Events

Join WheelPower to experience a free exercise class from the comfort of your homes. About this Event: Ella Beaumont will be your trainer this week. Ella will be taking a short 30 minute circuit aimed at keeping you fit and active during this challenging time. No experience is necessary, and everyone is welcome. Members of your household can join in too! 

WheelPower's Ella's Exercise Classes

Join Ben Clark and WheelPower every Tuesday morning at 11am to experience a free exercise class from the comfort of your homes. Ben Clark will be your fitness trainer for this week's live class with WheelPower.

WheelPower- Ben's Exercise Classes

WheelPower- Yoga Classes

Join WheelPower and Nina to experience a free online yoga class from the comfort of your homes. About this Event: Adaptive Yoga instructor Nina Boswell-Brown will be with us this week with a class aimed to keep you relaxed and supple during this challenging time. Nina believes that yoga focusses on the mind and brings a sense of well-being while nourishing the body.

• No experience is necessary, and everyone is welcome.

Members of your household can join in too!

Provisional programme 11:00 to 11:05 -

Welcome and introduction 11:05 to 11:45 - Workout (approx. 40 minutes) 11:45 to 11:55 -

Q&A opportunity 11:55 to 12:00 -

WheelPower programmes Location: In your home or garden! Equipment - A laptop/computer or phone to access the class. - A bottle of water.

Autism Bedfordshire's Adult Services department will be hosting their Summer Socials throughout August and September. If you are interested in any of the dates listed below, get in touch: 

01234 214871 

enquiries@autismbeds.org

Online support for family and friends of those living with MS.

Beginning Monday 23 August, 7.30pm, over the next few months, MS Society UK is offering people the chance to join a virtual Time to Chat session with others across the UK.

This session is for family and friends who have a loved one with MS. The session will be a chance to chat, reflect and share experiences. Each session will be on a different topic and will be a chance to meet other family and friends supporting people with MS.

MS Society UK- Time To Talk

Parents and Carers Alliance MK Coffee and Support Group

2021 dates;

Thursday 2 September
Thursday 7 October
Thursday 4 November
Thursday 2 December

Becoming a dad is a new experience and sometimes it can be hard to adjust to fatherhood, it can often be difficult to acknowledge that you may be struggling. If you are looking for advice and support for your mental health and wellbeing, join Wellbeing Webinars led by experts from the three local mental health Talking Therapy teams.

The Teams are on hand to provide you with the skills to help support you with sleep hygiene, provide you with useful tips and techniques to help you manage your wellbeing whilst working, and support you with how to improve your confidence and low self-esteem. ⠀⠀

Next weeks up and coming wellbeing webinars, will focus on the following topics -

13 Sept - Balancing my thoughts

13 Sept - Men's mental health

14 Sept - Living with a long-term health condition

15 Sept - Sleep hygiene

16 Sept - Improving motivation

16 Sept - Fatherhood and low mood

16 Spet - Wellbeing whilst working

17 Sept - Confidence and low self-esteem

18 Sept - ACT-ing in line with new values (mindfulness)

Each webinar is free to access, you are anonymous on the call and no camera is required. Some personal details are required in order to take part in the event.

This is to ensure that each health service performs correctly and in line with national health regulations.

For more information and to register today for each event, please visit - Mind BLMK #BLMK #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #Support #MindBLMK #IAPT #Webinars

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis - MS are pleased to announce that Module 4, ‘MS Risk Factors,' is now open. In Module 4, you will learn about non-modifiable risk factors for MS, including genetics; modifiable risk factors; effective goal setting; and myths and controversies about MS. If you'd like to join, they are taking enrolments for September at https://ms.mooc.utas.edu.au/course/4224

BSL Classroom Courses

Our classroom courses are for learners who prefer the traditional way of learning. The classes are held weekly in a group of 12 students or less. You have focussed tutor time each week. Your tutor will guide you through the Ofqual regulated curriculum so you are ready to take assessments at the end of your course.

*All courses will be adjusted in line with Covid 19 guidelines so may need to be taught online if face to face teaching is prohibited. Please note that exam fees are included in the course fees and are non-refundable should you decide not to go ahead with the exams. 

Access Ambassadors CIC's- Sign Language classes

One of our priorities is to champion those who are marginalised when trying to access health care in MK.

Citizens Advice MK is working with Traverse, an independent research consultancy, to conduct research with people living in the UK who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF).

This research will be used by Citizens Advice to inform their campaign to end the no recourse to public funds policy. They are looking for ten people to take part in a series of workshops. To take part the people need to:

Be currently subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds visa condition OR have had the NRPF condition lifted in the past two years 

Have been detrimentally affected by the NRPF condition. This criteria is intentionally broad because they’re interested in speaking to people with a range of experiences. 

