Welcome to the South and East Somerset Branch

Welcome to the South and East Somerset Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND).

Run by volunteers we are here for people suspected of or living with MND and for anybody affected by MND.

  • We raise funds and provide funding, primarily through our grants programme
  • We provide information and updates, primarily through our quarterly newsletter and our Facebook page
  • We provide information about care and support options in the local area, this includes to our network of Support Volunteers and to professionals
  • We provide support for people living with or affected by MND, primarily through our monthly support meetings
Text 70085 with the words MNDSES5 to donate £5

 

group of people walking

Latest News

The February support meeting was attended by Janine Hodson who took part in our Run 31 fundraising challenge to support her colleague Caroline. Having heard about the challenge and our Branch, Janine's father-in-law mentioned us at the weekly meeting of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) Madeley Lodge. The 'Buffs' kindly agreed to donate £200 to the Branch and Janine presented the cheque at our meeting. Picture are Janine, her colleague Caroline, Branch Committee Member Lee and Community Support Coordinator Andy. A big thank you to both Janine and the 'Buffs' for your support. 

Janine a seated lady presenting a cheque to staff member Andy in a blue MND Association t shirt also pictured are committee member lee and Caroline a person living with MND

In late August a fully booked golf day took place at Yeovil Golf Club to raise funds for both the South and East Somerset Branch and the South and West Somerset Branch of the MND Association as well as for the Darby Rimmer Foundation. Organised by Phil Park, son of Dave who lives with MND, the day was a huge success with over £6,000 raised in total. Phil did a fantastic job of securing not only the course and players but also bringing together a great many raffle prizes and was supported on the day by a loyal team of Branch volunteers as well as his daughter Lucy. The success of the day was recognised by the Yeovil Press who featured the event on the front page. Thanks everyone for your support it was truly a wonderful day. 

 

Dave Phil Stuart and Tony stood holding a yeovil town shirt with Lucy in the foreground

 

Our Branch Chair Adam Marner and Treasurer Vera Budge were delighted to receive a cheque from the Glastonbury Male Voice Choir having been their chosen charity for the year. This final task for Outgoing Chairman Dave Greenwood, marked the end of a very successful Centenary Year.

South and East Somerset Chair Adam Marner Chair receiving cheque from Glastonbury Male Voice Choir


 

Support

Whilst we do not have sufficient volunteers to offer ongoing 1:1 face-to-face support in the local area, we do offer group support through our monthly support meetings as well as through our online support groups. 

Our Yeovil monthly support meeting is open to anyone in the area living with or affected by MND. This meeting runs on the third Thursday of every month from 2.30-4.00pm at Palmers Garden Centre Yeovil (BA20 2FH).  Dates for our Yeovil meeting for 2025 are as follows: 

January 16th

February 20th

March 20th

April 17th 

May 15th (CANCELLED)

June 19th

July 17th 

August 21st (TBC)

September 18th

October 16th

November 20th

December 18th (TBC)

If you would like more details about either group please contact Andy on 01604 800 631 or email [email protected] 

Volunteering Opportunities

Are you passionate about support, improving access to care, research or campaigning for people living with or affected by MND? Do you have time to spare? If you are interested in volunteering with us call Andy on 01604 800 631 or email [email protected] 

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Fundraise

To donate directly to the Branch simply text 70085 with the words MNDSES5 to donate £5 (or amend the final number to donate other amounts e.g. MNDSES10 to donate £10). 

If you're interested in fundraising for the Association, either through an event or fundraising your way, you will find more details on our Fundraising pages. 

When fundraising please be clear in advance where you wish the monies to go, for example you may wish to raise monies to be used towards research or to be used in your local community (South and East Somerset Branch area). 

Research

For information about research, including information on trials, the MND Register and research news, please visit our Research pages. 

Campaigns

For information about current campaigns, past campaigns, the All Party Parliamentary Group and more please visit our Campaigns pages.