk of a second wave we are putting plans in<br />
place so that we can continue to operate over the<br />
next 6 months, allowing us to continue responding to<br />
requests for help.<br />
To make a donation - no matter how small please go<br />
tohttp://tiny.cc/FTLOSdonations<br />
If you would like a purchase one of our face coverings<br />
and support our project please visit:<br />
www.tigercommunitystore.co.uk<br />
We are pleased to announce we are running Arthritis<br />
Action Group meetings online via Zoom, including<br />
a group for Nottingham. The meetings are a way<br />
to connect with other people with arthritis, share<br />
experiences and tips, and support each other.<br />
Participants will need to contact us directly for the<br />
log in instructions for the meeting, and we have<br />
produced How To guides for those not familiar with<br />
using Zoom.<br />
Arthritis Appropriate Exercise Videos<br />
https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/living-witharthritis/resource-centre/exercises/<br />
Many people living with a long-term health condition<br />
find it difficult to attend exercise classes. To help<br />
them, Arthritis Action recently launched a series of<br />
online chair based exercises developed with the aim<br />
of helping those with hip, knee or spinal Osteoarthritis<br />
be more mobile and active.<br />
Self-Management Resource<br />
https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/onlinesme<br />
We also have video resources exploring different<br />
elements of self-management, including pain<br />
management, distraction techniques and pacing.<br />
To advertise call 0115 926 9777 or email: sarah@ngmagazines.org.uk 69
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