Wishing Well Therapists Are Moving!

Many thanks to all the regulars of Wishing Well but with so much of our work coming from the Carers based organisations of North Bucks we can no longer justify having a dedicated therapy base in Steeple Claydon. So, and with not a little sadness, as of the beginning of April Sharon and myself will be available from the Wellness Centre at Buckingham University and of course we are still around for home visits. This new arrangement will give us a lot more flexibility and to be honest the premises in SC have moved rather down market in the last few years. Here at Wishing Well we have certain standards of care and professionalism that were getting harder and harder to maintain in the noisy SC environment with slamming doors, synthetic chemicals in the air and 'trashy' magazines, not really us.
Three cheers for the hallowed air of alumni and 'professional' fellow therapists.

Carers in North Bucks

A cause that is very close to my heart and one I consider to be a national scandal is the amount of unpaid caring work work that is expected of close family members when someone is too infirm or ill to look after themselves. Well if you are in Milton Keynes and looking after someone who is 1. over 18, 2. physically disabled and 3. not receiving any paid care you might like to know about the following:-

Scope in Milton Keynes’ A Best Kept Secret?

If you are a carer it is a good bet that the facilities run by Scope at Fletchers Mews have been, up until now, one of Milton Keynes’ best kept secrets. But no longer, with a new Resource Manager and revamped team in place it is Scope’s intention to make every carer aware of how we can be of assistance.
So why would you want to come to Scope?
Here at Scope we have loads of great activities and classes going on such as wheelchair-bowls, art, IT, a wildlife group, literacy, music, and therapy sessions such as reflexology, massage, manicures, and stress management. And if you want to do something that isn’t presently available then let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you. There are two aspects to the Scope services: the very enjoyable social side, which of course builds or re-builds social skills, and the rehabilitation and confidence building side. Scope has classes on each weekday and also runs a social club on Wednesday and Friday evening and during the day on Saturday.
Who can come to Scope?
If you care for someone who is over eighteen and receives unpaid care then they are probably eligible to come along. Just give our Resource Manager, Tracie, a call in the first instance to arrange a visit and a taster session. We can then arrange for the ASCAT team to assess your situation and arrange a referral.
What’s coming up?
The month of June is going to be our Scope awareness month so we will be looking for lots of willing volunteers and participants for our fun-run, barbeque and disco, quizzes and for the fashionably challenged a ‘green day’. We look forward to hearing from you. To contact us please call 01908 660364 or by email through this blog page or direct:
tracie.bailey@scope.org.uk or myself graham.ferris@scope.org.uk


If you are reading this from further afield you might like to know about the Milton Keynes Community Scheme (Independent Living Scheme)
A community based project enabling and encouraging independent living for disabled people. The residents are able to make use of the Fletchers Mews Project activities as well as the Resource Centre classes.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Top photographer at your wedding

If you are lucky enough to live in North Bucks and you, or someone you know. are getting married, this could be you lucky day.
One of the UK's top still life photographers who has worked with Isabella Rossalini and the Spice Girls to mention just a few of his clients is looking to branch out into the world of wedding photograpy. So, even if you have a photographer already booked how would you like to have Brendan Walker around to take some background shots, off the record shots or whatever shots you like that he can use for his portfolio. You can have a look at the pictures afterwards, choose the ones you want and pay him just for the materials and printing costs.
If you decide you don't like any of the shots (highly unlikely, I've seen his work) you don't have to take any and it won't have cost you a penny.
Interested/ Contact me in the first instance and I will get the ball rolling.

And for the regular readers, do have a look at the latest copy of NEXUS there is a 'must read' article on just how poisonous fizzy cola drinks are. If you are female and want to give yourself osteoporosis as you get older, just drink a can a day!
Have a great weekend.