Be on either a family or work visa 

Be able to participate in an online workshop in English. Migrants with English as a second language are we come to apply but Citizens Advice cannot provide interpreters.

Should someone need a little support with English or the technology needed to take part, they can support up to 5 participants attending with a friend or family member.  Be comfortable talking in a group environment with other people who they do not know. This conversation will involve them sharing their experiences of no recourse to public funds.

The three workshops will happen online on these dates:

Workshop 1: Thursday 16th September 1pm - 2.30pm

Workshop 2: Tuesday 21st September 10am - 11.30am

Workshop 3: Tuesday 5th October 11am - 12.30pm

Participants will need to be able to attend all three dates to take part. For more information please contact: NRPF@traverse.ltd Or http://chibwe.mushibwe@mkcab.org.uk 

Each person will receive a total of £150.00 for taking part in the three workshops. This can be provided via bank transfer or high street shopping voucher. The results of the research will be used by Citizens Advice to develop their strategy to influence the government to address and alleviate areas of harm caused by NRPF, with a view to scrapping the scheme entirely.

 Date for the Diary: MKFM 106.3 FM Tour de Vale 2021 - Sunday September 19th 

WheelPower 's annual charity bike ride returns to the Aylesbury Vale later this year and they are pleased to announce that entries for the TDV 2021 will be open on April 1. After the year just gone, they are very much looking forward to seeing you all back on the start line at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in September.

Find out more about their routes, keep up to date with all the latest information and get involved by visiting:  http://www.tourdevale.com

Milton Keynes SEND IAS has some workshops for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disability.

Milton Keynes SEND IAS support Workshop by the Milton Keynes SENDIAS Service

For parents and carers of children and young people with a special educational needs or disability.

Does your child need extra support with their learning? The SEND Code of Practice says that Schools should follow a graduated approach to identify children who are in need of support and to assess, monitor and secure appropriate support. This workshop provides information on what this might look like in an educational setting and how that setting should support a young person if they don't have an EHCP. Milton Keynes SEND IAS- Support Workshop

If you’re new to caring and are looking for information, Carers UK's Share and Learn session is here to help. On Wednesday 22 September, Priya from our Helpline Advisory team will be offering guidance on what steps you might need to take when you first become a carer. Carers can sign up here- Carers UK’S- Share and Learn

Diabetes UK have organised another facilitated peer support group for people living with Type 2 diabetes, starting on the 22nd September. Places must be booked in advance.

Join Carers MK for a Manual Handling (Back Care) Workshop for carers on 28th September, 10am–12pm at The Quaker Centre in Milton Keynes. The session will include care plans & communication with the cared for; Power Posture & a practical exercise & more. To book: 01908 231703 or mail@carersmiltonkeynes.org 

Join Age UK Milton Keynes for an Traditional Folk Dance on Friday 1st October from 7.00pm to 10.30pm

NAS Milton Keynes Branch

Parent and Carer meet ups Support Groups

How to be an Expert Advocate in meetings about your SEND child, with Yvonne Newbold Parents and Carers Alliance MK 's are pleased to announce that Yvonne will be joining them again on Wednesday 6th October, 6-8pm This online workshop is for families living in Milton Keynes.

PACA- How to be an expert advocate

Covid-19 has made us realise how important technology is, but how can support workers help people with learning disabilities access tech?

Learning Disability England- Accessible Tech

Lip-Reading for Beginners (Online) Starting 11/11/2021 - 7.00pm - 8.30pm This course is aimed at adults with acquired hearing loss. It will provide an introduction to basic lipreading skills needed to use lipreading to follow speech. No prior knowledge of lipreading is required For further details; Email: philip.allsop@milton-keynes.gov.uk

EXCITING NEWS! The WheelPower National Junior Games will be returning in 2022

28 June - 1 July 2022 

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Buckinghamshire.

The Games are a great way for young people (aged 11-18) with a physical disability to discover sport in a safe, welcoming and friendly environment.

The event will combine taster sessions with coaching and competition in a range of different age groups. Today we are announcing a register of interest from schools and teachers.

Visit WheelPower's website to find out more and make a note of the dates in your diary.

They can't wait to welcome you back to Stoke Mandeville Stadium next year! www.wheelpower.org.uk/sport-events/national-junior-games-2022 #nationaljuniorgames #NJG2022

Autism Bedfordshire 's My Futures team are hosting their next session on the 27th of April. This session will provide information about the options that young people have around finding work and employment when they leave their educational setting, along with introducing them to the employment support service that they offer and how Autism Bedfordshire can help you in your journey to employment.